From deriksson@cam.ac.uk Fri Jan 13 12:19:12 1995
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From: deriksson@cam.ac.uk (Diego Eriksson)
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Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths.

Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.
Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

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

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From rmoreno@hanse.de Sat Jan 14 02:32:12 1995
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jan13.121912.7329@cam.ac.uk>, deriksson@cam.ac.uk (Diego Eriksson) writes:
> Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths.

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 llarsson@stanford.edu Sun Jan 15 03:15:12 1995
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jan13.121912.7329@cam.ac.uk>, deriksson@cam.ac.uk (Diego Eriksson) writes:
> Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths.
> Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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