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Prince’s most prolific period between 1977 and 1994 is explored here for the first time in depth via exclusive, firsthand interviews with his key engineers, including fan faves Susan Rogers and David Leonard and Peggy McCreary, along with Matt "Dr." Fink re-creating the making of all Prince’s greatest hits for fans, from “1999” and “Purple Rain” to “Bat Dance” and “Kiss”, every album and hit are broken down in exciting detail as fans are taken inside Paisley Park and Prince’s world. 

Not long ago, it was thought that the brain you were born with was the brain you would die with and that the brain cells you had at birth were the most you would ever possess. Your brain was thought to be hardwired to function in predetermined ways. It turns out that's not true. Your brain is not hardwired; it's "softwired" by experience.

From the Bangles’ “Manic Monday” to the Rocky theme “Eye of the Tiger”, this is by far the most comprehensive collection of interviews with the record producers who made the decade’s biggest hits ever gathered around the console together, recalling the making of everyone from Huey Lewis and the News’ to Billy Idol’s biggest hits, soundtrack classics like “Don’t You Forget about Me” and Flashdance’s theme “What a Feeling”, the Police’s “Every Breath You Take” to even “We Are the World”. Hundreds of hits, sure to keep fans listening for hours!

Inside Behind the Boards: Nashville, country music fans for the first time ever are given a front-row seat inside Music Row’s most famous recording studios on tours narrated by the town’s biggest record producers. Volume 2 includes Songland star Shane McAnally, Jim Ed Norman, Dave Cobb, Justin Neibank, Zach Crowell, Chris Destefano, Josh Osborne, Luke Laird, Jimmy Robbins, Nathan Chapman, Paul Worley, Jeff Stevens, Bobby Braddock, Don Cook, Frank Rogers, Joey Moi, Ray Baker, Ray Riddle, Jimmy Robbins, and more.

Authorized personally by Afeni Shakur and the estate, 2Pac in the Studio features exclusive interviews with Johnny J (his final print interview before his tragic passing), Big Syke, Outlawz member Napolian, 2Pac’s brother Mopreme Shakur, Scarface, Easy Mo Bee, Doug Rasheed, DJ Akshun, Mike Mosley, Frank Macek, Big Hutch, Lance Pierre, Battle Cat, Rick Clifford, and Mike Dean, among others.

The recording studio has long been referred to as "the lab" in record-producer slang, and the Scientists of Sound for the first time takes rock and roll fans of every genre and generation on a first-of-its-kind behind-the-scenes tour of the record-making process, from analog to the digital era. Many of the most famous hits of all time are chronicled here. Giving fans a front-row studio seat as they recount the stories behind the creation of these hits are 50 of the most legendary record producers of all time.

Inside the chapters of Behind the Boards: Nashville by award-winning music biographer Jake Brown, country music fans for the first time ever are given a front-row seat inside Music Row's most famous recording studios on tours narrated by the town's biggest record producers.

When Rolling Stone magazine publishes its list of the greatest drummers of all time, and a book's entire table of contents is included, you know you're onto something truly great. Beyond the Beats: Rock & Roll's Greatest Drummers Speak! hits with the loudest bang as the first definitive book of its kind. A book by drummers for drummers, featuring exclusive, chapter-length interviews with rock and metal's most popular players of the past 40 years....

Doctors of Rhythm: Hip Hop's Greatest Producers Speak features exclusive interviews with legendary producers Wyclef Jean, Boi 1da, Pete Rock, Mike Dean, Mannie Fresh, Easy Mo Bee, Eric B., Mario C., Jeff Bass, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Afrika Islam, Drumma Boy, J-ROC, Teddy Riley, N.O. Joe, Jon Conner, Frequency, Aaron Harmon, Bangladesh, and Jeff Bass discussing the making of timeless classics like Tone Loc's "Wild Thing", Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back", the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage", Lil Wayne's "Go D.J.", Drake's "Forever", Jay Z's "Holy Grail", and many more!