Mar 1, 2018
Jack talks about how that experience inspired him to study the
art of recording. Jack was a member of the first graduating class
of the Institute of Audio Research landing him the position of
janitor at The Record Plant. Jack’s story of moving up through the
ranks of that legendary studio (and getting fired and rehired along
the way) is inspirational. Record Plant’s owner Roy Cicala gave
Jack an opportunity to hone his craft by giving him projects from
ads to jazz to full orchestras.
Jack went on to engineer and produce seminal records by artists
including Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Miles Davis, Lou Reed, The James
Gang, Alice Cooper and The New York Dolls. In 1980, Jack was
awarded the Grammy for Record of the Year for his production of
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy. Jack continues to work
today charting music for TV and film as well as teaching a class in
studio etiquette.