Best Of... Producers

Best Of... Producers

Author: Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt June 30, 2024 Duration: 1:04:55

Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue their UK tour this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – but found time to spend even more time together to record a special episode where they chat about working with some of the best producers in the industry. It’s a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes recording process for bands like Pink Floyd and Spandau Ballet and the most amazing story about Michael Jackson that you have to hear to believe!

Plus, we dive into the Rockonteurs archive to listen to some of those producers whose names are as big as the artists they work with. We hear from Steve Lillywhite, Bob Ezrin, Hugh Padgham and Trevor Horn in a ‘Best of the Producers’ episode.

 

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For anyone who’s ever wondered what really went on after the arena lights went down or before the tape started rolling, there’s Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt. This isn't a history lesson; it's a backstage pass handed to you by two blokes who were actually there. Gary, of Spandau Ballet fame, isn't just the voice behind 'True'-he lived the whirlwind of writing and performing those anthems. Guy Pratt’s bass lines have underpinned tracks for icons from Pink Floyd to Madonna, giving him a unique view from the studio floor and the tour bus. Together, they host conversations that feel more like a late-night chat in a lock-up than a formal interview. The podcast thrives on the specifics: the forgotten detail that changed a song, the chaotic tour moment that never made the biography, the unvarnished truth about collaboration and conflict in making classic rock. Each episode pulls back the curtain with artists, producers, and insiders who crafted the soundtrack to an era, sharing stories that are sometimes hilarious, often surprising, and always genuine. It’s for those who love the music but crave the real, unfiltered narrative behind it. Listening feels like you’ve pulled up a chair in a pub corner with the only people who can tell these tales, because they were in the room when it happened.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt
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Duration: 1:10:31
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Duration: 54:40
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Duration: 1:01:55
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Best Of... Drummers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:24
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Best Of... Icons of the 80s 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:07
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Duration: 1:06:06
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S7E9: Guy Garvey [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:35
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S7E8: Alan Edwards [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:44
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