Interview with Howard Scott, January 22, 1999

Project: Chasing Sound Oral History Project

Interview Summary

This interview with music producer Howard Scott begins with a discussion on music editing. It then moves on to discuss the salaries of an A&R person in the 1960s. Scott discusses his training as an audio engineer and his collaborations with other audio engineers. He talks about his first recording experiences and the advent of tape recording. Scott then discusses his experiences recording on location and the various musicians with whom he worked. Scott talks about audio engineer Leroy Friedman and his collaboration with various artists, such as Leonard Bernstein.

Interview Accession

2016oh204_chase036

Interviewee Name

Howard Scott

Interviewer Name

Susan Schmidt Horning

Interview Date

1999-01-22

Interview Keyword

Scott, Howard Friedman, Leroy Bernstein, Leonard Training Columbia Records, Inc. Music producers Audio engineers A&ampR department A&ampR (artist and repertoire)

Interview LC Subject

Sound--Recording and reproducing Sound--Recording and reproducing--History Sound recording industry Sound recording industry--History Sound recordings Music History of science and technology Scott, Howard Record labels

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