Daniel Abraham

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

1982

Label:

Avrep

Studio Aquarium. Known for his scores for various Emmanuelle movies and the Story of O.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

1981

Label:

Timeless

Studio Davout. A young Wynton Marsalis snapped at me for daring to ask if it was possible to move Mr. Blakey's high-hat a bit in order to get a better position for a microphone. (I was indeed clueless.)

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

1980

Label:

Carrere

Damiens.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

OST/LP

1981

Label:

Backstreet Records

Studio Davout.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

Single

1980

Label:

ZE

Formerly known as Marie et les Garcons. By now Marie was gone and the original punk edge and distortion had been replaced by a pop/disco sound, but I was still a fan.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

Recorded November 4, 1981

Label:

Polygram Jazz France

Studio Davout.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

1980

Label:

EMI Harvest

Studio Aquarium, guitar overdub sessions with Dave Gilmour, who was the producer. Gilmour was the first star I'd ever worked with, and turned out to be both an extremely gracious gentleman and down-to-earth guy, aside from a very impressive musician. I was in charge of punch-ins, which was something I had never done before. Aside from the pressure of working with Pink Floyd's guitar player, I had to figure out how to punch in and out in solos with long sustainy notes, without any gaps in the sound. We were using an MCI analog machine, so you had to anticipate when to punch out because of the distance between the erase and the record heads. Needless to say, it was a disaster and I kept messing up. Gilmour never complained or asked for another assistant, he played over and over again until I managed to get it right.
A few years later, I met him again at Air Studios in London while working with Duran Duran. I wanted to apologize for my klutziness then but he pretended not to remember.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

Single

1979

Label:

Arabella

Studio Damiens. My very first session - I was the assistant's assistant!

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

1979

Label:

Garance/RCA(France)

Bristish Reggae band with seven young kids, including four siblings (I think).

Role:

Assistant

Format:

LP

1985

Label:

CBS

Vocal overdub sessions in the marble room in Studio Davout. There was an oxygen tank in the recording room, next to the microphone.

Role:

Assistant/Additional Engineering

Format:

LP

1981

Label:

RCA

Studio Davout.

Role:

Assistant (mixing sessions)

Format:

Single

1981

Label:

Carrere

Studio Davout. Mixes pour Carrere.

Role:

Assistant

Format:

Single, 12"

1979

Label:

Sonopresse

Studio Aquarium. Their first single, when they were five. I was a big fan of the band and was incredibly excited to have the opportunity to be on the session.