Eddie Kramer

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Eddie Kramer : biography

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Edwin H. "Eddie" Kramer (born 1942 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss (and solo Ace Frehley), Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness, Robin Trower and Barón Rojo. As a child Kramer studied classical piano, cello and violin. He attended the prestigious South African College of Music to learn classical piano, but formed an interest in jazz. He moved to England at 19, where he recorded local jazz groups in a home studio and installed hi-fi equipment as a hobby.

Other projects

Eddie Kramer has produced an instructional video, Adventures in Modern Recording, which features an interview with guitarist Les Paul. He has co-authored a Hendrix biography, Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight, with John McDermott. He is also compiling a photographic book, From the Other Side of the Glass, which features his photographs and recollections about the artists he worked with in the 1960s and 1970s. An exhibition of his limited edition photographs is currently being held at Metropolis Studios in London.

In late 2009, Eddie Kramer and Waves released the Eddie Kramer Collection of audio software plug-ins, five application-specific plug-ins targeting guitar, drums, vocals, bass and special effects.

Production credits

Selected production credits:

  • 1970: Buzzy Linhart –MUSIC
  • 1971: Carly Simon – Carly Simon
  • 1971: Jimi Hendrix – Cry of Love
  • 1972: NRBQ – Scraps
  • 1973: NRBQ – Workshop
  • 1973: Stories – About Us
  • 1974: Spooky Tooth – Mirror
  • 1975: Kiss – Alive!
  • 1976: Kiss – Rock and Roll Over
  • 1976: Mott the Hoople – Shouting and Pointing
  • 1977: April Wine – Live at the El Mocambo
  • 1977: Kiss – Love Gun
  • 1977: Kiss – Alive II
  • 1977: Brownsville Station – Brownsville Station
  • 1978: Ace Frehley – Kiss – Ace Frehley
  • 1978: Foghat – Stone Blue
  • 1981: Michael Stanley – North Coast
  • 1982: Peter Frampton – The Art of Control
  • 1983: Fastway – Fastway
  • 1984: Triumph – Thunder Seven
  • 1983: NRBQ – Tapdancin’ Bats
  • 1985: Alcatrazz – Disturbing the Peace
  • 1985: Icon – The Night of the Crime
  • 1987: Pretty Maids – Future World
  • 1987: Anthrax – Among the Living
  • 1987: Ace Frehley – Frehley’s Comet
  • 1987: Kings of the Sun – self-titled
  • 1987: Loudness – Hurricane Eyes
  • 1987: Fastway – Trick or Treat
  • 1989: Ace Frehley – Trouble Walkin’
  • 1990: Robin Trower – In the Line of Fire
  • 1993: Kiss – Alive III
  • 1994: Buddy Guy – Slippin’ In
  • 1995: John McLaughlin – Promise
  • 1996: Carl Perkins – Go Cat Go!
  • 1996: Buddy Guy – Live: The Real Deal
  • 1998: Brian May – Another World
  • 2007: Lez Zeppelin – Lez Zeppelin
  • 2009: The Everybody – Avatar
  • 2010: Claire Stahlecker Band – Never Stop Lovin’ You
  • 2011: Michael Williams Band – Fire Red
  • 2012: Barón Rojo – Tommy Barón

Career

1960s

He started his career at Advision Sound Studios in 1962. He joined Pye Studios in 1963 where he recorded a variety of artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Petula Clark, The Kinks and The Searchers. He often went on the road with Bob Auger, PYE’s chief engineer, to record a 90 piece symphony orchestra (using the PYE Mobile) demonstrating a versatility which Kramer possesses to this day.

In 1964 Kramer established the sophisticated KPS Studios which, despite its rudimentary two-track recording capability, gained such a reputation that, in less than a year, it was bought out by Regent Sound (where The Rolling Stones recorded their first album) who then enlisted Kramer to oversee construction and run their new four-track studio (where The Beatles recorded "Fixing A Hole").