David Hassinger
Dave Hassinger | |
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| Birth name | Walter David Hassinger |
| Born | 31 March 1927 sound engineer |
Walter David Hassinger (March 31, 1927 – August 15, 2007) was an American
recording engineer and record producer
.
Biography
Early years
Born in
radio engineer in the Navy, before leaving due to illness and moving to Alaska, where he helped set up radio stations in Seward and Anchorage.[1]
Career
In recording
After a few years he returned to
The T.A.M.I. Show.[2] He won a Grammy in 1964 for Best Engineered Recording - Special Or Novel Effects, for his work on The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits.[3]
From November 1964 until August 1966 he was often the chief engineer for the
Paul Rothchild described Hassinger as "a perfect example of a great engineer in a bad studio.... one of the great engineers in the world today... [T]hat Hassinger was able to go as far as he did with that studio [RCA] is a mark of his excellence as an engineer."[4]
In 1969, Hassinger purchased the
Palm Springs.[1]
As a producer
- Electric Prunes:
- Underground (1967)
- Mass in F Minor (1968)
- Release of an Oath (1968)
- Grateful Dead:
- The Grateful Dead (1967)
- Anthem of the Sun (1968)
- The Collectors:
- The Collectors (1968)
- Grass & Wild Strawberries(1969)
Death
He died at a nursing home in Vancouver, Washington in 2007, aged 80.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Walter David Hassinger: Obituary", The Desert Sun, September 1, 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2015
- ^ IMDb - The TAMI Show
- ^ 1964 Grammy Award Winners, Grammy.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015
- ^ Paul Williams (ed.), The Crawdaddy! Book: Writings (and Images) from the Magazine of Rock, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002, p.201
External links
- Artistdirect biography.
- Notes on Hassinger's work with the Stones.
- Interview with James Lowe of the Electric Prunes.
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