BEACH BOYS ARCHIVAL PRODUCER MARK LINETT REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS PRODUCTION CAREER (Ep. 243)

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Mark Linett takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories. Legendary producer and audio engineer Mark Linett is best known for his remixing and remastering of The Beach Boys’ catalog. Since 1988, he’s been the engineer of choice for Brian Wilson’s recordings. In 1996, Linett created the first true stereo mix of Pet Sounds. He’s also co-produced nearly all of the band's archival releases, including 1997’s The Pet Sounds Sessions, 1998’s Endless Harmony Soundtrack, 2003’s Hawthorne, CA, and 2011’s The Smile Sessions, as well as the Feel Flows (2021) and Sail On Sailor (2022) box sets. In addition to earning three Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best Engineered Album for his work on 2004’s Brian Wilson Presents Smile. He’s also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction, Los Lobos, Rickie Lee Jones, and Randy Newman.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

• Mark’s first few unillustrious gigs on his path to break into the music industry;
• His early work milking the Jimi Hendrix catalog;
• Mark’s love of The Beach Boys leading up to his work on Brian’s debut 1988 solo album;
• Mark’s genius brainstorm of releasing The Beach Boys catalog as those genius celebrate “two-fer” releases;
• Assembling The Pet Sounds Sessions and The Smile Sessions;
• And the serendipitous story of how he wound up in this industry in the first place.

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