| Gus Dudgeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Origin |  Surrey |
| Died | 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | record producer |
| Years active | 1960s-2002 |
| Label(s) | Decca, Rocket Records |
Gus Dudgeon (1942 - 2002) was a British record producer, and the inventor of audio sampling as a musical device. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure 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 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. The Rocket Record Company was a Record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording
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The tea boy
Gus Dudgeon was born in Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. After being sacked from eleven jobs he became a tea-boy at Decca's Olympic Studios in Baker Street, London. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Olympic Studios is a commercial Recording studio located at 117 Church Road in the south-western suburb of Barnes in London, England. Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He was able to answer the right questions about using and repairing a tape recorder. This article deals mainly with analog tape recorders for audio applications information on digital recording, recording of video signals, and It was only when he saw a photograph of Lonnie Donegan in the very studio where he worked that it started to thrill him. Lonnie Donegan MBE ( 29 April 1931 &ndash 3 November 2002) was a Skiffle musician possibly the most famous of them all Despite having no musical training he progressed to sound engineer. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means He worked with Bruce Channel, Davy Graham and Shirley Collins. Bruce Channel (pronounced "shuh-NELL" (born Bruce McMeans 28 November 1940, Jacksonville, Texas) is an American Singer David Michael Gordon Graham, known as Davey Graham (originally Davy Graham) b For the former MPP see Shirley Collins (politician Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE (born 5 July 1935, Hastings Early pop successes included The Zombies' "She's Not There" (1964) and John Mayall's Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966). For the Undead creature of Vodou lore see Zombie. For other meanings see Zombie (disambiguation. " She's Not There " was the debut single by the British pop band, The Zombies. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is a 1966 electric Blues album by John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton as lead Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. He helped in the auditions for Tom Jones and The Rolling Stones. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice By 1966 he was becoming bored. He was reprimanded by producer Denny Cordell for telling The Moody Blues that they had chosen the wrong sound mix for a song. The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Cordell initially didn't want to listen to Dudgeon's flat mix (simply subtracting all EQ and effects), but gave in, and agreed it was "ten times better" (a quote from Gus in an interview by Rick Clark from MIX magazine, probably his last, in 2002). Finally he became a co-producer on Ten Years After's debut album in 1967. Ten Years After are an English Blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s This was the debut album released by the English rock/blues band Ten Years After. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Around this time he also produced the Bonzo Dog Band albums The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse and Tadpoles. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and colloquially as " The Bonzos " are a band created by The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse is the second album by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Tadpoles is the third album by the Bonzo Dog Band. It is largely a compilation of their work from the television show Do Not Adjust Your Set,
The Elton John years
Encouraged by Andrew Loog Oldham he left Decca and founded his own company. Andrew Loog Oldham (born January 29 1944 in Paddington, West London) is an English Rock and roll producer, When Tony Visconti was unhappy with David Bowie's guitar song "Space Oddity" Gus turned it into an epic. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A rather nervous Elton John brought him "Your Song" in 1970. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer " Your Song " is a Ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gus rejected the piano accompaniment and recorded it with choir and orchestra. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well It reached the U. S. top ten, becoming John's first major hit. For the next twelve albums that Elton recorded, the pattern was established. Elton recorded the voice and piano, then left. Gus Dudgeon did the rest. Sometimes, as with "Daniel" the sound was simple. At other times, as with "Rocket Man", it was an extravaganza. Elton John and Gus Dudgeon together founded the Rocket Records label. The Rocket Record Company was a Record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others Elton John joined on himself in 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gus also did the sound mix for the Elton John / John Lennon concert at Madison Square Gardens in 1974. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Gus was also responsible for the mixing of the 80-plus member Melbourne Symphony Orchestra which toured Australia with Elton John in late 1986. The final show of the tour was released as a live album.
The folk-rock years
After the break-up with Elton John, Gus had difficulty establishing himself. He claimed that he used to go and see three new live bands every week. Whilst working with Elton, his other main priority was with Charisma Records band Audience but he now produced Chris Rea, Ralph McTell, Lindisfarne, Joan Armatrading, Elkie Brooks, Fairport Convention, The Sinceros, The Beach Boys and Steeleye Span. Charisma Records was a Record label founded by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969 Audience is a cult British Art rock band which existed between 1969 and 1972 and reformed in 2004 Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is a Singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough England, instantly recognisable for his distinctive Ralph McTell (born Ralph May in Farnborough, England, 3 December, 1944) is an English singer/songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been Lindisfarne were a British folk / rock group of the 1970s fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (born December 9 1950 is a British Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist. Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder 25 February 1945 in Broughton, Salford) is an English singer formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later The Sinceros were a new wave, Power pop band from London England who recorded two albums for Epic Records, The Sound of Sunbathing The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Steeleye Span is a British Electric folk band formed in 1969 and remaining active today In the 1980s he built Sol Studios. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Sol Studios (also known as The Sol) is a recording studio located in Cookham, Berkshire, England. He re-united with Elton John in 1985 for three more albums. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rejecting the dance scene, he started working with alternative bands such as XTC, Menswear, and The Frank and Walters. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 Menswear (sometimes written " Menswe@r " were a short-lived Britpop band in the mid 1990s from Camden in London. The Frank and Walters are a pop / rock band from Cork, Ireland. He managed a band called Slinki Malinki. He was always very supportive of new bands. In 1989 Gus Dudgeon produced debut solo-album of Thomas Anders (ex-Modern Talking). Thomas Anders (born Bernd Weidung, 1 March 1963, in Koblenz, West Germany) is a German Singer, Composer Modern Talking was a German Pop music duo consisting of composer/producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. Once he started receiving royalties from Elton John records he started to realise that the 250 pounds that he had been paid by David Bowie was inadequate. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency He sued Bowie for a million pounds in 2002. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Guinness Book of Records recognised that he was the first person to use sampling. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U His production of John Kongos' hit "He's Gonna Step On You Again" (1971) used a tape loop of African tribal drumming. John Kongos (born 6 August 1945, Johannesburg, South Africa) is a Singer-songwriter. " He's Gonna Step On You Again " (aka " Step On " was a hit single, written and performed by John Kongos in Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Gus was also founder of The Music Producers Guild. The Music Producers Guild (MPG (UK promotes and represents all individuals in the music production and recording professions
He died in a car accident near Reading on July 21, 2002, together with his wife Sheila. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He fell asleep at the wheel of his Jaguar XK8 convertible on a motorway on the way home to Surrey after a party, crashing down an embankment at speed and drowning in a ditch. A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel or hand wheel) is a type of steering Control in Vehicles and vessels ( Ships and Boats The Jaguar XK series ( XK8 and XKR) is a Grand tourer produced by British carmaker Jaguar since 1996 A convertible is a type of automobile in which the vehicle's roof can retract and fold away converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle Chumbawamba commemorated him in their song The Wizard of Menlo Park ("poor Gus Dudgeon lying in a car"), a paean to Thomas Edison and the history of audio recording. Chumbawamba are an English band who began their career playing Anarcho-punk, but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music ranging from pop -influenced Paean (pronounced as the last two syllables of "European" ˈpiːən is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song usually choral though sometimes individual
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