ABSTRACTS ANDRÉ PERRY “THE FIVE MINUTES of MAGIC” Saturday, 13 July, 19:30 (Interviewed by Gérald Côté)
8TH Art of Record Production Conference Rewriting the Rules of Production Université Laval, Quebec City, 12-14 July 2013 ABSTRACTS ANDRÉ PERRY “THE FIVE MINUTES OF MAGIC” Saturday, 13 July, 19:30 (interviewed by Gérald Côté) André Perry’s career path journeyed from Jazz and studio musician and author/composer, to recording engineer, record producer and studio designer/owner. He was also marketing consultant to retail chains. The scope of his music productions spanned from a diversity of projects, comprising of an international of artists as well as film sound tracks and ballet compositions. Perry produced ‘The Music of the Ceremonies of the 1976 Olympic Games’, Wilson Pickett’s last album I Want You, and John Lennon’s ‘Give Peace A Chance’ which stands out as the most enduring. In 1974, Perry conceived and designed his third and most famous recording facility, LE STUDIO (Morin Heights), which he operated with his life and business partner Yaël Brandeis until 1989. Tucked away from the established music centers, Le Studio Morin Heights, the first sophisticated ‘environmental recording studio’, was built using a revolutionary concept, blending creativity with innovative technology. It quickly became renowned for its refinement and for the nurturing of its clientele — the exclusive international club of the era’s finest musicians and artists which includes ASIA, Bryan Adams, the Bee Gees, David Bowie, Cat Stevens, Chicago, Julien Clerc, Roberta Flack, Corey Hart, Ian Hunter, Catherine Lara, Nazareth, The Police, Keith Richards, Rush, Sting, among many others. The duration of the recording session sometimes lasted several months and the groups and the studio staff became united in their efforts to create ‘The 5 minutes of Magic’.
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