As a "schlepper" to recording engineer Phil Ramone at New York City's A&R Studios, Glenn Berger was witness to music history on an almost daily and nightly basis as pop and rock icons performed their hit-making magic, bared their souls, and threw epic tantrums. In this memoir, full of anecdotal observations of legendary musicians-including Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and Mick Jagger-Berger recounts how he quickly learned the ropes to move up from schlepperhood to assistant to the tyrannical Ramone, and eventually, to become a recording engineer superstar himself.
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"With humor and self-deprecation, Berger shares a glimpse of life behind the scenes with artists including the New York Dolls, and Solomon Burke."
— Publishers Weekly
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Glenn Berger, PhD was for many years in the 1970s and 80s a recording assistant and later engineer/producer for the recording studio A&R Studios. After 20 years in the music business, Glenn became a psychotherapist. Excerpts from his memoir have been published in Esquire, Rolling Stone, and SOS Magazine. He lives in New York City.
Stephen R. Thorne, winner of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for narration, is a professional actor and member of the resident acting company at Providence’s esteemed Trinity Repertory Company, where he has played Hamlet, Henry V, and Tom Joad.