In his own words he is -- "more like a chef, because I bring my personal taste in sound." (Waves. com (b))
6) Who were/are the engineer's important artists?
Some of the most noted works were for these musicals -- "Genesis the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway & a Trick of the Tail are masterpieces the others are -- Deep Purple Machine Head, Frampton Comes Alive, Led Zeppelin, the Who Quadrophenia, Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here, Def Leppard Hysteria and Chic Good Times." (Waves. com (b)). Some noted songs were Joe Cocker's Unchain My Heart album, Tina Turner's Foreign Affair album, remixes of Madonna's 'La Isla Bonita', Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark', 'Cover Me', and 'Born in the U.S.A.'. Carly Simon's Coming Around Again album and 12'Khan's Destiny album, the Rolling Stones' "Too Much Blood" and more like the Rocky IV soundtrack, Some sound tracks he produced include the Prince's Batman soundtrack, Chaka and Bruce in Japan and the collaboration extended to 'Tetsuya Komuro, No! Galers, Namie Amuro and hitomi.' (BBC, Chris Lord-Alge Biography)
7) What were/are some of his/her significant engineering elements?
Chris Lord-Alge has talent, speed, and efficiency when mixing....
Of date he is the most sought after mixers in the field and he partners his work with his brother Tom, and both have been associated and identified with as the mixer to Rock & Roll with a profession that spanned twenty years, he has been associated with many artists and producers like Tim McGraw, Snow Patrol, Brian Setzer, Sheryl Crow, Hoobastank, Audioslave, and Eric Clapton. (Waves. com (a)) the method by which he approaches the work is simple and he explains it thus:" the most important thing I do is approach it as a first-time listener, and find out what in the song makes it exciting or emotional. I really look for the pulse, the groove, what glues it together, what makes me tap my foot, or be pulled into the story." (Waves. com (b))
References
BBC. Chris Lord-Alge Biography. BBC, 2012,
Molly, M. Sound Sampling Protection and Infringement in Today's Music Industry" High
Tech. L.J. vol. 4, no. 1, 1989, pp: 147-151.
Waves. com (a). Green Day, U2, Dave Matthews Band and more.
Waves. com (b). Lord of the Mix: Chris Lord-Alge.
