Brian Kehew Interview | Fazio Electric | Analog Tape Transfers, The Beatles, The Who, and more! 

Brian Kehew is personally responsible for me getting into modular synthesizers and his work with Moog resulted in a Model 10 that I proudly have in my studio. I can't wait to see what he ends up publishing.

About 12 years ago, a co-worker brought a box of those small reel-to-reel tapes to my home studio to do digital transfers. They were of his uncle and family during the Vietnam war, sending the tapes back and forth with messages on them. Some going overseas were of his kids singing in the choir, his wife updating him on what was going on at home, etc. In "payment" for my services, my co-worker bought me the 3 DVD 40th anniversary Woodstock Director's Cut box set. I was able to recover everything on the 50+ year old tapes, applying a little EQ or de-essing to clean them up a bit.

I remember Brian from a Sunset Sound documentary about the recording of the first Van Halen album. Super interesting Colleen. Thanks.

Whoa, wow,whaaat? How great this interview is, unassuming and straight up to the point and fascinating. Thanks Coleen, Brian, and company.

Thanks for Sharing a amazing listen 👍👍

I used to rent that exact studio in North Hollywood 10+ years ago. One day Robbie Krieger of The Doors walked in the back door with the landlord. Robbie was looking for a studio to purchase, he chatted and signed some guitars for us. The valley is the place to be!

Brian, your passion and intelligence is a pleasure to witness! Love your love of analog and also salvaging and appreciating historical cracked vinyl chairs that would have ended up in a dumpster. Thanks to Fazio Electric from here in Beacon, NY!

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!.....I COULD LISTEN TO THIS STUFF ALL DAY LONG,AND THAT BOOK! THAT'S A MUST HAVE!

Great video. Something I probably would’ve never thought about. Thanks ☮️

Great interviews. I really enjoyed that. I save every R2R machine and tape I can get my hands on.

Colleen, Just finished watching. Again thanks.! So enjoyed the content. I'm also a telly lover.

"I have the FACES box set...awesome job Brian" I love it.

Fantastic work recording these talented guys' experiences. This video is/will be like the kind of thing they work on. Fascinating.

Great stuff!!!

Well done interesting interview, always enjoy hearing Brian. I have several vintage reel to reel decks to transfer 1/4” with speed from 1 7/8 to 15, mono to 4 track. Have had tapes that started 3 3/4 but changed mid tape to 1 7/8. 🙂 at least the person said changing speeds on the recording. Had one labeled stereo which it kind of was but was a two track recording, narration on left effects on right. Outputted as “ stereo” and mono mix. 😊then there are the reel to reels recorded on recorders that did not have constant speed 🙂

Excellent interview and visual!

Such a great interview! I walked past that area of North Hollywood many times. Are used to housesit in that area when I was working on feature films in concert shoots, all 35 mm. I really enjoyed this interview, I actually just learned about Brian because he had presented a lecture about the legendary Korla Pandit, organist. Based on this video I would love to throw some transfer and other tape work to Brian or people he could have her reach you, sounds like he’s very busy with Books and publishing besides his own tape projects. Singer of analog tapes, I did college radio for a few years mostly jazz Latin and bossa nova and I recorded every single one of my shows on cassette tape. Someday I’m going to mix those down to a reasonable boxout, leaving in just a few of the public service announcements and station IDs but it’s a great mix of music and it makes me feel proud of myself for having started collecting that type of music on vinyl and tape over 4 decades ago. Over most of my film production work has been location scouting, second A.D., camera department and lighting had several gigs where I was mixing with a classic Nagra analog tape recorder and using a big boom mic. One of those challenging on location shoots was doing a 16 mm film with the great Harrod Blank out at the burning man festival for many years. Wind dust and extreme heat, quite challenging for old-school film making an audio recording, but that’s OK we got the best quality possible while everyone else was using their little GoPro cameras. Hard work like that on location, it builds character.. I’m hoping that Brian will do more talks on Korla Pandit perhaps down in Orange County or San Diego this year. Best wishes and thanks for a great video series!

"Being unafraid"...good pathway to success

Great job on the interview.

I follow the Techmoan channel, which features lots of different vintage recording media types. This interview reminds me of that.

great video! i recently got 4 different 1/4" machines for next to nothing. One i have restored and sold, currently working on machine number 2

Great interview!

I really dig the videos. Grabbing some shirts!

Awesome interview!

Colleen, Thank you so much! Absolutely loved this content!!

This is so cool. Love the tape to digital stories. Thanks for sharing.

That was such a great interview, Colleen. And The Who story was great (my fave band).

That was one awesome video. Thanks for bringing us along.

Awesome interview!!!

Great interview thanks Collen and Brian, I also still have tapes and wish I still had the portable R & R.

What a fascinating interview! Thanks!

This is an awesome video!! Analog to me is the only way. Digital is just so cold!!

What an amazing interview. Brian is a fascinating person. Great job

Nothing says "1970s" like an El Camino with a Marshall Stack in the back!

Great video.

Thank you for posting this, this is one of my top videos ever watched 🤪🍇😊🔥🙏 . Fantastic job and so much great information, much love from Syd Aust🥰

I noticed a Premier amplifier on the shelving in Colleen's workshop. I hope she'll do a video on that one.

These interviews are great. If I may make one small critique, it might be worth using a lavalier microphone just to make it easier for the guests to tour the locations they have.

A 52 Tele? Okay, now he's just showing off.

Fascinating interview, love these keep doing them! 😊

You've got a great interview style - well done. I found your channel through builidng my first tube amp (princeton reverb clone) from a kit. Very interesting!! Keep up the cool content 👍

Recording The Beatles is a great book. Might be hard to find but worth it.

Once again, another awesome interview!! So many "amp people" these days doing 2 and 3 hour live stream interviews/Q&A videos.....everybody interviewing each other and answering the same questions over and over. It's become so 'Ho-Hum'. Your interviews are always so genuine and personal. Very refreshing!!! You're quickly becoming my favorite "amp person", right behind Uncle Doug!!

Best RU-vid channel ever!!!

How is it I have known you as a personal friend for all these years yet never really knew the business side of you? This was way cool to learn buddy. Loved it!

Is that Jackie Lomax at 26:47? “Is This What You Want” is my favorite lost Beatles album!

Speaking of splices, I remember reading somewhere that Mike Oldfield‘s “Tubular Bells” had a splice or punch-out every nine inches or so on average.

Beautiful!

Very interesting, thanks

A whole studio and only one mic. Ha, just jokes, love the channel!

I finally got a gold one, but now I want both. Like 2 golds and a marshall.

Please please please do a white on black shirt toooo pleeeaaaaase

Pretty awesome and interesting.

IDE type I and II could be a whole business for sure.

I remember reading about Pink Floyd’s experience recording “Wish You Were Here” using 48-track decks. It was said they found the experience exhausting because they had too many tracks and too many options…

Wow!,😮😮😮😮

Great the devil is in the details and these detailed interviews are very very cool.

2:14 Aww, man. This. Lol I had a 4 track when I was a kid and I sucked at using it. Then I wound up on Logic and Abelton and had near limitless control and tracks. I’ve recently been treating the computer like a tape machine and limiting my tracks to like 12. For one thing, it forces you to actually have a song 😂. You’re not gonna fix the non-song in post by piling stuff on top of it. And you have to write good parts. If I can’t record a band on 12 tracks, I don’t need to be recording. 😂

This is a great interview, keep'em coming. Side note: you're gorgeous.

in a recording studio but could not have a separate mic for each person? :)

I imagine working for Townshend and Daltrey would be a nightmare at times.

Another year or two to update the Beatles Recording book?? Can't we just re-release the original for the time being?

Kudos to you that George Martin’s family came to you, trusting you’d do the right!

I find it interesting that the interview was edited so that we don't hear what exactly was the hoped-for or planned outcome of listening to old Eagles tapes. Is somebody afraid of being sued by Don Henley? Man, that guy is just a major league arsehole....

i love your tattoos, they look great. what about a spine and flowers bind weed from your forearm to your hand? just an idea ;)

Always the best Colleen! Another excellent video! End hate, go skate! 🛹