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Michael Wagener

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Michael Wagener (born 25 April 1949) is a German former[1] record producer, mixer and engineer from Hamburg, best known for his work with many popular American hard rock and heavy metal bands in the late 1980s. He is particularly renowned for his multi-amping and re-amping techniques.[2] Wagener's works have sold over 90 million albums worldwide.[3]

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History and career

Wagener was the original guitarist for the German band Accept. When he turned 18, he was drafted into the German army and was stationed 350 miles away from home. This made it difficult for him to practice with the rest of the band and hence he quit the band.[4] After completing his military service, Wagener began working as an audio engineer in Hamburg in 1972. Through a friendship with singer Don Dokken, Wagener moved to Los Angeles. In 1981 he produced the first Dokken album, and would go on to produce such seminal albums as Skid Row's self-titled debut, which sold five million copies in the US alone. Wagener also mixed Metallica's 1986 classic Master of Puppets. He also engineered the single version of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat", his only pop collaboration.[5]

Wagener has produced or mixed platinum selling albums by Mötley Crüe, W.A.S.P., Overkill, Accept, Great White, Stryper, Poison, Keel, Alice Cooper, Lordi, Extreme, Megadeth, Janet Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dokken, Metallica, White Lion and Skid Row.

Wagener believes that "psychology is a big part of getting great results out of musicians."[6] He also argues that the work of a real producer is sometimes undermined or ignored by some bands who feel they can produce their albums on their own once they work with a producer. Comments Wagener:

Some [bands] are very open minded and you can make suggestions about musical changes or ideas and they will pick it up and make it their own. Others don't want a lot of outside influences, because they are scared it would take away from their creativity or credit. In those cases, if you want to achieve a certain result, you have to plant a "creative seed" which, in a few days will turn into the result you are looking for, but it still seems like it was all the idea of the musician him/herself. The downside, of course is, that the musician looks at it as if he did ALL the work and the producer "didn't really do anything". The logical next step for those kind of musicians is to produce their next album themselves, their ego telling them they don't need a producer and, like in the above mentioned case, they might fall flat on their face, and come up with an album that doesn't sell anywhere near what the previous one did.[7]

Wagener announced his retirement on his 72nd birthday, on 25 April 2021.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Legendary Rock Producer MICHAEL WAGENER Announces His Retirement". Blabbermouth.net. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ Michael Wagener, interview in: Stefan Goldmann: "Presets - Digital Shortcuts to Sound", The Bookworm, London (UK), 2015, pp. 90-104. ISBN 978-1-874104-02-5
  3. ^ "Double Trouble Productions, Inc". Michaelwagener.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Metal Sludge - 20 Questions with Michael Wagener, 5/13/03 - The Power & Glory since 1998". Metalsludge.tv. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  5. ^ "MICHAEL WAGENER - The Metal Circus". The Metal Circus. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Gear Sluts - Michael Wagener".
  7. ^ "Gear Sluts - Michael Wagener". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

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