Discography
Gallery
Damiens, 1980.
Cadac console, and a Studer 24 in the back. Note the futuristic-looking and incredibly expensive EMT 250 reverb in the back.
Davout, Studio A, 1983.
Recording basic tracks - MCI 600. Based on my look, it must have been way past midnight.
Davout, Studio A. Alliage, 1983.
Studio A with the old MCI 600 board. I'm looking very happy with myself. In a few hours, my suntan will be gone.
Behind the 3M 24 track, there's a lot of ancient and useless (for me) movie equipment, but the topmost piece in the rack on the right is a beautiful Fairchild 670 - I still dream about it.
Davout, Studio A, 1983.
Studio A with the MCI console.
Davout, Studio A.
Davout, Studio M.
Mixing is serious business.
Davout, Studio M.
Mix sessions with Mikado in the old mix room. Cadac console with some old ping-pong automation - notice the small terminal monitor. To save money, there were no channel meters, only for the mix buses. Awesome. Notice also right next to the video monitor the two PCM recorders - very futuristic.
I'm reaching out for the machine remote - I'm probably laughing thinking that the Gunther Loof 32 track analog tape machine at the other end of the remote is going to explode anytime now.
1983, Davout M.
Mix sessions for Trust with Andy Johns. In the back, a 3M 24 track and a 3m 2 track. Note the rear speaker for quad mixing - there were actually no woofers behind the screen, but it looked good.
Geneva, 1984 - Trust.
MCI 500 console, and MCI remote. The tissues on the console were used to dry my tears - the room sounded all dry and fluttery and weird, and there were non-stop maintenance problems. The studio manager's sole answer was "Y'a pas le feu au lac" - ("The lake is not on fire" = "Relaaaaaax - no need to hurry"). Very Swiss.
Duran Duran, 1986. London?
Nick watches as John plays the guitar. I don't remember where or when this was taken. I don't remember ever wearing this shirt either.
Photo credit: DD official fan magazine, 1986.
1987, Rotterdam.
In the remote truck for the "Duran Goes Dutch - Live at the Ahoy" mini-lp. I look surprisingly relaxed, considering I'd never done any live recording before.
Photo credit: Virginia Liberatore, from the book "Duran Duran World."
1991, Right Track Studio A, NYC.
Credit: Mix Magazine - 1991 feature article.