|
Posted on 04.08.06 by mtpwh @ 12:18:39
I had a company in LA manufacturing audio boards. Wally came to us, since Wally and I had worked together at United Recording, and he knew Bill Brandt, our chief engineer. He wanted to modify the monitor section of the board in Studio 4 from 16 track to 24 track. The studio was about a block south of his main place, which was at Selma and Cahuenga, as I recall. He was understandably spooky about our finishing the mods on time as the board that Frank. . . was building for him was rather late. Wally had put a large plastic sign over the entrance: “FRANK SAYS” and then two or three dates after that. Bill and I told Wally we would have the mods in by the date he wanted. In return, I asked him for a box of the unique Big Band LPs that he had created at his own expense. Wally got the mods on time, I got the LPs. All three of us were happy with the results. For those that know about that time, they will know who Frank was. That was about 1972, as I remember. Wally would regularly stutter, but when he really got down to business, the stutter disappeared. I remember meeting him shortly after he joined United. He was a neat guy, very intelligent, and not afraid to ask questions. Bob Bushnell Filed under: Firsthand Stories Comments:
|
Hello Bob,just a short note to say my dad Bill Brandt passed away June 16-2006.Please let me know how you are doing,an can pass on more info about dad.Take care Greg Brandt
Comment by Greg Brandt — August 19, 2006 @ 18:09:42
I have a photo of the ‘Frank Says’ banner. I’ll send a copy when I can find it. I had 2 copies. Wally asked for one. Poor Frank kept giving completion dates to Wally. Wally kept asking for changes to the console. The first banner had one date. The second banner had two dates with the first crossed out. The last banner had three dates. Thats the photo I gave Wally.
Comment by Gerald Simon — October 21, 2006 @ 11:30:29
It is very heart rendering to hear about a person like Wally Heider. He is really a wonderful man whose influence in the music industry cannot be ignored. Thanks for giving us wonderful place to share our experiences.
Comment by me.dean07 — November 27, 2007 @ 22:14:53
Hello, your first hand stories are really very wondrous and we really appreciate your endeavor to enable us to get acquainted with Wally Heider.
Comment by me.dean07 — November 27, 2007 @ 22:59:18
Hello, your first hand stories are really very wondrous and we really appreciate your endeavor to enable us to get acquainted with Wally Heider.
Comment by me.dean07 — November 27, 2007 @ 22:59:35