From tchoi@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Jul 24 03:19:01 1996
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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.
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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=== Tyler Choi ===
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From tivanov@mit.edu Fri Jul 26 05:26:01 1996
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Jul24.031901.8301@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, tchoi@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Tyler Choi) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

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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