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Jake Brown

Jake Brown

  • The recording studio has long been referred to as “the lab” in record-producer slang, and the Scientists of Sound for the first time takes rock and roll fans of every genre and generation on a first-of-its-kind behind-the-scenes tour of the record-making process, from analog to the digital era. Many of the most famous hits of all time are chronicled here, including “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones, every Eagles hit from “Hotel California” through “Life in the Fastlane,” Joe Walsh’s “Life’s Been Good to Me So Far,” “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” by Rick Derringer, “Black Dog” and “Rock & Roll” by Led Zeppelin, “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John, “Starman,” “Ziggy Stardust,” and “Changes” by David Bowie, “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” and “Crazy on You” by Heart, Tom Waits’ entire 70s catalog from “Heart of Saturday Night” through “Heart Attack and Vine,” Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic LP, and other 70s greatest hits, Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland LP, and on and on through hundreds more of rock and roll’s most timeless hits!

    Giving fans a front-row studio seat as they recount the stories behind the creation of these hits are fifty of the most legendary record producers of all time, including Bob Ezrin, Bones Howe, Jack Douglas, Chris Kimsey, Andy Johns, Bill Szymczyk, Eddie Kramer, Mike Flicker, Ken Scott, and Nigel Grey.

  • When Rolling Stone Magazine publishes its List of the Greatest Drummers of All Time, and a book’s entire Table of Contents is included, you know you’re onto something truly great. “BEYOND THE BEATS: Rock & Roll’s Greatest Drummers Speak!” hits with the loudest bang as the FIRST definitive book of its kind. A book BY drummers FOR drummers, featuring exclusive, chapter-length interviews with Rock & Metal’s most popular players of the past 40 years, this Rock & Roll Royalty includes TOMMY LEE of MOTLEY CRUE, LARS ULRICH of METALLICA, JOEY KRAMER of AEROSMITH, JIMMY CHAMBERLIN of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, TICO TORRES of BON JOVI, CHAD SMITH of THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, TAYLOR HAWKINS of THE FOO FIGHTERS, STEPHEN PERKINS of JANE’S ADDICTION, DOUG ‘COSMO’ CLIFFORD of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, STEVE SMITH of JOURNEY, KENNY ARONOFF of JOHN MELLENCAMP/JOHN FOGERTY, and MATT SORUM of GUNS N ROSES/VELVET REVOLVER.

    For rock and metal drummers of any generation, this is their holy grail, featuring the stories behind literally hundreds of their favorite beats, from popular Classic Rock Radio hits like “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith, “Down on the Corner” by Creedence Clearwater Revival,” and “Living on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi to “Hurts So Good” by John Mellencamp and “Don’t Stop Believin’" by Journey, and for the heavier metal fans, everything from Metallica’s Greatest Hits, from “Master of Puppets” to “One” and “Enter Sandman,” Motley Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart” or Guns N Roses’ “You Could Be Mine,” or “Give it Away” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Three Days” by Jane’s Addiction, “Times Like These” by the Foo Fighters or “Today,” “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” or “I am One” by Smashing Pumpkins and hundreds of other hits across every generation and sub-genre of Rock & Roll were created from behind the kit.

  • HIP HOP was born in the 1980s, exploded into the music mainstream in the 1990s, and by the Millennium, had become the biggest-selling genre in the record business. DOCTORS OF RHYTHM: Hip Hop’s Greatest Producers Speak! begins with rap’s biggest early hits that helped prove Rap was here to stay were classics like Tone Loc’s “Wild Thing,” Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show,” Young M.C.’s “Bust a Move,” Kool Moe Dee’s “Go See the Doctor” and “How Ya Like Me Now?!”, Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Posse on Broadway,” Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid in Full,” “Eric B. is President,” “Microphone Fiend,” “I Know You Got Soul,” “Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em,” “What’s On Your Mind,” and “Don’t Sweat the Technique,” Ice T’s “6 N the Mornin’,” “Colors,” and “Lethal Weapon,” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative.”

    Traveling every generation of Hip Hop, including the ’90s where the genre blew up into a mainstream commercial competitor on the success of radio smashes including the Fugees’ “Ready or Not” and “Killing Me Softly,” Mix-A-Lot’s signature #1 “Baby Got Back,” the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” “Intergalactic Planetary,” and “So Whatchya Want?” Tupac’s #1s “How Do You Want It?” “Smile” and “Hit ‘Em Up,” the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Party and Bullshit,” “Gimmie the Loot,” “Goin’ Back to Cali,” and “I Love the Dough,” Pras and O.D.B.’s “Ghetto Supastar,” Scarface’s “Never Seen a Man Cry” and “Now I Feel Ya,” Blackstreet’s “No Diggity,” Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time,” U.G.K.’s “Ridin’ Dirty,” The Geto Boys’ “Still” from the Office Space film soundtrack, and Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up,” among countless more; fans of any era can stream along online while reading about the very songs they’re listening to!

    Millennials are taken inside the studio with their favorite ’00s Hip Hop stars for the stories behind the making of Eminem’s “Not Afraid,” “Lose Yourself,” “Without Me,” “The Monster,” “Cleaning Out My Closet,” Lil Wayne’s “Go D.J.,” “A Mili,” and “6 Ft, 7 Ft”, Drake’s “Forever,” “0 to 100,” “Controlla,” “Best I Ever Had,” “Over,” “Headlines,” “Energy,” “Summer Sixteen,” and “Miss Me,” Rihanna’s “Work,” Kanye West’s “Stronger” and “Real Friends,” Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” and “Did It On Em,” Young Jeezy’s “Standing Ovation” and “Put On for my City,” “T.I.’s “What’s Up, What’s Haapnin’,” and “Big Shit Poppin’ (Do It),” Gucci Mane’s “Lemonade,” Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie,” Ludacris’s “What’s Your Fantasy,” Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” and “Pusha Love Girl,” and Jay Z’s “Holy Grail” among many more!

    Along with discussing the stories behind the in-the-studio creation of their greatest hits, these producers—featuring Wyclef Jean, Boi-1da, Pete Rock, Mike Dean, Mannie Fresh, Easy Mo Bee, Eric B., Mario C., Jeff Bass, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Afrika Islam, Drumma Boy, J-ROC, Teddy Riley, N.O. Joe, Jon Conner, Frequency, Aaron Harmon, Bangladesh, and Jeff Bass—each interviewed in their own individual chapters also recount their personal stories, including how they discovered production, got their foot in the door, highlight collaborations in the studio with specific artists, and advice for younger generations of aspiring producers who grew up on their hits as they hone their own craft.