From elaurent@netcom.com Sun Nov 27 17:24:00 1994
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From: elaurent@netcom.com (Elaine Laurent)
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Subject: 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).

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 nlopez@mit.edu Mon Nov 28 07:11:00 1994
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From: nlopez@mit.edu (Nadia López)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Nov27.172400.3313@netcom.com>, elaurent@netcom.com (Elaine Laurent) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

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

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Nadia López
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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