Tom Dowd documentary on Pitchfork TV this week

signorMars · Post by **signorMars** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:17 pm

Haven't watched it yet, but they have "Tom Dowd and the Language of Music" up on Pitchfork.tv this week.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:17 am

signorMars wrote:Haven't watched it yet, but they have "Tom Dowd and the Language of Music" up on Pitchfork.tv this week.

It's a great movie!!!

svbsound · Post by **svbsound** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:44 pm

Every time I watch that I get inspired.

dave watkins · Post by **dave watkins** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:11 pm

truth. this blew my mind the first time i saw it.

this should be mandatory viewing for anyone in the audio world.

i really wonder where we would be these days if it weren't for folks like Tom Dowd And Les Paul and a handful of others.

L-ROX · Post by **L-ROX** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:51 am

Good reminder for those who haven't caught this yet. I've had my DVD for a few years now and watch it every few months.

To me, he's the *real* "Dr. Manhattan".

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:10 am

Really inspiring stuff. Talk about being the right guy in the right place at the right time! I'd kill to have done any one of those sessions.

svbsound · Post by **svbsound** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:34 am

Watching this really made me want to try that two-quartets-facing-each-other-with-bidirectional-mics-inbetween technique. Or even direct-to-disk recording...mmmm...

oldguitars · Post by **oldguitars** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:50 am

This film is awesome. He seems like a super nice guy too!

2 performers on either side of figure 8 works great. Great for 2 bvox at the same time....

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:57 pm

oldguitars wrote:This film is awesome. He seems like a super nice guy too!

2 performers on either side of figure 8 works great. Great for 2 bvox at the same time....

oldguitars · Post by **oldguitars** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:38 pm

great pic!!!!

findaguitarteacher · Post by **findaguitarteacher** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:25 pm

That's a great documentary. Not only will you get to see Tom Dowd's technical virtuosity, the movie brings you behind the scenes of Atlantic Records in it's heyday as well as painting a picture of Mr. Dowd's ability to produce and interact with all manner of artists and executives.

You'll also see a segment depicting his involvement with the Manhattan Project.

Highly recommended - I've seen it a number of times and haven't been bored at all.

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:26 am

watched it last night, great film. what an interesting guy. besides all the amazing studio stuff, that footage of the underwater bomb detonation was pretty spectacular.

ProAudio MC · Post by **ProAudio MC** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:00 pm

Wow, thanks for the heads up. I saw this at a screening in Nashville a few years ago. Great to see it again.

Jeff White · Post by **Jeff White** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:33 pm

One of my favorite films of all times.

Ryan Silva · Post by **Ryan Silva** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:44 pm

Watched it twice back, to back. It's so amazing how separated different geographical regions were when it came to technology. Nowadays we hear of new technology instantly, such a different era.

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