Mark Linett
Mark Linett | |
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| Occupations | Record producer, audio engineer |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Mark Linett is an American record producer and audio engineer who is best known for his remixing and remastering of the Beach Boys' catalog.[1][2] He is based in Glendale, California, where he owns a private studio, Your Place or Mine Recording.[3] From 1988 onward, he was the principal engineer for Brian Wilson's recordings.[4] He has also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Los Lobos, Rickie Lee Jones and Randy Newman.[5]
The Beach Boys
In 1996, he created the first true stereo mix of the Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds[6] and has co-produced nearly all of the band's archival releases, including The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997), Endless Harmony Soundtrack (1998), Hawthorne, CA (2003), and The Smile Sessions (2011)[7] as well as the Feel Flows (2021) and Sail On Sailor (2022) box sets. In addition to earning three Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best Engineered Album for his work on Brian Wilson Presents Smile (2004).[2] In 2014, Linett appeared as Beach Boys' engineer Chuck Britz in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy.[8] He was also the technical advisor for the film
To create remixes of the Beach Boys' catalog, Linett uses ProTools as his DAW of choice, although he keeps analog tape machines for the purpose of transferring to digital.[9]
References
- ^ "Mark Linett - Remixing The Beach Boys". Sound on Sound. July 2019.
- ^ a b Christman, Ed (March 11, 2011). "Beach Boys Engineer Mark Linett Talks 'Smile' Release". Billboard.
- ^ Baccigaluppi, John; Crane, Larry (May–June 2005). "Mark Linett". Tape Op.
- ^ Britt, Thomas (December 15, 2011). "The Beach Boys: The SMiLE Sessions, PopMatters". Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Owsinski, Bobby (November 1, 2004). The recording engineer's handbook. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. xiii. ISBN 978-1-932929-00-3. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ Linett, Mark (1997). "Notes on Recording and Mixing". The Pet Sounds Sessions (Booklet). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
- ^ "Beach Boys Producers Alan Boyd, Dennis Wolfe, Mark Linett Discuss 'Made in California' (Q&A)". Rock Cellar Magazine. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (May 29, 2015). "Finding Beach Boy Brian Wilson". The Washington Post.
- ^ Bonzai (April 20, 2014). "Interview with Mark Linett". Barefoot Sound.
External links
- "SMiLE Sessions – Mark Linett Interview (transcript)". Icon Fetch. iconfetch.com. October 21, 2011.
- Mark Linett - Remixing The Beach Boys on YouTube