Interview With A Legend: Al Schmitt

Peter Freedman catches up with Grammy™ winning engineer Al Schmitt at the Chateau Marmont, California.

Al shares his experiences and knowledge that he picked up working with some of the best in the music industry, including Mercer Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and many more.

0:00 Chapter 1 - Introducing Al Schmitt, multi award winning engineer

5:54 Chapter 2 - The influence of swing, bebop; and working with large orchestras

12:31 Chapter 3 - The big break: Mercer Ellington

17:24 Chapter 4 - Working at Capitol Records, using chambers for vocals

18:59 Chapter 5 - Microphone technique for vocalists

21:18 Chapter 6 - Engineering Nat King Cole's Unforgettable

24:50 Chapter 7 - Working with Frank Sinatra

28:04 Chapter 8 - Standing on the shoulders of giants

39:21 Chapter 9 - Paul McCartney: Kisses On The Bottom

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