“I’m not trying to hurt anybody’s feelings, but sometimes I have to be very straightforward,” King says.
In discharging his duties as a recording overseer, King says he must be equal parts technologist, song selector, arranger, sounding board, and, perhaps most awkwardly, constructive critic. Today, some 30 years later, that impulsive decision seems like the savviest of career moves.Producing records with modern masters like Waits and Guy can be exhilarating, but the job has its pressures. “Those were my first experiments with mic placement and recording levels.” Adrift after high school, King shocked his family in 1987 when he quit college to attend a six-week course at the Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio.
“I had to figure out where to place the recorder to capture songs off the stereo,” he says. “I would listen to those records for hours.”King’s initial forays into sound sculpting involved taping imaginary radio shows on a cassette recorder. “She had The Beatles, David Bowie, Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan,” he recalls. hardcore bands and plumbing his mom’s record collection. When his parents separated, 12 year-old King took refuge in music, attending performances by D.C. Two years later, King captured a Grammy for his work on Tom Waits’ delectably demented album, “Mule Variations.” In 2003, he earned a second Grammy for his contributions to Buddy Guy’s album, “Blues Singer.” Jazz-pop chanteuse Norah Jones tapped King to produce her audacious 2009 album, “The Fall.”The son of a publishing company account manager, King was raised on a sprawling parcel near Great Falls Park, Virginia. His career commenced in earnest in 1997, when he served as an engineer on Third Eye Blind’s self-titled debut album. Just a small gesture like that can really make something stand out.”While “Only by the Night” gave the impression that King had materialized out of nowhere, in fact, the Virginia-born sound man had been beavering behind the scenes for over a decade. I wanted to make a record that would make people feel the size of their live performances. “The band’s sound was evolving, and they were becoming important in terms of how they were projecting themselves. The album rocketed to the top of the international charts, with the single “Use Somebody” nabbing three Grammys, including Record of the Year honors.Jacquire King had arrived.“That was a hugely important record for me,” says King, whose first name is pronounced jah-KEER. Produced, engineered and mixed by King, “Only by the Night” showcased the producer’s shrewd musical supervision, framing seductive, sable-hued melodies against vocals of Olympian grandeur. All that changed when the alt-rock foursome recruited Nashville sound man Jacquire King to produce their make-or-break fourth album. Yet for all their critical acclaim, the group’s black-humored recordings failed to penetrate the Top 40. Read on for all the memorable moments from the 2019 Grammy Awards.By 2008, Kings of Leon had cultivated an enviable reputation as the thinking person’s boy band. Some of the evening's highlights included an empowering opening with host Alicia Keys and surprise guest Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga's acceptance speech spotlighting mental health, a star-studded Dolly Parton tribute, Jennifer Lopez's Motown tribute, history-making wins from Cardi B and (an absent) Childish Gambino, and much more. And amid the melodious performances, golden Grammy presentations and acceptance speeches were some of the night's most memorable moments.
The 2019 Grammy Awards celebrated this year's best and brightest musicians while also spotlighting the new talent and legends of the music industry.
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