From hpopov@inria.fr Fri Aug 16 12:33:49 1996
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From: hpopov@inria.fr (Heather Popov)
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Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.
Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.

Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983.

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From kwatanabe@titech.ac.jp Sun Aug 18 00:18:49 1996
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From: kwatanabe@titech.ac.jp (Katrin Watanabe)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Aug16.123349.2259@inria.fr>, hpopov@inria.fr (Heather Popov) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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