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December 14, 2005  |   A PRIMEDIA Property  |     

A Look Inside Killer Tracks
Digging Deeper Into Some Rock SFX

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What on earth are you doing reading this when you know you should be out there finishing (or perhaps starting) your Christmas shopping? And remember, just because you're busy doesn't mean that it's OK to give your wife that extra copy of the Evil FX library from Hollywood Edge (though some of their "zombie" effects do sound a bit like your snoring)! But seriously, folks, we hope you all have a happy and safe holiday season, and that you survive your upcoming company party with a minimum of spiked-eggnog-induced embarrassments. We'll see you again right after Christmas.
—Blair Jackson, editor blair@blairjackson.com


Inside Info

A Look Inside Killer Tracks
Over the past 16 years, Hollywood, Calif.-based Killer Tracks has evolved into one of the most successful production music libraries companies in the United States. Acquired in 1992 by entertainment mega-company BMG, Killer Tracks has expanded and diversified tremendously through the years; at the same time, it has partnered with many other library concerns from around the world. The company's client list is long and very impressive, a testament to its continuing growth and relevance.

Recently, I spoke to Killer Tracks' senior music supervisor, Wendie Colter, to try to get some insights into what makes this vibrant company tick and to find out about her role there. As if being a music supervisor isn't enough responsibility, Colter has been "rewarded" by being given more work to do: Now she is a production director, too, in charge of putting together projects for Killer Tracks. No wonder in the photo of her on the Killer Tracks website we see only the top of her head peeking above a mountain of CDs. more>>


SFX Update

Digging Deeper Into Some Rock SFX
Ever since we ran those lists a while back of rock tracks that employed sound effects in interesting ways, I've been trying to find out some more specifics about where various SFX came from. Recently I tracked down some specifics on a couple of the more famous ones:

The Doors' "Riders on the Storm": Ah, what glorious thunder and rain sounds wash through this atmospheric classic, recorded in the early winter of '71! Recently, I spoke with the producer/engineer on the track, Bruce Botnick, and of course asked him about the SFX. "When we recorded 'Riders on the Storm' [at The Doors' rehearsal studio in Los Angeles] it was a nice, light song, but when we got into mixing it [at Poppy Studios] is when it all came together," he says. more>>


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