Music Tech Forum - Week 8: Final Oral Presentations

This week in Music Technology Forum, the last remaining class members presented their orals.

Seb’s presentation was on the producer Steven Wilson. Steven was born on the 3rd of November 1967 in England. He is famously known for his position with the band Porcupine Tree. Steven taught himself everything he knows to do with music production. At the age of 15, Steven produced his first band. His trademark is using telephone vocals to give a creepy effect to voice.

Lisa did her oral on Trent Reznorr. Trent has worked with the likes of Marilyn Manson and Natural Born Killers. He has also created the background music for ‘Quake’. He is an industrial music producer, using a lot of distortion and effects on voice and guitar. He is greatly known for using Drum Machines in songs and effects on Bass Guitar.

Simon’s talk was on Phil Spector. Phil was born on the 26th of December 1940 in New York. High School was the basis of his interest in music, learning Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass and French Horn. After coming out of retirement, he produced the controversial album ‘Let It Be’ for The Beatles. He also produced John Lennon and George Harrison’s first albums. His trademark, the wall of sound, made him hugely successful. His use of double and triple tracks created a fuller sound.

Finally, Josh’s oral presentation was on the producer Phil Ramone. At the age of 3, Phil was already learning Piano and Violin. Phil has worked with the likes of Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon. His studio was the first to record on CD’s. Throughout Phil’s career, he has won 14 grammy’s. Phil uses clear vocals in his tracks, and changes his style to coincide with the ever-changing music fashion.

Throughout these few weeks, I have learnt about many different styles within different producers. I found this to be an interesting and enjoyable assignment. I believe these oral presentations were a very rewarding task.

References:
1. Steve Fieldhouse (2007) - University of Adelaide.
2. Sebastian Hudson (2007) - University of Adelaide.
3. Lisa-Lane Collins (2007) - University of Adelaide.
4. Simon Kuchel (2007) - University of Adelaide.
5. Josh Bevan (2007) - University of Adelaide.