Producer Malik Explains Phil Spector's Wall of Sound Production Method & Why He Loves The Beach Boys

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Rising producer Malik, best known for his Grammy award-winning work with Ariana Grande, as well as JID, Earthgang, and No I.D.'s ARTium Recordings, breaks down Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production technique which The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson adopted for the Pet Sounds album. Malik also explains why he loves "Wouldn't It Be Nice" from the album. #philspector

[@dmaster5556]

Damn man, flexing with that split green/gold Pet Sounds vinyl. Looks real nice. Also I lol'd so hard when he said "it makes me feel nostalgic for a time I wasn't even close to being born in". That's one of my favorite feelings any song can give me, let alone an entire album.

[@anemoia5549]

Anemoia .nostalgia for a time and place you’ve never existed in

[@johnhorazy12notes]

The Gold Star Recording Studio used by Phil Spector was the studio that was created by Stan Ross and David Gold. The echo chamber was a room with speakers that echoed and inside that room were recording microphones plus the recording microphones in the performing studio. In addition to that multi same instruments were played. This was before track recording. It was single track recording that was re-recorded. The difference was the quality of the echo chamber. Phil Spector had noting to do with Brian Wilson’s recordings. Other than Brian used The same Gold Star studio that Phil used. Pet Sounds was recorded in many different studios in Los Angeles. My question is was the titled Pet Sounds, PS a reflection towards Phil Spector PS. Since Brian Wilson was very much influenced by Phil Spector’s recording style. Yet so were the Beatles influenced by Spector. The Beatles wanted to work with Spector before first coming to the USA. Because of contracts they never got to work with Spector until the Beatles split up. The Let It Be album by the Beatles was done with Phil Spector. Paul McCartney re did the album, there are two Let It Be albums produced. One with and one without Spector’s production. Paul McCartney never continued with Phil Spector. The other 3 former Beatles did many recordings with Phil Spector, many individual albums with John, George and Ringo. Paul went on his own historic path. In 1950 Stan Ross and David Gold opened the Gold Star Recording studio. It wad 8 years later that Phil Spector recorded at the studio for the first time with high school friends who were known as The Teddy Bears, their hit made Phil Spector enough money from a 50.00 fifty dollar recording to re- invest into his own productions. In 1950 the building was a former dentist office that was made into a recording studio. Today on that property in Los Angeles is a strip mall that has a Dentist Office where the building was. Gold Star went out of business in the mid 1980’s and about a year later burned in a fire. Now it’s a strip mall. If you listen to the records from those days you can actually tell if it was recorded at Gold Star by the sound of the recording echo, along with bleeding sounds from various microphones with the musicians all in one room.

[@drifter402]

Wheres this clip from?

[@ATCguy83]

The wall of sound 2:08

[@tobydammit]

Wow, this Phil Spector guy sounds like a real cool dude. I can't believe Brian Wilson let him produce Pet Sounds. Hope Ol' Phil didn't have any skeletons in his closet...

[@LetTheRecordShowTV]

LOL. Noted in the description that Brian Wilson adopted Spector's technique on Pet Sounds...

[@michaelwoods9005]

Phil Spector didn't produce pet sounds lol

[@tobydammit]

@@michaelwoods9005 Are you sure? The video indicates otherwise

[@michaelwoods9005]

@@tobydammit yes. It was produced by Brian Wilson, who was a fan of Phil Spector and copied many of his techniques. Check Wikipedia.

[@tobydammit]

@@michaelwoods9005 Cool. Was hoping to get this needed info from the video - that doesn't mention Brian Wilson when discussing the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds but does go into a lot of detail about Phil Spector. Will make sure to check Wikipedia as a necessary supplement to any video moving forward. Thanks for the tip!

[@mabelnashgreenberg622]

Stop hating on Lil Kim!

[@shabangschmagoigal2091]

This video explains nothing about Phil Spector's recording method. The title is completely misleading. No details at all. He never once uses the word "reverb." There is only one question and response in which he gives his personal definition of the term "Wall of Sound." His definition is not useful from a practical standpoint. To him, it sounds like childhood and oversaturated photographs. I did not find this video helpful in any way, nor do I consider these opinions to be professional.

[@PolythenePam0451]

why would you like him to use the word reverb?