205 - Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music in Dolby Atmos - Reimagining the Classics

Dolby Creator Talks

Bob Clearmountain and Rhett Davies, legends in the world of music recording, production, and engineering, join guest host Ben Givarz to delve into the process of transforming Roxy Music's iconic album "Avalon" and Bryan Ferry's platinum record "Boys and Girls" into Dolby Atmos®.

They dive deep into the background of the recording and engineering processes they used on these and other legendary Roxy Music records in the 70s and 80s, as well as how they used the original multi-tracks to go from 5.1 mixes in the early 2000s, onto these incredible new Dolby Atmos mixes.

This interview is part of our new series, "Reimagining the Classics."

“It was a lot more complicated than what either of us had remembered from the original mixes. But still, it's always an adventure and I love a challenge. Especially when the music is great. This music, I still listen to it all the time. It's such a pleasure to listen to and to work with. I mean, we were in heaven.”

—Bob Clearmountain, Record Producer and Mix Engineer

You can listen to these and many other classic and contemporary albums in Dolby Atmos, on enabled streaming services.

Interested in creating content in Dolby Atmos? Check out our free resources to give you a jump start!

Dolby Atmos Music Accelerator: https://www.dolby.com/institute/music-accelerator/

Dolby Atmos Essentials Course: https://learning.dolby.com/

Dolby Atmos Music Support: https://professional.dolby.com/music/Professional-resources/

You can learn more about Bob Clearmountain and his incredible mix studio here.

And be on the lookout for his next collaboration with Bryan Ferry, the recently announced:

Bryan Ferry "Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023."

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