Sylvia Massy about working with Prince | Audio Forum Facts

Ever wondered what it was like working with one of the key figures in pop music? Boy, do we have a video for you! Jump straight into the story about how Sylvia Massy, a renowned recording engineer, approached her work with Prince - a notorious casanova and exceptional pop music artist!
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This video contains US English and Serbian subtitles.
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Absolutely charming in every way, Sylvia Massy was one of headlining speakers at Audio Forum 2018. The UK Parobrod venue was as full as it ever was; we had to save on air to stay in longer and listen to one of the greatest music producers in the world.

Sylvia is best known for her work with Tool, System of a Down, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Prince, Bjork, Johnny Cash. We'll never forget her story about working with Prince: "When I'd invite him to listen to what I've been doing, he'd just burst out of the studio with some woman and leave".

Sylvia is a pioneer of rather unconventional sound recording techniques: running audio signals through pickles, light bulbs; recording drums with garden hoses, placing the control and live room into the same space, etc.

She started her career in studios such as Tower Records, Larrabee Sound, Sound City Studios. Today, Sylvia lives and works in Oregon. Her collaborations with Rick Rubin, working on albums by Slayer, Danzig, Geto Boys are well known and acclaimed. Guest appearances in workshops, academia, YouTube videos, even in Pensado's Place are pretty regular as well!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro to Audio Forum Facts series
00:45 - We're talking about Prince!
01:35 - A brilliant musician
02:57 - Recorded his vocals alone
03:44 - Songwriting machine
04:17 - 8 songs a day?
04:46 - Difficult to communicate with
05:59 - Knew how to make business and pleasure work together
06:33 - A great sound engineer
07:25 - Wrap up
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This video was produced by Dejan Pejović, Aleksandar Manja and Nikola Tarasjev.
Recorded in Golden Tree Studio in Belgrade, Serbia, November 2020.
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Our thanks go to:
Sylvia Massy and Chris Johnson
Diamondheads
PianoCom
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