Eddie Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss (and solo Ace Frehley), Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon and Robin Trower. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Led Zeppelin were Triumph is a Canadian Hard rock band that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Robin Trower (born 9 March 1945 in Catford, South East London, England) is an English rock Guitarist
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Career
1960s
Eddie Kramer was born in South Africa, and as a child studied classical piano, cello and violin. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member He attended the prestigious South African College of Music to learn classical piano, but formed an interest in jazz. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States He moved to England at 19, where he recorded local jazz groups in a home studio and installed hi-fi equipment as a hobby. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts ( Audiophiles to refer to high-quality reproduction In 1964 he joined Pye Studios, recording artists including Sammy Davis Jr. Pye Records is a British Record label. In its first incarnation Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956-69 Petula Clark (1957-71 Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. , Petula Clark and The Kinks. Petula Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932 is an English singer actress and Composer best known for her upbeat popular international hits The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band
In 1965 Kramer established KPS Studios and was later employed by Regent Sound to oversee construction of a new four-track studio.
He joined Olympic Sound Studios in London, where he engineered albums for acts including Traffic, Small Faces, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix, for whom Kramer engineered every album from Are You Experienced to The Cry of Love. Olympic Studios is a commercial Recording studio located at 117 Church Road in the south-western suburb of Barnes in London, England. Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Are You Experienced is the debut album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. After Hendrix's death he co-produced War Heroes, Rainbow Bridge and Hendrix in the West. War Heroes is a posthumous Studio album by American Guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released on October 1 and December 1972 in The 1971 Rainbow Bridge film featuring Jimi Hendrix resulted in an official soundtrack release Hendrix in the West was a posthumous Live album by Jimi Hendrix, released in January 1972 by Polydor Records, and later in February by Reprise
In 1968 Kramer moved to New York to work at the Record Plant, engineering Hendrix's Electric Ladyland LP and also worked with Vanilla Fudge, Joe Cocker and NRBQ. Record Plant Studios (also known as just " The Record Plant " were three famous Recording studios which were started and run by Gary Kellgren (who Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 1968 on Reprise Records (see Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970 Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty NRBQ is an American rock band founded in 1967 They are known for their live performances containing a high degree of spontaneity and levity and blending rock pop and Working independently from 1969, Kramer engineered Led Zeppelin II – the first of five albums he engineered for the band. Led Zeppelin II is the second album released by English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1969
Kramer added his own touch to "Whole Lotta Love" from Led Zeppelin II. " Whole Lotta Love " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. He said, "At one point there was bleed-through of a previously recorded vocal in the recording of 'Whole Lotta Love. ' It was the middle part where Robert [Plant] screams 'Wo-man. You need it. ' Since we couldn't re-record at that point, I just threw some echo on it to see how it would sound and Jimmy [Page] said 'Great! Just leave it. '"[1]
In mid-1969 Kramer was hired to record the Woodstock Festival for both the album and the movie. The project was arduous, as he recalled: [1]"I arrived as dawn and was struck by the sight of the sun rising over what appeared to be the stage. The show was scheduled to start by lunch time. That panic pretty much set the tone for the entire concert. All of us in the crew had Vitamin B shots, so that we would be able to stay up for three days. The whole thing was recorded under the most primitive of conditions, but we got it done. "
Kramer subsequently recorded live albums by Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Kiss, John Mayall, The Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, Joe Cocker, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, David Bowie and Derek and the Dominos. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Derek and the Dominos were a Blues-rock supergroup formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock
1970s
Kramer was director of engineering at Electric Lady Studios from 1970-1974, producing the posthumous Hendrix records, as well as albums by Carly Simon, Sha Na Na and Peter Frampton. Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street in New York City 's Greenwich Village, is a Recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Sha Na Na is a well-known Rock and roll revival act Announcing themselves as "from the streets of New York" and outfitted in gold lame leather jackets and Elvis Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo While there he engineered albums for artists as diverse as Dionne Warwick and David Bowie. Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.
In 1975 he left Electric Lady Studios to produce Kiss' Alive!, which began a long time association with the band. Alive! was Kiss ' fourth album and is considered their breakthrough as well as a landmark for live albums. His engineering work included Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same and Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive!. The Song Remains the Same is the soundtrack album of the concert film of the same name by the English Rock band Led Zeppelin. Frampton Comes Alive! is a Live album by Peter Frampton, originally released on January 6, 1976.
1980s onward
Kramer produced Fastway, Anthrax and Twisted Sister, as well as country and classical acts including the Kentucky Headhunters and guitarist John Williams. Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. The Kentucky Headhunters are an American Country rock group whose early albums were embraced by both country and rock fans A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941 is a Grammy Award winning Australian-born British Classical guitarist Biography Born in Melbourne
Kramer produced the Hendrix tribute album, Stone Free, featuring The Cure, Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy, raising $750,000 for the United Negro College Fund as musical scholarships to The Berkeley School of Music, the Juilliard School of Music and The Dance Theatre of Harlem. " Stone Free " is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American Blues and rock Guitarist The United Negro College Fund ( UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia -based American philanthropic organization that fundraises College tuition The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory.
Kramer produced and engineered Buddy Guy's Slippin' In (1995), which received a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Record and a W. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences C. Handy Blues Foundation Album of the Year award. Buddy Guy and The Saturday Nite Live Band with G.E. Smith, was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award. George Edward "GE" Smith (b January 27, 1952 in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania) is an American guitarist
He also produced In From the Storm (1995), a compilation of Hendrix tracks featuring: Sting, Steve Vai and Carlos Santana with the London Metropolitan Orchestra. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Steven "Steve" Siro Vai (born June 6 1960 in Carle Place New York) is an American Instrumental rock Guitarist For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales.
Other projects
Kramer has produced an instructional video, Adventures in Modern Recording, which features an interview with guitarist Les Paul. Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. He has co-authored a Hendrix biography, Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight, with John McDermott. John McDermott may refer to John McDermott (English footballer John McDermott (boxer, British boxer John McDermott He is also compiling a photographic book, From the Other Side of the Glass, which features his photographs and recollections about the artists he worked with in the 60's and 70's.
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