Bruce Botnick
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Bruce Botnick | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 80–81) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupations | Audio engineer, record producer |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Notable work | L.A. Woman, Eddie Money, Life for the Taking, Street Talk, Let It Bleed, Pet Sounds |
Bruce Botnick (born 1945) is an American audio engineer and record producer. He is best known for co-producing L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the Doors, after producer Paul A. Rothchild quit during its production. Botnick is also known for producing for Eddie Money and his platinum albums Eddie Money and Life for the Taking as well as Steve Perry's platinum album Street Talk.[1] Botnick also engineered for the Beach Boys and their eleventh studio album Pet Sounds as well as producing and engineering for acts such as Love, Buffalo Springfield, Dave Mason, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Rolling Stones as well as film composer Jerry Goldsmith.[1]
Botnick engineered Love's first two albums, and co-produced their third album, Forever Changes, with the band's singer-songwriter, Arthur Lee.[2] He also is listed as the one of two recording engineers on the 1965 Curtis Amy LP The Sounds of Broadway - The Sounds of Hollywood - said to have been released in 1965,[3] although it also has been said to have been released earlier. The LP back cover liner notes, written by Curtis Amy, formally thank Bruce Botnick for his work on the recordings.
The Doors
Botnick audio engineered the Doors' studio recordings starting with their first album in 1966.
In November 1970 he took over production of The Doors' L.A. Woman album, their last with lead singer Jim Morrison, after the band's long-serving producer Paul A. Rothchild clashed with the band over the album's direction.[4] According to Robby Krieger, it was Botnick's idea to record the album at the Doors rehearsal space where they were more comfortable and used to the sound, rather than at a more costly recording studio.[5]
