1. Alex Sadkin was an American record producer, engineer, mixer and mastering engineer.
11 Facts About Alex Sadkin
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Alex Sadkin attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables for his first year of college as a biology major.
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Alex Sadkin attended Florida State University in Tallahassee where he played bass guitar with childhood friends Lyle LaBarbera and Jim Hendee, and singer Phil Turk.
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Alex Sadkin eventually received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology in 1971.
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Alex Sadkin got his start in the music industry as a saxophonist for the Las Olas Brass in Fort Lauderdale.
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Alex Sadkin was first trained as a mastering engineer but eventually moved into recording studio work as a "tape-op" at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida.
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Alex Sadkin got his first big break after impressing Neil Young with his mixing ability, and he eventually became head engineer at Compass Point Studio in Nassau, Bahamas.
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Alex Sadkin worked alongside Island Records boss Chris Blackwell on many of the label's projects, most famously with Bob Marley and the Wailers' Survival album in 1979.
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Alex Sadkin was a mentor to engineer and producer Phil Thornalley, who would go on to work with The Cure, Bryan Adams, and Natalie Imbruglia.
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Alex Sadkin had a special gift of being able to sense and analyze an artist's inner creative abilities and talents, even if the artist could not.
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Alex Sadkin died in a motor accident in Nassau on July 23,1987 at the age of 38, shortly after completing production work on Boom Crash Opera's eponymous 1987 album, and just before he was due to begin working with Ziggy Marley.