Phil Harding | PWL From The Factory Floor (Bk/2CD)
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:20 amNew 600-page book out 22 Nov 2010....
*The inside story of PWL Studios, the 'British Motown' of the 1980s and home to legendary producers and songwriters Stock Aitken Waterman*
*PWL Remixer and Producer Phil Harding reveals behind the scenes and discusses the state-of-the-art techniques used at one of the most successful and fast-paced studios of all time*
Phil produced and mixed for a huge range of artists whilst at PWL Studios, including...
ABC | RICK ASTLEY | BANANARAMA | BAND AID II | BASIA | CHIC | CLIMIE FISHER | THE COOL NOTES | DEAD OR ALIVE | HAZELL DEAN | DEPECHE MODE | DIVINE | DOLLAR | JASON DONOVAN | EIGHTH WONDER | ERASURE | FIVE STAR | THE FOUR TOPS | LONNIE GORDON | DEBBIE HARRY | THELMA HOUSTON | IMAGINATION | THE JACKSON FIVE | JESUS JONES | MATT BIANCO | MEL & KIM | KYLIE MINOGUE | GARY MOORE | NITZER EBB | PET SHOP BOYS | PRINCESS | CLIFF RICHARD | DIANA ROSS | SINITTA | JIMMY SOMERVILLE | SONIA | JERMAINE STEWART | DONNA SUMMER | THE THREE DEGREES | T'PAU | JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE
Book highlights include: Phil's behind-the-scenes journey through the eventful rise (and fall) of PWL... Commentaries on many classic PWL mixes... In-depth interviews on working with specific key artists... A guide to the studio building... A case study of mixing a No. 1 single (Kylie's 'Hand On Your Heart')... Phil's PWL Discography - a guide to his many hundreds of releases (with details, for the first time, on many of his unreleased PWL projects)... Unseen photos... and a brand new, in-depth Harding/Curnow interview looking back on their time at PWL.
The book also contains an in-depth technical section, setting out a definitive description and history of music technology/recording equipment as used at PWL Studios during the 80s, with a thorough explanation and insight given into the SAW/PWL recording/mixing techniques.
PWL From The Factory Floor - Expanded Edition is a must-read for 80s, club, dance and pop devotees, contemporary music followers, studio technicians and creators and those with any interest in the extreme highs and lows that only pop music can provide.
- See www.pwlfromthefactoryfloor.com for all the details, latest news and mystery audio clips, as well as podcasts coming soon.
You can order now from Amazon or from Cherry Red
- Also see the official Facebook Page (link via www.pwlfromthefactoryfloor.com) where Phil Harding is happy to answer questions about the new book...
- There are also plans for a Phil Harding 80s Mixes double CD compilation to accompany the book, hoped for release in early 2011. Keep checking the website for announcements...
*The inside story of PWL Studios, the 'British Motown' of the 1980s and home to legendary producers and songwriters Stock Aitken Waterman*
*PWL Remixer and Producer Phil Harding reveals behind the scenes and discusses the state-of-the-art techniques used at one of the most successful and fast-paced studios of all time*
Phil produced and mixed for a huge range of artists whilst at PWL Studios, including...
ABC | RICK ASTLEY | BANANARAMA | BAND AID II | BASIA | CHIC | CLIMIE FISHER | THE COOL NOTES | DEAD OR ALIVE | HAZELL DEAN | DEPECHE MODE | DIVINE | DOLLAR | JASON DONOVAN | EIGHTH WONDER | ERASURE | FIVE STAR | THE FOUR TOPS | LONNIE GORDON | DEBBIE HARRY | THELMA HOUSTON | IMAGINATION | THE JACKSON FIVE | JESUS JONES | MATT BIANCO | MEL & KIM | KYLIE MINOGUE | GARY MOORE | NITZER EBB | PET SHOP BOYS | PRINCESS | CLIFF RICHARD | DIANA ROSS | SINITTA | JIMMY SOMERVILLE | SONIA | JERMAINE STEWART | DONNA SUMMER | THE THREE DEGREES | T'PAU | JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE
Book highlights include: Phil's behind-the-scenes journey through the eventful rise (and fall) of PWL... Commentaries on many classic PWL mixes... In-depth interviews on working with specific key artists... A guide to the studio building... A case study of mixing a No. 1 single (Kylie's 'Hand On Your Heart')... Phil's PWL Discography - a guide to his many hundreds of releases (with details, for the first time, on many of his unreleased PWL projects)... Unseen photos... and a brand new, in-depth Harding/Curnow interview looking back on their time at PWL.
The book also contains an in-depth technical section, setting out a definitive description and history of music technology/recording equipment as used at PWL Studios during the 80s, with a thorough explanation and insight given into the SAW/PWL recording/mixing techniques.
PWL From The Factory Floor - Expanded Edition is a must-read for 80s, club, dance and pop devotees, contemporary music followers, studio technicians and creators and those with any interest in the extreme highs and lows that only pop music can provide.
- See www.pwlfromthefactoryfloor.com for all the details, latest news and mystery audio clips, as well as podcasts coming soon.
You can order now from Amazon or from Cherry Red
- Also see the official Facebook Page (link via www.pwlfromthefactoryfloor.com) where Phil Harding is happy to answer questions about the new book...
- There are also plans for a Phil Harding 80s Mixes double CD compilation to accompany the book, hoped for release in early 2011. Keep checking the website for announcements...