Person
Bruce Botnick
Sound · Born 1945-01-15 · Los Angeles, CA
Biography
Bruce Botnick (born 1945) is an American audio engineer and record producer. He is best known for co-producing L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the Doors, after producer Paul A. Rothchild quit during production of the album. Botnick is also known for producing for Eddie Money and his platinum albums Eddie Money and Life for the Taking, as well as Steve Perry's platinum album Street Talk. Botnick also engineered for the Beach Boys and their eleventh studio album Pet Sounds, as well as producing and engineering for acts such as Love, Buffalo Springfield, Dave Mason, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Rolling Stones, as well as film composer Jerry Goldsmith.
Known for

Aladdin
Sound Recordist

Total Recall
Score Engineer

Star Trek: First Contact
Music Editor

L.A. Confidential
Scoring Mixer

Classic Albums
Self - Recording Engineer

Bad Teacher
Scoring Mixer

The Return of Jafar
Sound Mixer

City Hall
Scoring Mixer

When You're Strange
Self (archive footage/photos)

Mr. Baseball
Scoring Mixer
Filmography
- 2024Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für HollywoodSelf - Interviewee
- 2020The Doors: Break on Thru - A Celebration of Ray ManzarekSound Mixer
- 2015Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The MovieSound Mixer
- 2012Echoes from the BowlSelf
- 2012You Had to Be There
- 2012Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. WomanSelf
- 2011Bad TeacherScoring Mixer
- 2010When You're StrangeSelf (archive footage/photos)
- 2000The Doors: A Celebration - VH1 StorytellersSound
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialScoring Mixer
- 1997Classic AlbumsSelf - Recording Engineer
- 1996Star Trek: First ContactMusic Editor
- 1996City HallScoring Mixer
- 1995Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
- 1994The Return of JafarSound Mixer
- 1992AladdinSound Recordist
- 1992Mr. BaseballScoring Mixer
- 1990Total RecallScore Engineer
- 1970HWY: An American PastoralSound Engineer
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