Bruce Botnick
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Bruce Botnick is an American audio engineer
and record producer
, best known for his work with The Doors
, and with Love
. He engineered Love's first two albums, and co-produced their third album, Forever Changes
, with the band's singer-songwriter, Arthur Lee
.
In November 1970, he took over production of The Doors' L.A. Woman
album - their last with lead singer Jim Morrison
- after the band's long-serving producer Paul A. Rothchild
fell out with the group over the album's direction. Bruce also has a credit as assistant engineer on the Rolling Stones Let It Bleed album. He later produced Eddie Money's
first two albums, Eddie Money
in 1977 and Life For The Taking
in 1978. Botnick also produced two albums for Paul Collins' rock group The Beat
, including 1979's The Beat and 1982's The Kids Are The Same.
Botnick had a long-running association with film composer Jerry Goldsmith
as his scoring recordist and mixer. Botnick first met Goldsmith on 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture
and they worked together on most of Goldsmith's film projects - numbering over 100 - from the 1980s through to Goldsmith's death in 2004.
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, best known for his work with The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, and with Love
Love (band)
Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer/songwriter Arthur Lee and lead guitarist Johnny Echols...
. He engineered Love's first two albums, and co-produced their third album, Forever Changes
Forever Changes
Forever Changes is the third album by American rock band Love, released by Elektra Records in November 1967. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Forever Changes 40th in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time...
, with the band's singer-songwriter, Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee (musician)
Arthur Lee was the frontman, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the Los Angeles rock band Love, best known for the critically acclaimed 1967 album, Forever Changes.-Early years:...
.
In November 1970, he took over production of The Doors' L.A. Woman
L.A. Woman
The band embarked on a tour to promote the album, although it would only comprise two dates. The first was held in Dallas, Texas on December 11 and reportedly went well. The second performance took place at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 12, 1970, where Morrison apparently had...
album - their last with lead singer Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
- after the band's long-serving producer Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild was a prominent American record producer of the late 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rothchild grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1953....
fell out with the group over the album's direction. Bruce also has a credit as assistant engineer on the Rolling Stones Let It Bleed album. He later produced Eddie Money's
Eddie Money
Eddie Money is an American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums...
first two albums, Eddie Money
Eddie Money (album)
Eddie Money is the self titled debut album by American musician Eddie Money originally released in 1977. Containing two songs that achieved generous radio airplay , the album peaked at #37 on the charts, establishing Money as a successful artist...
in 1977 and Life For The Taking
Life for the Taking
Life for the Taking is Eddie Money's second album. It was recorded in 1978, and released in 1979 via Columbia Records. The album includes the singles "Can't Keep a Good Man Down", "Gimme Some Water" and "Maybe I'm a Fool."-Track listing:...
in 1978. Botnick also produced two albums for Paul Collins' rock group The Beat
The Beat (US)
The Beat , were an American rock and power pop group from Los Angeles, California that formed in the late 1970s. The Beat resurfaced in the 1990s and continues to tour and record new material as Paul Collins' Beat...
, including 1979's The Beat and 1982's The Kids Are The Same.
Botnick had a long-running association with film composer Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerrald King Goldsmith was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring....
as his scoring recordist and mixer. Botnick first met Goldsmith on 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the first film based on the Star Trek television series. The film is set in the twenty-third century, when a mysterious and immensely powerful alien cloud called V'Ger approaches the Earth,...
and they worked together on most of Goldsmith's film projects - numbering over 100 - from the 1980s through to Goldsmith's death in 2004.