Antidote
Episode 16
Cocaine & Break-ups: the Making of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” with Ken Caillat
Fleetwood Mac Rumours producer Ken Caillat opens up about cocaine and relationship breakups during the recording of the legendary record. How the band went from broke hitchhikers to superstardom, and the unexpected tolls that success took on their recording habits is explored, plus we learn the unlikely evolution in the studio that songs like “The Chain,” and “Dreams” underwent. We also look at contemporary music, and try to make sense of how the latest Apple music sharing technology will further shape music, on Antidote hosted by Michael Parker on TheLipTV2.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Ken Caillat to Antidote.
00:42 Recording session note keeping.
02:59 Early recording sessions in Los Angeles.
05:05 Richard Dashut, flying faders and radio shows.
08:18 Living with Fleetwood Mac.
11:00 Sausalito studios.
13:06 Community cocaine use.
14:39 Writing and creating the Fleetwood sound.
17:13 Creating an album then vs now.
20:57 The iconic songs of Fleetwood Mac: “Dreams”& “Go Your Own Way.”
23:00 The evolution of Fleetwood Mac.
27:12 Making, “The Chain.”
31:20 From engineer to Producer.
34:27 Buying records and the future of listening.
39:20 Colbie Caillat and ReverbNation Workshop.
43:47 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Ken Caillat’s record production and engineering efforts earned him numerous Grammy nominations and include an Album of the Year Grammy and Best Engineered Album Grammy Nomination for Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours”, the third largest selling album of all time. His recordings have sold over 50 million copies and include such stars as Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Michael Jackson to name a few.
Additional Links
https://twitter.com/kencaillat
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rumours-the-book/200410753324400
https://twitter.com/Rumours_Book
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