Barry Cleveland is an LA-based guitarist, composer, recordist, journalist, and author. He has released seven albums, written thousands of articles and reviews, and penned the cult classic book Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques. Cleveland also served as an editor at Guitar Player Magazine for 12 years.
Music for Film & Television
Barry Cleveland’s compositions have been featured on Teen Titans Go, Extra, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Erin Burnett OutFront, Crime Watch Daily, Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers, CNN International Europe, CNN International Asia, and various TMZ programs. Read More
Noir Moderne is the most recent:
Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques
Hardcover copies with very slightly warped covers available for $25.00. (Regularly $34.99)
Print-on-demand hardcover copies are also available in the UK from The Great British Book Shop.
“This book really opened my eyes to what an innovator Joe Meek was and even gave me ideas to toy with in future sessions of my own. Everyone reading Tape Op would enjoy this book!” —Larry Crane, Editor, Tape Op
Legendary British record producer and innovative recording genius Joe Meek—the man behind the global hit “Telstar”—has become a cult figure since his death in 1967.Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques is the first book that details the methods that led to Meek’s influential hits. This book takes an industry perspective on Meek’s life. It explores his 12-year professional career in great depth, with special attention paid to the equipment and techniques he used, and the effect that his work had on the people around him. Interviews with Les Paul, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Howe, and numerous others with first-hand knowledge of Meek’s work are included.
Also included is a newly restored and remastered version of Meek’s extraordinary 1959 stereo album about life on the Moon, I Hear a New World, made available in its original form for the first time (via digital streaming). Read More
Nels Cline
From Crippling Insecurity to Channeling the Ineffable Cosmic Om
Nels Cline’s expansive musical vision encompasses, intermingles, and frequently transcends multiple idioms. The idiosyncratic guitarist has received widespread recognition for his incendiary soloing and hip compositional contributions as a member of Wilco—though viewed within the totality of his creative endeavors, rock star might reasonably be considered his “day job.”