Tom Dowd: Grammy Award Winner & Legendary Music Producer

[@wayneellsworth9069]

Tom was my best friend of my whole life ,Being as close as we are stands out in my life ,He was the most talented,humbled,loved person I ever met .he helped so many musicians become both better artists and better people ,Luckily all the people who knew him as well as I did will always share his love of all kinds of music and people He is one the most instrumental people in the musical industry of all time .

[@RSethTV]

The greatest experience in my life was to assist him on a Greg Allman project

[@djoHn548]

Wow that would be amazing! I am 24, and have been recording and learning since I was 14 and to be in the same room as Tom, Rick Rubin or other legends would be a mind numbing dream.

[@promoted738]

I think Tom is speaking of the nature of tubes to decay and wear out over time and the direct correlation to the sound generated. In a way he's paying a backhanded compliment to the tube. I LOVE tube gear and use it all the time - as Tom said - when all the planets line up you get experiences from tubes you cannot get any other way - you just can't count on it. And build quality and design is everything no matter which way you go.

[@deanadiedrich9304]

Wow, Tom Dowd worked on one of my favorite songs Natural Women by Aretha Franklin 1968 !!!!

[@videoizer]

That console behind him is totally sweet...

[@Doones51]

Despite being an obviously brilliant man from all his exploits and life adventures, his unbridled enthusiasm stands out for me.

[@tupatutupatu]

thank you for this !!

Thanks for the upload

[@ypolchenko-freejazz-guitar]

Wonderful thoughts on music production. Keep them in your notebook, reread.

[@MsRiccig]

genious

[@BandiniBastard]

so good

[@nikshmenga]

0:26 is that Jimi Hendrix backing up Wilson Pickett?

[@keyboard_customs]

Correct you are!

[@theonemodifier]

Good eye! Yes!!!

[@billyboy1093]

Yes, a rare photo indeed, with a right handed Fender Jazzmaster upside down of course!

[@carlozippi2569]

Genius!

[@lukaszurb3452]

Ciao,produci?

[@mjsmcd]

Musi of his youth was big band I wonder what he really thought of rock when he first worked on it

[@eyeheartchrist]

Huh? As a friend of a guy who builds tube-powered equipment, guitar amps, and preamplifiers, he has stated his opinion to me that tube-powered equipment lasts much longer than digital and solid-state equipment...if taken care of as any component needs periodic maintenance no matter how it's made. Maybe it's how equipment was manufactured back then, but it makes more sense that tube-powered equip will last compared to the rest, but then again, companies want to make more money by cheap designs.

[@shaft9000]

The tubes themselves don't last as long as solid-state(SS) , and eventually each one had to be replaced just as a light bulb might. Average life for a higher-voltage triode or pentode tube @40 hrs/week useage might be 3-5 years, whereas ss components tend to last at least 15-20 years before a capacitor fails. The tube-powered _equipment_ itself is generally built sturdier and heavier than SS gear because the tubes run on far higher voltage levels, requiring a heavy AC-to-DC transformer. Tubes are fragile glass, needing a strong enclosure to protect from breakage. It is usually easier to repair a tube device because it is a simpler circuit, out of necessity. The more tubes in a circuit, the worse it's reliability becomes. The main reason for inventing SS transistors to begin with was to build more complex (and compact) circuits and computers - without costing a(nother) fortune in power bills and constant maintenance.

[@jeremyryannoel]

@@shaft9000 My outlook has changed since 10 years ago, but thanks for the reply :-)

[@transientdeath9653]

🤣

[@jeremyryannoel]

@@transientdeath9653My views have changed since 13 years ago, but you didn’t notice the comment’s date ha

[@theonemodifier]

Analog sounds better, FACT

[@madelefant05]

Toys R Us? lol.

[@lukaszurb3452]

A bit hassole but cute