In the Studio: Laurie Anderson

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

American artist Laurie Anderson is putting the finishing touches to her new album Amelia at Miraval Studios in southern France. This is Laurie's first record in six years, and she tells the story of renowned female aviator Amelia Earhart’s tragic last flight in 1937. Earhart’s plane disappeared without trace over the Pacific as she attempted to circumnavigate the globe. The fate of Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan became one of the most enduring mysteries of the last century. This 22-track album has been almost 25 years in the making, and Laurie has come to Miraval Studios in southern France to work with Emmy-winning sound engineer Damien Quintard. We go behind the scenes as they collaborate on a complex mix, which includes the Filharmonie Brno orchestra, a string trio and other solo musicians.

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0:00.0	So let's go.
0:02.0	This is the documentary in the studio.
0:07.0	With me, Lori Anderson Anderson from the BBC World Service.
0:17.0	And we're in the South of France at Mira Vall Studios mixing my latest record, Amelia.
0:25.0	I think it's great that we had the full strings a bit more on the surround stems.
0:31.0	Strong, orchestral, you know, coherent feeling there.
0:35.0	So I think this is like...
0:37.0	I'm still there.
0:41.0	Feel the wind blow. I'm Damien Quintard, I'm the co-founder of Maravah Studios, and on this record I'm Lori's mixing and on this record I'm Lori's mixing and mastering engineer and also a recording engineer.
0:57.0	Amelia was such an incredible person, a pioneer.
1:02.0	She was a pioneer.
1:03.0	She was a pilot.
1:05.0	One of the things I loved about Emilia Earhart, she said,
1:08.0	when I get done with my last flight, which she never did,
1:11.0	because she crashed,
1:12.0	which is why United Airlines is not going to be
1:14.0	plainness on their flights.
1:17.9	She said what I want to do is make shop for girls.
1:21.2	So shop is like learning to cut wood and metal and take stuff apart. So
1:26.5	Amelia said girls want to know what makes engines work too and they like to take
1:32.4	stuff apart and I'm going to start a program for
1:35.1	girls to do engineering. She was ambitious, she was practical. I love that about her. I do really appreciate women who work with technology.
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