By the time I got to Rumours I had done a number of live albums - Joni Mitchell was the most notable. I had learned a lot from watching engineers, some of them really great, and I memorized everything. I was a little quiet, probably, but I was very confident in my abilities. Back then, if we're talking about Rumours and the '70s, I was a young guy and I was pretty determined. What do you think it is about your own personal make-up that brings that into play? It seems people really like you and that opened doors for you in the business, beyond simply engineering. He currently has a suite (Studio E) at the famous Village Recorders building (a former Masonic Temple!), where 35 years ago he helped design the studio where sessions for Fleetwood Mac's Tusk took place. In recent years he's produced four successful records for his daughter, Colbie Caillat. Ken also worked on Mac's Tusk, Live and Mirage albums, plus many other sessions by the likes of Paul McCartney, Herbie Hancock, Warren Zevon, Pink Floyd, and Joni Mitchell. Producer and engineer Ken Caillat added "author" to his list of accomplishments last year when he recalled his time spent recording Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours in his book, Making Rumours.
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