From eokonkwo@cam.ac.uk Tue Sep 13 15:10:56 1994
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From: eokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Emi Okonkwo)
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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).

Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.
Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

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

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From mjohansson@mit.edu Wed Sep 14 10:02:56 1994
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From: mjohansson@mit.edu (Min-jun Johansson)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Sep13.151056.1280@cam.ac.uk>, eokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Emi Okonkwo) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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From asilva@cam.ac.uk Fri Sep 16 08:39:56 1994
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From: asilva@cam.ac.uk (Andrei Silva)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Sep13.151056.1280@cam.ac.uk>, eokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Emi Okonkwo) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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