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The Inner Ear of Don Zientara : a half century of recording in one of America's most innovative studios, through the voices of musicians

Title: The Inner Ear of Don Zientara : a half century of recording in one of America's most innovative studios, through the voices of musicians / composed by Antonia Tricarico.
Author: Tricarico, Antonia
Publication: Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2023]

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163 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 26 x 29 cm

Summary

"In the late 1970s, Don Zientara--a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War--founded Inner Ear Studio in the basement of his home in Arlington, VA, using the electronics training he received from the Army. Inner Ear remained in Don's basement until its 1990 relocation to a larger space on South Oakland Street. Along the way, Inner Ear became best known for recording iconic DC punk musicians including Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Mary Timony, and Fugazi. Composed by photographer Antonia Tricarico, The Inner Ear of Don Zientara is an oral history of not just Inner Ear's recordings, but the role that Don played in creating one of the most welcoming and nurturing recording studios the world over. Alongside 250 photographs, this volume includes testimonials from members of Fugazi, Scream, Fire Party, Shudder to Think, Jawbox, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Dismemberment Plan, as well as musicians like Kathleen Hanna and Henry Rollins, among other notables. In addition to DC punk bands, Don also recorded many other styles and genres, including Celtic folk tunes, harp music, Russian balalaika groups, political advertisers, and choral singers. The studio was also featured on Dave Grohl's Sonic Highways television mini-series. The Inner Ear of Don Zientara pays tribute to this iconic studio, celebrating the man at the heart of this remarkable space."--

Subject

Genre/Form

Local histories.
Interviews.
History.
Illustrated works.

Note

Illustrated endpapers.

Contents

Introduction -- Don Zientara interviewed by John Davis : June 21, 2021 -- Part I: The basement years (1972-1989) -- Part II: Inner ear (1990-2021) -- Part III: Engineers and producers -- Afterword.

Call Number

*LE 23-4301

ISBN

9781636140926
1636140920

LCCN

2022947075

OCLC

1345220833

Author

Tricarico, Antonia, author, photographer.

Title

The Inner Ear of Don Zientara : a half century of recording in one of America's most innovative studios, through the voices of musicians / composed by Antonia Tricarico.

Publisher

Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2023]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Zientara, Don, interviewee.

Davis, John, 1976- interviewer.

Research Call Number

*LE 23-4301

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