During the fires in Los Angeles the mixer Bob Clearmountain (who worked with the Stones and Springsteen) lost his famous MixThis! Studio.

Bob shared a picture of the burnt down studio on instagram [www.instagram.com]

[www.latimes.com]



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I've been wondering about musicians etc all that's talked about is celebrities (movie and tv stars).

Would not surprise me if there's an artistic exodus from Los Angeles yet alone a lot of people.

Terrible news!

I hope Bob will continue working. The Sheperd's Bush 99 release sounded really really good because of good the production by you Bob.

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Terrible news!

I hope Bob will continue working. The Sheperd's Bush 99 release sounded really really good because of good the production by you Bob.

What did he do for this release? I don't remember him from the Credits in the movie.

apparently not a lot!
My bad!
Sorry for that.

Good sounding discs nonetheless.

The confusion might be that someone noticed Chris Kimsey worked on the live album and thought of Bob?

Do those people overthere have an insurance against this kind of inferno ?

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Do those people overthere have an insurance against this kind of inferno ?

In some ways, no. Not everyone. Quite a few. It seems, though, that the ones that do have insurance it won't matter. More fires to happen soon.

It could possibly be the end of Los Angeles for quite a while.

What about Rockaway Records? Any damage?

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Do those people overthere have an insurance against this kind of inferno ?

In some ways, no. Not everyone. Quite a few. It seems, though, that the ones that do have insurance it won't matter. More fires to happen soon.

It could possibly be the end of Los Angeles for quite a while.

Beyond the immediate trauma to life and property, I think you may be right, the legacy of this could last for a generation, or probably longer. It will never be the same. So sad.

Sincere condolences to Mr. Clearmountain and his family for the horrible situation fate has dealt.

Bob, you do wonderful work and are simply an artist. Cliche or not, home and studio equipment was just "stuff". Your work is still available and enjoyed worldwide and will be as long as music is played.

Good luck going forward.

Just read that Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith lost his home in the fires as well. Condolences to all!

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TheflyingDutchman
Do those people overthere have an insurance against this kind of inferno ?

In some ways, no. Not everyone. Quite a few. It seems, though, that the ones that do have insurance it won't matter. More fires to happen soon.

It could possibly be the end of Los Angeles for quite a while.

Beyond the immediate trauma to life and property, I think you may be right, the legacy of this could last for a generation, or probably longer. It will never be the same. So sad.

I can't speak for whoever outside of it but from my eyes, having experienced multiple hurricanes since 1995, the fires are way beyond. I have known people that have had their homes cleanly wiped off the planet from hurricanes but it's nothing like the fires of Los Angeles.

Not even close.

It really does seem like there's no bother in rebuilding - it's one thing to rebuild after a hurricane, or a couple: higher.

Fire?

Why rebuild?

It's what people do. I've never had to rebuild living in a hurricane zone but I know people that have. "It's what we do. It's home."

Ok.

It's home.

Got it.

But... how many times? And how?

As in, how? Insurance can't pay EVERY time. Well, ok, of course insurance can... if your premium is... but at some point, no matter what someone pays, it's a numbers "game".

Game over.

Insurance companies are fleeing if they haven't already.

Utah to Montana will fill up this year and into 2026 with Los Angeles people. Maybe Denver becomes the new Hollywood. Who knows. But it's looking like rebuilding in LA will be pointless. The destruction is truly incredible.

Hurricanes don't hit the same place every year. In 2004 Florida had 3 landfalling hurricanes. Between 1995 and 2004 and then 2005 and 2017, no major hurricanes hit Florida (and none in the same place).

Florida is not all it's cracked up to be with hurricanes.

Fires in Los Angeles? Every year somewhere in California has a fire. Southern California won't fall into the Pacific Ocean - it will burn before it.

We're witnessing history... witnessing history isn't romantic, it's vile, sad and frustrating. If LA etc rebuilds hopefully it's wiser.

My hometown. I am heartbroken. Every time there is one of these disasters, I wonder if people will start getting serious about climate change.

I can remember standing beside my mother in L.A. in about 1965. A hot wind was blowing. She said, "Those are the Santa Ana winds." Usually the wind blows off the Pacific, but in late fall and winter, the Santa Ana wind blows from the east, the hot Mojave Desert. What happened in L.A. was, the city didn't get a drop of rain all fall or early winter. The ground was bone-dry, so when the hot winds came, and they were especially strong this year, they knocked down power lines, starting fires, and the embers landed on the very dry ground, spreading fire and starting new fires. Horrible!

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TheflyingDutchman
Do those people overthere have an insurance against this kind of inferno ?

In some ways, no. Not everyone. Quite a few. It seems, though, that the ones that do have insurance it won't matter. More fires to happen soon.

It could possibly be the end of Los Angeles for quite a while.

Beyond the immediate trauma to life and property, I think you may be right, the legacy of this could last for a generation, or probably longer. It will never be the same. So sad.

I can't speak for whoever outside of it but from my eyes, having experienced multiple hurricanes since 1995, the fires are way beyond. I have known people that have had their homes cleanly wiped off the planet from hurricanes but it's nothing like the fires of Los Angeles.

Not even close.

It really does seem like there's no bother in rebuilding - it's one thing to rebuild after a hurricane, or a couple: higher.

Fire?

Why rebuild?

It's what people do. I've never had to rebuild living in a hurricane zone but I know people that have. "It's what we do. It's home."

Ok.

It's home.

Got it.

But... how many times? And how?

As in, how? Insurance can't pay EVERY time. Well, ok, of course insurance can... if your premium is... but at some point, no matter what someone pays, it's a numbers "game".

Game over.

Insurance companies are fleeing if they haven't already.

Utah to Montana will fill up this year and into 2026 with Los Angeles people. Maybe Denver becomes the new Hollywood. Who knows. But it's looking like rebuilding in LA will be pointless. The destruction is truly incredible.

Hurricanes don't hit the same place every year. In 2004 Florida had 3 landfalling hurricanes. Between 1995 and 2004 and then 2005 and 2017, no major hurricanes hit Florida (and none in the same place).

Florida is not all it's cracked up to be with hurricanes.

Fires in Los Angeles? Every year somewhere in California has a fire. Southern California won't fall into the Pacific Ocean - it will burn before it.

We're witnessing history... witnessing history isn't romantic, it's vile, sad and frustrating. If LA etc rebuilds hopefully it's wiser.

This is what mother nature does every few decades, burns everything down, makes the soil nice and fertile, and it all grows back stronger.

Regarding insurance, some of them have gotten wise and say we'll pay this time but you're not building back in a hazard zone (at least where I live near rivers that experience flooding every couple of years).

I have friends in California, I asked about earthquake insurance, they said nobody buys it for 2 reasons, 1) it's too expensive, and 2) the government always bails everybody out. This might turn out to be a similar outcome, we shall see...



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My hometown. I am heartbroken. Every time there is one of these disasters, I wonder if people will start getting serious about climate change.

I can remember standing beside my mother in L.A. in about 1965. A hot wind was blowing. She said, "Those are the Santa Ana winds." Usually the wind blows off the Pacific, but in late fall and winter, the Santa Ana wind blows from the east, the hot Mojave Desert. What happened in L.A. was, the city didn't get a drop of rain all fall or early winter. The ground was bone-dry, so when the hot winds came, and they were especially strong this year, they knocked down power lines, starting fires, and the embers landed on the very dry ground, spreading fire and starting new fires. Horrible!

The USA can't change the worlds climate alone. Until all of the most populous countries around the world are on board we'll have to adapt to the change.

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Pietro
My hometown. I am heartbroken. Every time there is one of these disasters, I wonder if people will start getting serious about climate change.

I can remember standing beside my mother in L.A. in about 1965. A hot wind was blowing. She said, "Those are the Santa Ana winds." Usually the wind blows off the Pacific, but in late fall and winter, the Santa Ana wind blows from the east, the hot Mojave Desert. What happened in L.A. was, the city didn't get a drop of rain all fall or early winter. The ground was bone-dry, so when the hot winds came, and they were especially strong this year, they knocked down power lines, starting fires, and the embers landed on the very dry ground, spreading fire and starting new fires. Horrible!

The USA can't change the worlds climate alone. Until all of the most populous countries around the world are on board we'll have to adapt to the change.

Well...the lead polluters need to lead, and I'll leave it at that.

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Pietro
My hometown. I am heartbroken. Every time there is one of these disasters, I wonder if people will start getting serious about climate change.

I can remember standing beside my mother in L.A. in about 1965. A hot wind was blowing. She said, "Those are the Santa Ana winds." Usually the wind blows off the Pacific, but in late fall and winter, the Santa Ana wind blows from the east, the hot Mojave Desert. What happened in L.A. was, the city didn't get a drop of rain all fall or early winter. The ground was bone-dry, so when the hot winds came, and they were especially strong this year, they knocked down power lines, starting fires, and the embers landed on the very dry ground, spreading fire and starting new fires. Horrible!

The USA can't change the worlds climate alone. Until all of the most populous countries around the world are on board we'll have to adapt to the change.

Well...the lead polluters need to lead, and I'll leave it at that.

I don't disagree. Tricky situation, you go it alone to the possible peril of your own economy (and virtually no effect on the climate) and others will take advantage.

So sorry to hear bout Bob. Will he rebuild? I spent time in LA 3 times last year May/June. I feel so bad for the actors and other people losing everything. Just hope they remembered to take photos as they are not replaceable if on paper. And important papers, etc. Hope we can all get thru this hard time.

I doubt he will rebuild. Bob Clearmountain is 72 and his studio had lots of rare, vintage analog gear that took him many years to amass. All of it lost now. It may be several years before he will be able to build a new home and studio, and I'm sure this fire took the wind out of his sails. My guess is he will likely retire now.



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I am very saddened to hear about Bob's studio. My cousin lives in Malibu and his house got burnt down too. Horrible. I feel so sorry for all them folks who got their lives turned upside down from the fire.

There’s folk in other parts of the world without homes and relatives

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There’s folk in other parts of the world without homes and relatives

I'm sure everyone knows that