Sitting with Val Garay in his office at his studio, Record One, it is easy to see why artists enjoy working with him. He’s easygoing and warm. Even with all the hubbub and demands of the studio, he still puts his total concentration into this interview about drums and drummers. Having engineered and/or produced such classic albums as Linda Ronstadt’s Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, Living In The U.S.A., Mad Love,  and Get Closer,  James Taylor’s J.T. and Flag, Jackson Browne’s The Pretender,  Kim Carnes’ Mistaken Identity (from which came the Grammy Award-winning “Bette Davis Eyes”), and the Motels’ All Four One and Little Robbers, Val has worked with an extensive amount of musicians. Drummers on his projects include Ed Greene, Russ Kunkel, Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Chuck Blackwell, Ringo Starr (on projects with Richard Perry), Charlie Watts, Craig Krampf, […]

October 1985 Issue