John Palladino

American pioneering Hollywood sound engineer turned Capitol Records producer.
Born March 29, 1920 in Ashley, Pennsylvania.
Died December 20, 2014 Friendly Valley, California (age of 94).
Palladino’s 40-plus year studio career included more than 30 years as a staff engineer-producer at Capitol Records (1949-1982), he engineered, mixed, produced and/or edited recordings by artists in a wide variety of genres from Frank Sinatra to The Beatles, Steve Miller and Helen Reddy.
Palladino developed methods of multi-miking and close-miking that brought the usually hard-to-hear rhythm section right into the bottom of the mix, filling out the sound, and made it round. He was the audio engineer on Sinatra's famed "In the Wee Small Hours" release.
Palladino also earned a reputation as an ace tape editor, shortening album tracks for what would become hit singles, such as Paul McCartney’s gold chart-toppers “Band on the Run” (1974) and “Silly Love Songs” (1976), and Little River Band’s “It’s A Long Way There” (Top 30, 1976). His studio techniques have had a significant influence on many other young engineers coming up in the sound recording industry.