SOUND SCULPTOR: Pittsburgh native Jimmy Hoyson reflects on his Grammy-winning career
Those memorable first days on the job — we’ve all had them, for better or worse. Consider this one: You show up for your first day and find Talking Heads in Studio A, Pink Floyd in Studio B and Eric Clapton with Billy Preston in Studio C. (It’s the Pink Floyd without Roger Waters, but still ....) That was the scenario Jimmy Hoyson encountered when he went to work in 1986 at Village Recorders, a studio in a former Masonic Temple in West Los Angeles. With that level of star power in the building, he could barely even focus on the big, beautiful Neve audio consoles...
You Should Know: Jimmy Hoyson
When Jimmy Hoyson graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984, he moved to Los Angeles with no money, his guitar and the clothes on his back to pursue his dream of working in the music industry. For Hoyson, the gamble paid off: The record mixer, engineer and producer has six Grammy Awards to his name and has worked with artists including Iggy Pop and Lou Reed...