Comments on: Behind The Glass with Daniel Lanois

By: Tim Smith

Tim Smith — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:15:14 +0000

I love his concept of “Stations”, I’ve read about other amazing enginners who also use this same idea. Daniel Lanois has got to be one of my personal favorites though, Behind The Glass Vol i & II are both a great read I hope the author releases another volume.

Awesome! Thanks for posting!
Tim Smith
The Soundscape Recording Studio
Royal Oak, MI

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By: Michael Shamblin

Michael Shamblin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:30:28 +0000

Lol . . I guess by the same analogy, all I have to do is drive down the same city streets as Darrell Waltrip and I’ll instantly become “a Nascar Driver” . . INteresting . .

By: David Essig

David Essig — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:11:20 +0000

No, I believe it was Ken Whiteley who produced the first Raffi projects.
I don’t think Daniel worked on these – but I can’t remember.

By: Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:43:57 +0000

did you work on the Raffi album also

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:54:44 +0000

This article has made my day. I’ve got a fresh perspective on working in the studio. As always I am amazed yet encouraged by the honesty of great musicians and producers like Lanois. I guess having an enviable body of work makes it easier to admit to nervousness in the studio and some unconventional techniques. Things you might otherwise keep to yourself I like Dave Hearn’s comment ‘beautiful accidents’. That’s probably a very apt way to summarise Lanois approach as outlined in this article.

Now to buy Behind The Glass and give Wrecking Ball another spin!

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Brian Eno och Daniel Lanois om kreativitet « Anders bit för bit — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:50:27 +0000

[...] blev sagda av min husgud, producenten och låtskrivaren/sångaren/gitarristen Daniel Lanois i en intervju jag läste härom dagen, där han beskrev arbetsklimatet när han jobbar tillsammans med geniet [...]

By: Abraham Cates

Abraham Cates — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:53:31 +0000

I have been a fan of the Lanois’ vibe for years. I was turned on to him by a studio owner/engineer named Rusty. He had the pleasure of seeing Daniel play at the Iron Horse music hall, Northampton, MA – in support of “For the Beauty Of Winona” record. Needless to say, he & I have been blown away. I have a great respect for the musical emotion that seems to be captured on virtually all Daniel’s recordings that I have heard.
Every so often, when I get back to Amherst, MA, I always find my way back to ‘Shoestring Studios’ and Rusty & I will invariably talk of the old days & drink some brews while recording my own music & listening to some of Daniel’s recordings old & new – just to remember and to find new inspiration in the world of the mix…
Always listening,

Abe

By: Craig Byrd

Craig Byrd — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:27 +0000

Terrific insights from a modern master. I was disappointed to see that the limited credit list did not include the 1995 Grammy winning ‘Wrecking Ball’ by Emmylou Harris, one of the finest roots Americana albums ever made.

By: David Essig

David Essig — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:14:50 +0000

Great interview. I had the pleasure and honour of working with Daniel Lanois in the pre-Eno days, back in Hamilton, ON, Canada: first in a basement studio at his mother’s place in the ‘burbs, then at the Grant Avenue Studio he and his brother Bob built downtown. Together we worked on probably a dozen albums and all of the wonderful principles of cooperation and teamwork that he espouses in the interview were in place back then. In theory, Daniel was the “engineer” and I was the “producer.” In practice, we both did everything together – hands on and off the knobs as the job required.

We operated in this seamless organic fashion that has been the central idea of my own production work since those halcyon days on 2″ tape and mixing “live” to two-track. Most notable of the recordings we did together was Willie P. Bennett’s classic album from the mid-Seventies: “Hobo’s Taunt.”