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RUSS GARY’S Recollections Part One
Noted CCR mixer Russ Gary Talks about his Heider experience…
When Wally Heider was an assistant engineer at United/Western Studios on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, he was the biggest big band enthusiast on the planet and would take his portable tape recorder to gigs and record the show so the guys in the band could hear their performance. He kept the recordings for his own enjoyment. He made friends in all the big bands of the day, and when bands came to United/Western to record, they would ask for Wally as their engineer. Thus, Wally’s career took off.
In: Firsthand Stories, Russ Gary
RUSS GARY’S Recollections Part Two
This is part two of this article. To see part one, go to http://wallyheider.com/wordpress/archives/rebel/39/ San Francisco Between late 1968 and early 1969 I made several trips to San Francisco to help prepare the studios for opening day. The original staff members included studio manager Mel Tanner, formerly an engineer at Coast Recorders in San Francisco. [...]
In: Firsthand Stories, Russ Gary
The Making Of The Sound
The uninviting black Hyde Street door is lettered very simply: Wally Heider Recordings. Behind it, though, lies a vast, million dollar studio complex, where many of the country’s finest rock and jazz musicians gather to record new albums.
In: Other Recording Stories, Russ Gary