EP15 - Tim Palmer - "What you say when Bono calls"

Tim Palmer’s CV is beyond impressive - starting as an assisatant at Utopia studios in the 80s, he mixed worldwide smash I just died in your arms tonight by Cutting Crew - this led to further work with 80s new wave bands like Kajagogoo and The House Of Love - this brought him to the attention of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin who wanted a more contemporary sound for his 80s solo work. His work on Robert’s records brought him to the attention of David Bowie who also wanted a fresh pair of ears on the production desk for what would become the Tin Machine project. Moving into the 90s, Tim turned his attention from production to mixing, and his work on 'Ten', the debut album by an american rock band called Pearl Jam, catapulted him to the top of his profession. A fact that was confirmed when ten years later, as he was heavily involved in mixing the U2 album 'All That You Can’t Leave Behind'. Production credits including Goo Goo Dolls, Tears For Fears, Texas and even the Lord Of Darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne confirm Tim’s place in the pantheon of modern production and mixing greats. When we started the interview the most beautiful array of classic guitars were lined out on the wall behind him, so we started by getting the stories on some of those, before turning to the work with Plant, Bowie, Page, Osbourne, Bono, and countless others. For a link to Tim’s website click here For a link to Tim’s work click here The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews. Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he’s been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises. Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London. If you have any feedback or questions, please email us: [email protected] Follow The Process of Production on Instagram @processofproduction If you like the podcast, please consider giving us a review on your podcast provider of choice! Thank you

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Music producers Bob Matthews and Lawrence Diamond interview fellow audio professionals about their creative process.