Listen Up!

"Mark Howard's fascinating memoir pulls the curtain back to reveal the mysteries of how our finest songwriters -- Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams -- create magic in the studio. Howard's rebel-like recording style, his mastery of the 'mental' art of making music, and his vivid recollections of these enigmatic artists are revelatory for fans of real and authentic music, as well as required reading for any aspiring sound man. In Howard's world, music making is a high-stakes game, as he dodges hellbent Mexican Federales, deadly scorpions, and equally volatile musicians." -- Austin Scaggs, contributing editor for Rolling Stone "Mark Howard's Listen Up! provides secret studio access from the '80s to now, featuring some of the most creative and influential artists the music world has ever heard.... It's a must-read for studio professionals like me, and a rare, honest glimpse behind the recording studio's curtain for the rest of you." -- Larry Crane, editor for Tape Op: The Creative Music Recording Magazine and engineer/producer What's it like to work with Anthony Kiedis, Michael Stipe, Emmylou Harris, Gord Downie, Joni Mitchell, Bono, and other Iconic Artists? Listen Up! is both production guide and exclusive backstage pass into the lives of some of the planet's most iconic musicians and a rare glimpse into the normally invisible, almost ethereal side of the music story: that of the producer and recording engineer.