Hello my name is Michael Kavanagh and I would describe myself as a Singer/Songwriter/Producer and Engineer and on this blog I will also be talking about a fellow engineer and producer; Grammy award winning engineer and producer Bruce Swedien.
Bruce Swedien is a five-time Grammy Award-winning audio engineer and music producer. He recorded, mixed, and assisted in producing the best-sold album in the world, Thriller by Michael Jackson. He was the primary sound engineer for Jackson's studio recordings from 1978 to 2001. He is also most known for his work with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson.
Bruce has been recording and producing since 1977 with his first project being; ‘How Can You Live Like That’. Over twenty years after Bruce recorded and engineered his first song, he had now become a part or piece of the puzzle being the Music Industry. Bruce worked with who I’d say are two of the most influential musicians; Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones and this in itself is an impact on music on a whole, because Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones helped craft some of the most well-known and influential songs of their time like Michael’s album, Bad.
In all of Bruce Swedien’s work especially when recording Michael Jackson he put 125% into it. These are some quotes from Bruce himself describing his experience whilst recording and mixing Michael Jackson’s albums ‘Thriller’ and ‘Off The Wall’. “We were up at the crack of noon, He never drank coffee," Swedien remembered. "He never drank alcohol. He was a fussy eater. I guess he was what you would call a health nut," describing Michael Jackson in the studio. "He would work on his lyrics all of the time," said Swedien.
Some other projects Bruce has worked on are; ‘The Best is yet to come’ by David Hasselhoff, ‘Give Me The Night’ by George Benson, Donna Summer’s self titled album, Donna Summer and many many more.
Some of Bruce’s accomplishments also include bringing out his own book that you can buy on Amazon; ‘In the studio with Michael Jackson’, where he describes the recording experience with the legend himself; Michael Jackson.
As a listener and music industry professional people like Bruce have had a big and profound impact on me. Without people like Bruce Swedien behind the scene recording and producing artists we would never have music, at least not the way we have it today. So I’m glad there are people like Bruce Swedien out there.
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