Interview with Frank Bruno, February 4, 1999

Partial Transcript: Uh-huh.

Segment Synopsis: Bruno discusses recording on the road, the people with whom he worked, and the many places he traveled.

Keywords: Altman, Henry; Audio devices; Big bands; Blossom Music Center; Brubeck, Dave (Artist); Bruno, Frank; Buffalo (N.Y.); Casals, Pablo (Artist); Cleveland (Ohio); Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra; Graham, Ed "Buddy"; Horowitz, Vladimir (Artist); Marlborough (Vt.); Microphones, placement of; Newport (R.I.); Newport Jazz Festival; Philadelphia (Pa.); Philadelphia Orchestra; Recording, remote; Rensselaer (Ind.); Serkin, Rudolf (Artist); Simon and Garfunkel (Artist); St. Louis (Mo.); The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Artist); Theroux, Adjutor; Topeka (Kan.); Washington (D.C.); Window frames; Windows

Subjects: Big bands; Bruno, Frank; Buffalo (N.Y.); Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973.; Cleveland (Ohio); Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra.; History of science and technology; Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989; Microphone; Music; Newport (R.I.); Newport Jazz Festival.; Philadelphia (Pa.); Philadelphia Philharmonic; Record labels.; Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991; Simon and Garfunkel; Sound recording industry; Sound recording industry--History; Sound recordings; Sound--Recording and reproducing; Sound--Recording and reproducing--History; Topeka (Kan.); Washington (D.C.)

Partial Transcript: That's--it's, it's a story worth telling and I hope, I hope that you will talk to me again.

Segment Synopsis: Bruno discusses an incident recording the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He then talks about working with the airlines to ensure that recording equipment got to the right place at the right time.

Keywords: Audio devices; Chicago (Ill.); Condensers; Frank Bruno; Heath Company; Heathkits; Labor Day; Mixing; Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Artist); Orchestras; Recording; Recording equipment; Recording studios; Salt Lake City (Utah); Theroux, Adjutor

Subjects: Audio equipment industry; Bruno, Frank; Chicago (Ill.); History of science and technology; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Mormon temples.; Music; Orchestra; Record labels.; Salt Lake City (Utah); Sound recording industry; Sound recording industry--History; Sound recordings; Sound--Recording and reproducing; Sound--Recording and reproducing--History

Partial Transcript: You know, your story's so important, Frank, you gotta tell it to me.

Segment Synopsis: Bruno shares his opinions on rock 'n' roll music, which he felt led to a decline in musical ability.

Keywords: Audio engineering; Bruno, Frank; Lawrence Welk Show, the (Television program); Lombardo, Guy (Artist); Rock 'n' roll; Rock bands; Songs; Tune; Welk, Lawrence (Artist)

Subjects: Bruno, Frank; History of science and technology; Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977; Music; Record labels.; Rock musicians.; Sound recording industry; Sound recording industry--History; Sound recordings; Sound--Recording and reproducing; Sound--Recording and reproducing--History; Welk, Lawrence, 1903-1992

Partial Transcript: Did, did you ever hear a guy named, uh, Richard Sears?

Segment Synopsis: Bruno talks about working with the v-disc program during World War II. He also talks about an independent audio engineer named Richard Sears.

Keywords: Arthur Godfrey Show, the; Bruno, Frank; Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); Columbia Records, Inc.; Dwayne Reade Drug Store; National Broadcasting Company (NBC); New York City (N.Y.); Recording studios; Saks Fifth Avenue; Sears, Richard; Sony; Sony Corporation; V-Disc program; Vanderbilt mansions; Victor Records; Victor Talking Machine Company; Vincent, Robert

Subjects: Bruno, Frank; Columbia Broadcasting System, inc.; Columbia Records, Inc.; History of science and technology; Music; National Broadcasting Company; New York (N.Y.); Record labels.; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Sound recording industry; Sound recording industry--History; Sound recordings; Sound--Recording and reproducing; Sound--Recording and reproducing--History; Vanderbilt family.; Victor Talking Machine Company; World War, 1939-1945

Partial Transcript: I, I used to make a habit of not becoming too friendly with the artists--

Segment Synopsis: Bruno talks about his habit of not becoming friendly with musicians so that they would not know his name if something went wrong. He also talks about why he did not like to mix, except in emergency situations, using a story about a trip to Mexico to illustrate his point.

Keywords: Audio engineering; Bennett, Tony (Artist); Bruno, Frank; Finance; Gourds; Indian music; Mexican music; Mexico; Mixing; Money; Musical instruments; Native American music; Recorders, tape; Recording, remote

Subjects: Bennett, Tony; Bennett, Tony, 1926-; Bruno, Frank; Gourds.; History of science and technology; Mexico.; Music; Musical instruments.; Record labels.; Sound recording industry; Sound recording industry--History; Sound recordings; Sound--Recording and reproducing; Sound--Recording and reproducing--History

Partial Transcript: I know even with, with Dick Sears, on the, uh, the bibliography of the v-discs--

Segment Synopsis: Bruno discusses his time spent recording v-discs during World War II.

Keywords: American Federation of Musicians (AFM); Antonio, Edmund P.; Armed Forces; Army; Audio engineers; Barlow, Howard; Brooklyn Port Authority; Columbia Records, Inc.; Heath Company; Heathkits; Heebner, Walter; Janik, Tony; Mixing; Musicians; National Broadcasting Company (NBC); Navy; New York (N.Y.); Palitz, Mortimer; Pamphlets; Popular music; Presley, Elvis (Artist); RCA Records; RCA Victor; Record companies; Recording sessions; Sears, Richard; Sholes, Stephen; Stylus; Time Warner, Inc.; Toscanini, Arturo (Artist); United States. Marine Corps; V-disc program; V-discs; Victor Records; World War II

Subjects: Barlow, Harold; Bruno, Frank; Columbia Records, Inc.; History of science and technology; Music; National Broadcasting Company; New York (N.Y.); Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.; RCA Records; Record labels.; Sears, Richard; Sound recording industry; Sound recording industry--History; Sound recordings; Sound--Recording and reproducing; Sound--Recording and reproducing--History; Stylus; Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.; United States. Army.; United States. Marine Corps.; Victor Talking Machine Company; World War, 1939-1945