Barry Rudolph

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Barry Rudolph is a recording engineer, mixing engineer, record producer and technical writer best known for his work with Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hall & Oates. [1] He has been a contributing editor for Music Connection Magazine since 1987 and Mix Magazine since 1997. Rudolph is credited on more than 30 RIAA-certified gold and platinum records. [2]

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Early life and career

Rudolph's interest in electronics started at a young age. While in sixth grade, he won a science fair for building a radio transmitter with parts from a war surplus store. In high school, Rudolph played the drums in a rock band and also designed and built a PA system for their use. He describes how his interest developed for recording engineering: "I was interested in what made certain records sound better to me and why".

He graduated with an Associate of Science Degree from Santa Ana College in 1969. A year later, he graduated California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Science degree. Simultaneously, Rudolph worked for various Southern California aerospace and computer companies as a digital test technician.

His first job at a recording studio was as an assistant at United Audio in Orange County, California. In 1970, he moved to West Hollywood after accepting a position at Larrabee Sound Studios. Rudolph started cutting demo acetate discs and later assisted recording engineers during sessions. He was first engineer and mixer on his first #1 record, Al Wilson's album "Show and Tell" that received an RIAA gold certification in December 1973. [3] Rudolph became a freelance engineer afterwards.

Rudolph started writing for Music Connection Magazine in 1987 and for Mix Magazine in 1997 and has been a regular contributor to both journals since. [4] [5] He started teaching audio engineering in 2010 at Pinnacle College in Alhambra, California and went on to teach at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. Rudolph is founder and owner of mixing facility Tones 4 $ Studios (pronounced "Tones For Dollars"). [2] [6] [7]

Selected discography

YearAlbumArtistRole
1973 Show and Tell Al Wilson Mixer
1975 Daryl Hall & John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates Mixer
1975 Common Sense John Prine Engineer
1975Best Of Everything El Chicano Engineer
1976Footloose and Fancy Free Rod Stewart Engineer
1976 Are You Ready For The Country Waylon Jennings Engineer
1977 Street Survivors Lynyrd Skynyrd Engineer
1978 Levon Helm Levon Helm Engineer
1983 I'm Ready Natalie Cole Mixer
1984Juice Newton's Greatest Hits (And More) Juice Newton Mixer
1988 Tales of the City Rockmelons Mixer
1988 The Ugly Americans in Australia Wall Of Voodoo Co-producer
1989Merge Arthur Baker & the Backbeat Disciples Engineer
1992 Welcome to Howdywood Boy Howdy Engineer
1995 Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Engineer
1996 At Night I Pray Wild Orchid Engineer
1996Songs of West Side Story David Pack Engineer
1998 Talk on Corners The Corrs Engineer
1999 Enrique Enrique Iglesias Engineer
1999 Screamin' for My Supper Beth Hart Engineer
2000 Sooner or Later BBMak Engineer
2001Nuthin' Fancy/Second Helping Lynyrd Skynyrd Engineer
2001 All the Love Oleta Adams Mixer
2003 Go Pat Benatar Mixer
2006Mile High Fan Parthenon Huxley Mixer
2008When We Were the New Boys Rod Stewart Engineer
2012Come to Me/Well Kept Secret/Take Heart Juice Newton Engineer

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