Sidebeat Music – Exclusive with Grammy-Winning Music Engineer Khaliq Glover
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Mobile Version – Part 1
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Khaliq Glover sits down with Actors Entertainment host Julie Kathleen Langan and talks about his early career and how he got started. Growing up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Khaliq was exposed to RnB as well as funk music, which inspired Khaliq to get started in the industry.
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Because of his background in classical rock and out-of-the-box music, he was able to record with such legends as Michael Jackson, Kenny Rogers, Prince, and Justin Timberlake. Khaliq spent hours teaching himself how to record his own music, which eventually lead to his success.
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Mobile Version – Part 2
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Khaliq Glover talks about his experiences working with the artist, Prince, at Paisley Park Studios in Minnesota. Prince is an amazing in the studio with complete knowledge of the engineering board. Khaliq found that Prince pushes everyone who works with him to bring the best to the project. The excellence is in the details.
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Khaliq shares some of music production secrets authored in his the book, Hypnotic Music Secrets.
eventually lead to his success.
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Working with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, Khaliq learned that the best are never satisfied that a song is good enough until all that can be done to make the song excellent is exhausted. Details in the making of music are what emotionally move the listener; makes the lyrics come alive. A good example is Michael Jackson’s song, “She’s Out of My Life.”
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When Khaliq is mixing a song for an artist, he tries to get into the artist’s head; what they are feeling. Khaliq lets the music talk to him. Lyrics should form mental pictures.
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Khaliq was lucky enough to work with Justin Timberlake, who Khaliq found to be multi-talented. Justin understands the connection process. Among the many other famous artists, Khaliq worked with Will I Am, who Khaliq considers a music scholar.
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Born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Khaliq Started Playing Music at the age of 14 or 15 years old. He had wanted to start music and one day his father surprised him with a cheap guitar to start practicing. With that guitar he took off in to the music world. He created the band Pyramid and received a Capitol record deal, but left the band pretty soon after receiving the contract. He said, “ I had a different vision for the band” <p< < p=””> </p< <>
After that he went independent and produced his own record with Jermaine Jackson and got signed with him.
With his ex Wife Portia Griffin Singer songwriter you helped her produce own album, the head engineer was watch him work and ask Khaliq to work with him on the Kenny Rogers studio. <p< < p=””> </p< <>
Here in LA, he started working for Kenny Rogers Lion Share Studios and was engineering on their first big album “dynamics” With Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones. He also worked as an engineer on “We are the Worlds” with Lionel Richey. He also worked with many other artist including Donna Summers and Jeffery Osborn, an 80’s and 90’s Singer and also his Mentor.
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Independently as an Engineer, he has worked with Herbie Hancock (a Jazz Ledged), Justin Timberlake, Angie Stone, Christina Aguilera, Marcus Miller (a Jazz Bassest/Grammy Winner), and Prince (2004-2006). With that type of experience, he is now teaching aspiring engineers, singers, musicians online. <p< < p=””> </p< <>
For more information, visit:
MixingAndRecording.com and VocalMixingSecerts.com
Social Media:
Twitter : @Khaliqovision
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Now he is getting back into it for the love of working in music.
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