There is no greater enigma than Rick Rubin working in record production today. As mysterious personally as the Buddhist religion he practices, Rubin has made one thing crystal clear: the records he produces are sonically and stylistically beyond reproach. MTV has called Rubin “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” while Rolling Stone ventured even further, deeming Rubin the most successful “of any genre.”Without a niche, Rubin has taken greater risks than any ...

"The most authoritative tome out there on Heart, the biggest female-led hard rock band of all time" from the award-winning music biographer ( Vintage Rock).With more Top 10 hits than any other female-fronted music group in history, beginning with such '70s classics as "Crazy on You," "Barracuda," "Magic Man," and "Straight On," Rolling Stone hailed Heart's "sister team of Nancy and Ann Wilson . . . [for] shrewdly pulling off a Led Zep role reversa...

Featuring exclusive interviews with people who worked alongside Tori Amos in the studio — one of her producers sound engineers and backing band members — as well as in–depth research into the singer herself Tori Amos: In the Studio explores this groundbreaking artists career album by album. From a child prodigy pianist to her first band her breakthrough album as a solo artist to her prolific years of recording and touring Tori Amos has refused to play by the rules of the recording industry...

You've heard them on the radio, listened to them on repeat for days, and sang along at the top of your lungs—but have you ever wondered about the real stories behind all your favorite country songs?Nashville Songwriter gives readers the first completely authorized collection of the true stories that inspired hits by the biggest multi-platinum country superstars of the last half century—recounted by the songwriters themselves. Award-winning music biographer...

Offering an inside look into the multigenerational career of a funk-pop superstar, this definitive, exciting study of Prince s musical catalog grants behind-the-scenes access to the writing and recording details behind such massively successful albums as Diamonds and Pearls, and Purple Rain. From the Purple One s preteen mastery of the piano and guitar to his proficiency with 31 musical instruments at the time of his record deal when he was merely 19 and proceeding through the 1980s when h...

The initial volume of Behind the Boards was the first definitive rock-record producer's anthology of its kind, taking music fans and those interested in sound recording inside the studio to experience the creation of life-changing music.Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed takes fans inside the creation of still more legendary rock gems, including “Hotel California” by the Eagles; “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by the Clas...

The term “soundtrack of our lives” is one commonly tossed around by artists, fans, critics, and historians when discussing rock 'n' roll's timeless hits, which span every subgenre, from pop to hard rock and heavy metal to new wave. In Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed, the first definitive rock-record producers' anthology of its kind, readers are taken inside the studio, into the creation of the generations of classic records that collectiv...

"Jake Brown puts the songwriter in the spotlight." —Billboard Country Here are the untold stories behind country's most influential songs from the tunesmiths themselves—featuring interviews with Jelly Roll, Taylor Swift cowriters Liz Rose and Lori McKenna, Luke Combs cowriter Drew Parker, Morgan Wallen hit writer Josh Thompson, chart-toppers Clint Black and Vince Gill, legends and trendsetters like the late Merle Haggard and Kinky Friedman, Americana troubadour Jim Lauderdale, and song cra...

If you’re a County Music fan, you’ve seen glimpses perhaps of it on TV shows like Nashville and movies like Walk the Line, but never before have fans of music’s biggest-selling genre been invited inside the heart of the creative nerve centers where their favorite # 1 hits are brought to life, the recording studio! Inside the pages of Behind the Boards: Nashville, Country music fans for the first time ever are given a front-row seat inside Music Row’s most famous ...

Offering an inside look into the multigenerational career of a funk-pop superstar, this definitive, exciting study of Prince s musical catalog grants behind-the-scenes access to the writing and recording details behind such massively successful albums as Diamonds and Pearls, and Purple Rain. From the Purple One s preteen mastery of the piano and guitar to his proficiency with 31 musical instruments at the time of his record deal when he was merely 19 and proceeding through the 1980s when h...

Your Body's Calling Me: The Life & Times of "Robert" R. KellyAlthough this biography on R Kelly was written in 2004, while at the height of his musical career and sexual predator crimes, is as current today as it was then. This book takes you from the beginnings and trauma of R Kelly’s early life that set him on a course for worldwide fame. and the “Monster” serial rapist we know as Robert “R” Kelly today. Author Jake Brown explores the past of R Kelly and uncovers the truth!.

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Tom Waits has ridden his own trends for the better part of forty years, defying any and all notion of convention outside the context of his own sub-genre, and becoming one of the most unique voices music. 'Tom Waits: In the Studio' explores the creative processes behind the writing and recording of his amazing catalogue, via interviews with engineers and producers and quoted commentary from Waits' himself. An investigatory thread runs throughout, and the tr...