RSR510 - Bob Bullock - Collaboration: The Key to Successful Music Projects
Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw
4.8 • 543 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2025
⏱️ 123 minutes
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My guest today is Bob Bullock, an acclaimed engineer and producer who began his career in Los Angeles training under legends like Humberto Gatica, Reggie Dozier, and Roger Nichols. He quickly worked with top acts such as The Tubes, Art Garfunkel, REO Speedwagon, and Chick Corea before moving to Nashville, where he earned over 50 gold and platinum credits with artists like Shania Twain, George Strait, Reba McEntire, and Hank Williams Jr.
With a 40-year career spanning engineering, producing, and artist development, Bob has worked with legends like Kenny Chesney, Loretta Lynn, and Keith Urban while also focusing on independent artists worldwide. He now shares his expertise through teaching at Belmont University, SAE, and other institutions.
Bob has been a guest on the podcast on episodes RSR055 and RSR369.
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| 0:30.3 | Now get ready to rock. |
| 0:31.7 | I used to dream of being able to do things that I get to do now. |
| 0:36.8 | What I would say that I've gotten from all that is that I started my musical career in the early |
| 0:44.3 | 70s. |
| 0:45.3 | So the 70s and 80s I really do feel was a golden age of recorded music for a number of reasons. |
| 0:52.3 | And, yeah, analog and everything, you know, the consoles, |
| 0:56.8 | generally things didn't really break down. |
| 0:59.2 | I mean, you had to make sure that you had tape heads were cleaned. |
| 1:04.0 | You had to make sure that you aligned, you know, tape recorders correctly. |
| 1:08.7 | But you didn't really have, like, you know, computer processors |
| 1:12.5 | that broke down and all that, so you could go through and record and mix, and it was less downtime. |
| 1:19.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:32.7 | Welcome to Recording Studio Rockstars. |
| 1:40.5 | I'm Lid Shaw, and this is the podcast created to help you become a rock star of the recording studio. |
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