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Bill Schwartau

real name William H. Schwartau

Bill Schwartau is credited on 643 releases across 55 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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643

Credits

55

Albums

8

Decades active

255

In collections

Biography

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American recording engineer. Worked for NBC, Decca, Coastal Recording Studio (which dissolved in 1959), and Music Makers. A mentor to engineer Phil Ramone, who called Schwartau "one of the unsung heroes of our industry". Born June 22, 1926. Died October 1985.

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Credited work

643 releases · 55 albums · active 1957–2024

  • Engineering · 654
  • Other credits · 23
  • Production · 2

Studios: Sound Makers Studio · Reeves Sound Studios · Plaza Sound Studios · The Bitter End Cafe

Discography

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