From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V5 #28 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Friday, February 18 2000 Volume 05 : Number 028 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Who is Umberto Gatica? ["Jeff Abrams" ] "Bring Me the Head of Umberto Gatica..." [Joel Cairo ] Re: Who is Umberto Gatica? Correction [Denis Naranjo Subject: Re: Who is Umberto Gatica? No no no! On the albums, silly! Only some of the drums in concert are machines (along with most of the synth textures and bass). - -- Jeff Abrams doctorpc@erols.com 1993 Brilliant Black MX-3 2.5 GSR A closed mouth gathers no feet. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Who is Umberto Gatica? > > What? You didn't realize that MSM used drum machines and synths almost > EXCLUSIVELY! > > -- Jeff Abrams > > > Jeff - you mean that live concert video of her is a fake?? GASP, I'm gonna > die........ > > Jim P. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:07:36 -0800 From: Joel Cairo Subject: "Bring Me the Head of Umberto Gatica..." ...sorry folks-- I've got nothing against the man, I just couldn't resist this joke... :^) (it's funnier if you're a movie fan...) - -Kevin soundman@inetarena.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 05:34:11 -0500 From: jp Subject: Re: Who is Umberto Gatica? At 01:51 AM 2/17/00 -0500, you wrote: > >No no no! On the albums, silly! >Only some of the drums in concert are machines (along with most of the synth >textures and bass). > >-- Jeff Abrams > doctorpc@erols.com > 1993 Brilliant Black MX-3 2.5 GSR > Doesn't she say in The Sweetest Illusions interview that one thing she liked about TSI is that the could finally afford to use a live drummer? un abrazo, juan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 07:13:26 -0800 From: Denis Naranjo Subject: Re: Who is Umberto Gatica? Correction By the way, his name is Humberto (not Umberto) Gatica! In music industry recording/engineering circles, he's an icon. Denis OTM "tom, kelly & jordan" wrote: > > Howdy, > I just read an article in the January 2000 issue of "EQ" magazine, not GQ, > EQ. A very interesting article about a gentleman named Umberto Gatica. He > is a record producer and has worked his ass off for a long time. He > engineered "We are the world" and specializes in vocalist recordings. He > has worked with Barbra S., Gloria E.,Tina, Marlilyn McCoo, Bette, Taylor > D., R Kelly, Cher,Ricky M., Chicago, Kenny G., Jonny Mathis, Coolio and > tons more. Now his big act is Celine.He has a very special Telefunken 251 > microphone and a custom preamplifier that he swears by. This guy makes a > lot of money, but is said to be warm and gracious. > So what, did he ever work with Basia? The answer is yes. A fairly hard to > find remix he did of Basia's remake of "Until you come back to me" ESK > 73485. If I recall, some other pop artist girl remade that same song the > same year and smoked Basia off the charts. So perhaps Sony paid some big > bucks to have this guy come in and remix it to HIT STATUS, but it did not > work. > Comments? > Tom ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V5 #28 **************************