Exclusive Interview: Dr. Freeze to the book: "Meet Michael was like meeting with Captain Kirk!"
Here is the result of the exclusive interview of Elliott Straits best known under the name of Dr. Freeze, producer of "Break Of Dawn" (Invincible), "A Place With No Name" 또는 "Blue Gangsta".
Dr. Freeze has worked in the studio with Michael Jackson and book in an exclusive interview very interesting news just for you. And enter 더 많이 deeply into the secret recordings of the King of Pop when he discovered this three-part interview. Third party today titled: Dr. Freeze to the book: "Meet Michael was like meeting with Captain Kirk!"
Quagmire: Have 당신 talked with John McClain of songs that 당신 recorded with Michael and what he intended to do?
Dr. Freeze: No. It's hard to go directly into contact with John McClain, he is very busy. The subject has not yet been addressed.
Q: How do 당신 know if "A Place With No Name" and "Blue Gangsta" will be on the 다음 album?
F: That I know. It's confirmed.
Q: Great, we look 앞으로 to that! Do 당신 intend to 편집 the song "Blue Gangsta", the refresh?
F: Actually, it already has for "Blue Gangsta". I have "refreshed", the song is completed, ready to go. It will be completely different from the version leaked on the net. It is perfectly calibrated to enter a nightclub. It sounds very European in style productions of Kraftwerk.
Q: Will 당신 keep the base of the song? [Quagmire he sings an excerpt]
F: Absolutely, everything is the same, but it sounds 더 많이 modern.
Q: You've accelerated the pace?
F: No, no. Everything is exactly the same.
Q: [confused] Okay. So to summarize, you've just added a few extra sounds and made some alterations to the "cool"?
F: Exactly. To make an analogy, it's like if 당신 had shot a movie and then 당신 take it out in 3D.
Q: Do 당신 Shoot your recording sessions?
F: No, no cameras were allowed. 당신 know, he disliked being photographed and being filmed in the studio. Therefore, it was forbidden.
Q: Earlier in the interview, 당신 said he was programming beats and played the keyboard in front of you. 당신 can tell us more?
F: Sometimes, it naturally created songs, and when he did hear me, I was stunned. Essentially, it was just ideas thrown here and there, depending on the emotion in which he stood. It was in the creative process and he loved it. From dusk till dawn, he created sounds, melodies, harmonies. It was quite an experience to live for me. I learned a lot from him.
Q: In what studios save 당신 this time?
F: We recorded in several studios. Sometimes in New York, sometimes in California. We spent much time at the ranch. In fact, the choice depended mainly on the studio where it was geographically. We went through the Hit Factory in New York, and memory "Record One" in Los Angeles. We also used the studio of John McClain and was recorded at Neverland.
Q: Are there any catches recorded at Neverland, which were used in the final mix of a song?
F: For my records, all from major studios. But he has recorded songs with other producers to Neverland. Unfortunately, I can not tell 당신 exactly what songs. Ah yes, I remember a song that is present on his latest album. It's called "Hollywood" I believe, and I remember he had worked on at Neverland.
Q: So he worked on other projects when 당신 were there?
F: Yes, he was working on other songs. He sometimes asked me my opinion. Sometimes I work so sometimes a bit with him. But hey, I was not alone. There were some other producers who were with him as well.
Q: When 당신 have finished the sessions with him, did 당신 know that were finished 또는 did 당신 expect that he'll get back to work on other songs?
F: Since we started recording together, I knew that I would dedicate myself totally. I only wanted to work with anyone other than Michael. I had promised never to work with anyone else. It was a full time job: I worked with him for years. I was in the studio with him shortly before his death.
Q: 당신 were in the studio with him just before his death?
F: Actually, we talked a lot and we were about to enter the studio. To be precise, I remember going to see him at his residence in Vegas, and there was a studio there. It was just before he leaves.
Q: 당신 recorded something?
F: No, nothing was recorded, we just brainstormed. We were about to start recording sessions: one was ready and we prepared the equipment for the studio. I offered a few new songs I had written especially for him. He loved them very much, he wanted to save them, but he died.
Q: 당신 had he talked about his upcoming album? 당신 had said when he wanted it out?
F: No, we never discussed this issue.
Q: Back to "Blue Gangsta", did 당신 get the idea of the accordion and whistles at the Ennio Morricone?
F: Yes. I had the idea of ringing, it comes from the movie "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" [he whistles the melody the phone]. As I said, I wanted to make a new "Smooth Criminal". It was our objective: "the new Smooth Criminal."
Q: Do 당신 remember your impression when 당신 first met? Was it as 당신 imagined? Were 당신 surprised 또는 disappointed 의해 the character?
F: I knew that Michael was the most humble people 당신 could meet. He was my best friend, the most beautiful meeting of my life. It's like a meeting with Captain Kirk frankly, who does not meet Captain Kirk? This fictional character was cool, friendly and it was a nice guy. And although Michael was a bit like that. As 당신 can imagine, I am a true 팬 of 별, 스타 Trek, and that's why I speak of Captain Kirk ... Meet Michael, was a bit like if I met Captain Kirk, it was just unbelievable. Today, there are 더 많이 stars with the same aura. I was really amazed when I met him and my parents are very proud of me: not only have I managed to work with the King of Pop, but it was not limited to a mere professional relationship. I became his friend, his best friend. I 사랑 him to death, even today. We were like brothers, very close, so yeah, to summarize, my meeting with Michael, it was as if I had become friendly with Captain Kirk!
Q: Michael is universally recognized as the greatest artists. 당신 met him and 당신 became one of his friends. Do 당신 have any anecdotes about him we would not know?
F: It was incredible, a genius. She was an angel, is also why his name was Michael. Yeah, it was truly an angel.
Q: Did he have specific hardware demands for records, such as microphones 또는 instruments accurate? Were there any special requirements?
F: No, he did not care as it sounded good. He could sing something in his notebook and save it like that, it did not bother him as it was a good melody 또는 a tube power.
Q: Do 당신 remember the microphone used for "Break Of Dawn"?
F: No. We were in so many studios ... It's a 질문 당신 should ask for sound engineers: they each had their own equipment and I do not remember exactly what they had.
Q: What engineers have participated in your recording sessions?
F: From memory, there was Prince Michael, Brad and Mike Dean Buxer. There was also Bruce Swedien, of course. I have not worked directly with him but I know him very well, it's very cool. Another genius.
Q: Has he completed some of your songs, 또는 당신 finalize everything alone, mix included?
F: There are engineers who have reworked some songs. I do not know who made the final mixes. I would have asked John McClain ... I do not know who worked on these songs with Michael, I was not physically present.
Q: What is the thing 당신 most impressed with Michael, artistically speaking?
F: Michael loved his fans, he loved his 음악 and he loved making 음악 for his fans. He liked to give 사랑 and joy to people. It was his mission. He was very dedicated and loyal. It was something he wanted to do, 또는 that he had to do. He loved people from the depths of his soul. And when he made this music, he did for us.
Q: What is your 가장 좋아하는 album 의해 Michael?
F: I 사랑 them all. With Michael Jackson, it is impossible to have a 가장 좋아하는 song 또는 album. However, when I was a kid, my 가장 좋아하는 song was "Rock With You". I found it really amazing ... Yeah, it was definitely one of my favorites.
Q: Do 당신 remember your last discussion with Michael?
F: We were just about to record the new album and when he heard my songs, he told me to send them out as quickly as possible abroad. He liked my new productions. This was our last discussion. He said "I 사랑 you" and voila, it was over.
Q: What did 당신 mean 의해 "abroad" just now?
F: The 음악 I'm currently out abroad. I'm Michael's instructions to the letter. He told me to take this album I realized right now and selling it abroad, and that's what I do. 당신 know, he really knew something about business, so I follow his advice. So, here is an info that I reveal exclusive: my album coming soon!
Q: When will he?
F: We consider the single release in spring 2011. It's called "We Are The Robots".
Q: That's great! Thank 당신 for your generosity and for as long as 당신 have given us. All our good wishes for your future projects.
F: Thank you.
Here is the result of the exclusive interview of Elliott Straits best known under the name of Dr. Freeze, producer of "Break Of Dawn" (Invincible), "A Place With No Name" 또는 "Blue Gangsta".
Dr. Freeze has worked in the studio with Michael Jackson and book in an exclusive interview very interesting news just for you. And enter 더 많이 deeply into the secret recordings of the King of Pop when he discovered this three-part interview. Third party today titled: Dr. Freeze to the book: "Meet Michael was like meeting with Captain Kirk!"
Quagmire: Have 당신 talked with John McClain of songs that 당신 recorded with Michael and what he intended to do?
Dr. Freeze: No. It's hard to go directly into contact with John McClain, he is very busy. The subject has not yet been addressed.
Q: How do 당신 know if "A Place With No Name" and "Blue Gangsta" will be on the 다음 album?
F: That I know. It's confirmed.
Q: Great, we look 앞으로 to that! Do 당신 intend to 편집 the song "Blue Gangsta", the refresh?
F: Actually, it already has for "Blue Gangsta". I have "refreshed", the song is completed, ready to go. It will be completely different from the version leaked on the net. It is perfectly calibrated to enter a nightclub. It sounds very European in style productions of Kraftwerk.
Q: Will 당신 keep the base of the song? [Quagmire he sings an excerpt]
F: Absolutely, everything is the same, but it sounds 더 많이 modern.
Q: You've accelerated the pace?
F: No, no. Everything is exactly the same.
Q: [confused] Okay. So to summarize, you've just added a few extra sounds and made some alterations to the "cool"?
F: Exactly. To make an analogy, it's like if 당신 had shot a movie and then 당신 take it out in 3D.
Q: Do 당신 Shoot your recording sessions?
F: No, no cameras were allowed. 당신 know, he disliked being photographed and being filmed in the studio. Therefore, it was forbidden.
Q: Earlier in the interview, 당신 said he was programming beats and played the keyboard in front of you. 당신 can tell us more?
F: Sometimes, it naturally created songs, and when he did hear me, I was stunned. Essentially, it was just ideas thrown here and there, depending on the emotion in which he stood. It was in the creative process and he loved it. From dusk till dawn, he created sounds, melodies, harmonies. It was quite an experience to live for me. I learned a lot from him.
Q: In what studios save 당신 this time?
F: We recorded in several studios. Sometimes in New York, sometimes in California. We spent much time at the ranch. In fact, the choice depended mainly on the studio where it was geographically. We went through the Hit Factory in New York, and memory "Record One" in Los Angeles. We also used the studio of John McClain and was recorded at Neverland.
Q: Are there any catches recorded at Neverland, which were used in the final mix of a song?
F: For my records, all from major studios. But he has recorded songs with other producers to Neverland. Unfortunately, I can not tell 당신 exactly what songs. Ah yes, I remember a song that is present on his latest album. It's called "Hollywood" I believe, and I remember he had worked on at Neverland.
Q: So he worked on other projects when 당신 were there?
F: Yes, he was working on other songs. He sometimes asked me my opinion. Sometimes I work so sometimes a bit with him. But hey, I was not alone. There were some other producers who were with him as well.
Q: When 당신 have finished the sessions with him, did 당신 know that were finished 또는 did 당신 expect that he'll get back to work on other songs?
F: Since we started recording together, I knew that I would dedicate myself totally. I only wanted to work with anyone other than Michael. I had promised never to work with anyone else. It was a full time job: I worked with him for years. I was in the studio with him shortly before his death.
Q: 당신 were in the studio with him just before his death?
F: Actually, we talked a lot and we were about to enter the studio. To be precise, I remember going to see him at his residence in Vegas, and there was a studio there. It was just before he leaves.
Q: 당신 recorded something?
F: No, nothing was recorded, we just brainstormed. We were about to start recording sessions: one was ready and we prepared the equipment for the studio. I offered a few new songs I had written especially for him. He loved them very much, he wanted to save them, but he died.
Q: 당신 had he talked about his upcoming album? 당신 had said when he wanted it out?
F: No, we never discussed this issue.
Q: Back to "Blue Gangsta", did 당신 get the idea of the accordion and whistles at the Ennio Morricone?
F: Yes. I had the idea of ringing, it comes from the movie "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" [he whistles the melody the phone]. As I said, I wanted to make a new "Smooth Criminal". It was our objective: "the new Smooth Criminal."
Q: Do 당신 remember your impression when 당신 first met? Was it as 당신 imagined? Were 당신 surprised 또는 disappointed 의해 the character?
F: I knew that Michael was the most humble people 당신 could meet. He was my best friend, the most beautiful meeting of my life. It's like a meeting with Captain Kirk frankly, who does not meet Captain Kirk? This fictional character was cool, friendly and it was a nice guy. And although Michael was a bit like that. As 당신 can imagine, I am a true 팬 of 별, 스타 Trek, and that's why I speak of Captain Kirk ... Meet Michael, was a bit like if I met Captain Kirk, it was just unbelievable. Today, there are 더 많이 stars with the same aura. I was really amazed when I met him and my parents are very proud of me: not only have I managed to work with the King of Pop, but it was not limited to a mere professional relationship. I became his friend, his best friend. I 사랑 him to death, even today. We were like brothers, very close, so yeah, to summarize, my meeting with Michael, it was as if I had become friendly with Captain Kirk!
Q: Michael is universally recognized as the greatest artists. 당신 met him and 당신 became one of his friends. Do 당신 have any anecdotes about him we would not know?
F: It was incredible, a genius. She was an angel, is also why his name was Michael. Yeah, it was truly an angel.
Q: Did he have specific hardware demands for records, such as microphones 또는 instruments accurate? Were there any special requirements?
F: No, he did not care as it sounded good. He could sing something in his notebook and save it like that, it did not bother him as it was a good melody 또는 a tube power.
Q: Do 당신 remember the microphone used for "Break Of Dawn"?
F: No. We were in so many studios ... It's a 질문 당신 should ask for sound engineers: they each had their own equipment and I do not remember exactly what they had.
Q: What engineers have participated in your recording sessions?
F: From memory, there was Prince Michael, Brad and Mike Dean Buxer. There was also Bruce Swedien, of course. I have not worked directly with him but I know him very well, it's very cool. Another genius.
Q: Has he completed some of your songs, 또는 당신 finalize everything alone, mix included?
F: There are engineers who have reworked some songs. I do not know who made the final mixes. I would have asked John McClain ... I do not know who worked on these songs with Michael, I was not physically present.
Q: What is the thing 당신 most impressed with Michael, artistically speaking?
F: Michael loved his fans, he loved his 음악 and he loved making 음악 for his fans. He liked to give 사랑 and joy to people. It was his mission. He was very dedicated and loyal. It was something he wanted to do, 또는 that he had to do. He loved people from the depths of his soul. And when he made this music, he did for us.
Q: What is your 가장 좋아하는 album 의해 Michael?
F: I 사랑 them all. With Michael Jackson, it is impossible to have a 가장 좋아하는 song 또는 album. However, when I was a kid, my 가장 좋아하는 song was "Rock With You". I found it really amazing ... Yeah, it was definitely one of my favorites.
Q: Do 당신 remember your last discussion with Michael?
F: We were just about to record the new album and when he heard my songs, he told me to send them out as quickly as possible abroad. He liked my new productions. This was our last discussion. He said "I 사랑 you" and voila, it was over.
Q: What did 당신 mean 의해 "abroad" just now?
F: The 음악 I'm currently out abroad. I'm Michael's instructions to the letter. He told me to take this album I realized right now and selling it abroad, and that's what I do. 당신 know, he really knew something about business, so I follow his advice. So, here is an info that I reveal exclusive: my album coming soon!
Q: When will he?
F: We consider the single release in spring 2011. It's called "We Are The Robots".
Q: That's great! Thank 당신 for your generosity and for as long as 당신 have given us. All our good wishes for your future projects.
F: Thank you.
