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Don Was: Radio Interview Live Cafe 939
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Grammy-winning producer Don Was will sit down with the hosts of public radio’s incisive program The Art of the Song, to talk about his craft and creativity. The Berklee community is invited to attend, and ask their own questions for the nationally syndicated show, Tuesday, November 17, at 1:00 pm, in The Red Room at Café 939.
Was is in residence at Berklee, here to produce and perform in a Nov. 19 Music Series at Berklee show, reprising, with a hand-picked student band, songs he’s produced for some of rock’s most iconic performers.
Don Fagenson (Don Was) along with schoolmate, David Weiss (David Was), formed the '80s chart-busting group Was (Not Was). Detroit-born bassist Was was heavily influenced by that city's blues and soul sounds, as well as the jazz of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Some time spent at the Recording Institute of Detroit in the '70s whet his appetite for things to come.
With the commercial success that Was (Not Was) generated, Was quickly seized the opportunity to master the techniques of studio recording. It was behind the console that he found his true voice. Although Was (Not Was) has enjoyed highly acclaimed reunion tours, Don Was's true legacy is found in the musically diverse acts he has produced and recorded with. That list includes George Clinton, the Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Paul Westerberg, Randy Newman, Solomon Burke, Al Green, Elton John, the Black Crowes, and Waylon Jennings, among so many others. He's produced a number of albums for Bonnie Raitt, including 1990's Nick of Time, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year.
A winner of many awards including a Grammy for Producer of the Year, Was has also garnered awards for producing and directing the documentary on Brian Wilson, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, and has won the British Academy Award for the soundtrack to the film Backbeat, depicting the early days of the Beatles in Hamburg, Germany.
developed by Gjergji Theka '08 & David Bawiec '11