There is no more consummate musician than Todd Rundgren. There is no more complete collected account of his sonic accomplishments than A Dream Goes on Forever. This second volume of the biographic series tracks his history from the triumphant mid-'70s atop the golden pyramid to the challenging mid-'80s when he faced the demise of Utopia. Follow the album-by-album coverage from Todd's landmark 1977 production of Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell through to the persistence of vision which allowed him to continue creating music after the end of his video studio, record label, and band. From Utopia to Oblivion . . . and beyond.

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The Art of Digital Music gathers the wisdom and techniques of 56 visionary artists, producers, programmers, provocateurs, instrument designers, label executives, and industry insiders into one volume. The bonus DVD features highlights from all 56 interviews where you'll hear how the masters wield technology to create their amazing music. The DVD also has over 25 complete songs (including live recordings from a private Thomas dolby concert, unreleased demos, and out-of-print classics); live performance videos; interactive flash movies; royalty-free samples and loops by the artists; behind-the-scenes photos; and web links galore. You'll learn studio setup tips, secrets of sampling, creative quantization, ringtone tricks, production strategies, insights from video game composers, insane distortion recipes, and much more.

Contributors include Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette), Jack Blades, BT, LTJ Bukem, Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, Zappa), Ted Cohen, the Crystal Method, Chuck D, Thomas Dolby, Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd), The Fat Man, Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, Albhy Galuten (18 No. 1 hits), Dr. Patrick Gleeson, Peter Gotcher (founder, Digidesign), Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Jam, Leslie Ann Jones (Skywalker Sound), Ikutaro Kakehashi (founder, Roland), and many others. With warmth and good humor, this ingenious compilation offers entertainment, social commentary, and the knowledge-to start up your own digital revolution.

You'll hear firsthand how the masters wield technology to create their amazing music - the included DVD features highlights from all 56 interviews. You'll learn studio setup tips, secrets of sampling, creative quantization, ringtone tricks, production strategies, insights from video-game composers, insane distortion recipes, how to squeeze expression from loops, how to overcome software option anxiety, how to exploit happy accidents, and more.

The DVD also contains video from Todd Rundgren and a new song from Roger Powell - "Window Panes."

256 pages
Book And DVD Edition

To understand Todd Rundgren is to understand change; a continual artistic metamorphosis that goes through various radical stages, yet somehow remains not far from its original roots.  (Roots derived from the music of the mod British rockers of the '60s, such as the Yardbirds, the Beatles and the Who; the incomparable writing style of Laura Nyro;  as wel as the sounds from his own back yard - Philadelphia soul music.)

A true dichotomy in music; Todd Rundgren has continued to amuse and bemuse fans and critics alike for more than three decades, with his enchanting songs and music, innovative productions and incessant persistence in dealing with the music business strictly on his own terms.  A Dream Goes On Forever - The Continuing Story Of Todd Rundgren (volume one) examines the history of one of America's true rock icons; from his early days of pop stardom with the Nazz; to the 'whiz kid' productions, which included the likes of Badfinger and Grand Funk; from the million seller hits; to his psychedelic explorations; from his idiosyncratic ideologies and philosophies; to the highly acclaimed conceptual ensemble Utopia.

The unbelievable story of rock's lost genius is now ready to be told.  Utopia is here!

This incredible book has approximately 500 pages with black & white photos and 16 pages of color photos.

Warm, wise, outrageously funny — and simply outrageous — Rebel Heart is Bebe Buell's no-holds-barred account of her life at the center of the rock scene in the '70s and 80's, when rock stars were royalty. 

A supermodel before the term was coined, Bebe worked with the best of them (Scavullo, Avedon), met everyone (from Warhol to Dali), and captivated a generation of rock's greatest talents. Her relationships ranged from wunderkind Todd Rundgren to Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (father of her daughter Liv), from Mick Jagger to wordsmith Elvis Costello. Not to mention the fun she had with everyone from Rod Stewart to Ron Wood, Jimmy Page to Jack Nicholson. 

In Rebel Heart, Bebe drops readers back into the heyday of the scene and reveals the true details of a vanished world that continues to fascinate today. Her spirit informed some of the greatest songs of her time and the life she lived was, above all, fun. Illustrated throughout with over a hundred photographs — many of them rare snaps from Bebe's personal collection — Rebel Heart will deepen even the most ardent fan's understanding of rock 'n' roll.