Ken Scott
Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947 in London) is an English record producer and recording engineer.
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[edit] Career
Scott started at the age of 16 working in the tape library at Abbey Road Studios. He became a recording engineer working with such acts as The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Procol Harum.[1] Procol Harum's A Salty Dog was engineered by Scott at Abbey Road Studios in the early Spring of 1969. The album was released on EMI's Regal Zonophone label. When re-issued in 1972 as a Fly/Cube Records double with Procol Harum (1967) it went to No. 27 on the UK charts.
Scott moved to Trident Studios where he worked with such artists as Elton John, Harry Nilsson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, America and with George Harrison on the 6x platinum selling album All Things Must Pass.[2]
Scott went on to co-produce David Bowie's albums Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Aladdin Sane (1973) and Pin Ups (1973) before producing Supertramp, The Tubes, Dixie Dregs, Devo, Missing Persons, Kansas, Happy The Man and Level 42.[3][4]
More recently Scott has recorded a number of legendary drummers for a VST instrument called EpiK Drums – A Ken Scott Collection.[5]
[edit] Awards
Scott received a Clio award for "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke", and two Grammy nominations.[6][7][1][8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Ken Scot – record producer and recording engineer". Recordproduction.com. http://www.recordproduction.com/ken-scott.html. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Ken Scott Interview | Engineer Producer Ken Scott Interviewed by Mix Magazine About Recording Career". Mixonline.com. 22 February 2010. http://mixonline.com/online_extras/kenscott_mixinterview_online_2302/. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "The Ziggy Stardust Companion – Interview with Ken Scott". 5years.com. 26 June 2002. http://www.5years.com/kscottinterview.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Engineer/Producer Ken Scott: From The Beatles to Bowie to Devo". Mixonline.com. 1 October 2004. http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_ken_scott/. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "EpiK DrumS – A Ken Scott Collection – Sonic Reality Inc". Sonicreality.com. http://www.sonicreality.com/epik-drums/. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.studioprofiles.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13
- ^ http://download.soundsonline.com/docs/Fab-Four-Manual.pdf
- ^ "Why Not Spend a Few Moments With Legendary Producer and Engineer Ken Scott? | Home Recording Studio Guru". http://www.homestudioguru.com/1159/why-not-spend-a-few-moments-with-legendary-producer-and-engineer-ken-scott/. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Ken Scott Official Web Site
- Ken Scott on Discogs
- "Ken Scott: Abbey Road Vet Contemplates Career of Groundbreaking Gigs", by Rick Clark, MIX, 1 Oct. 2004
- Video interview with Ken Scott at Abbey Road Studios
- Ken Scott – Interview on The Marquee Club
- Sonic Reality page for EpiK Drums
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