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18-544: Gazecki started as a recording engineer in the music industry but in 1979, Gazecki along with Paul A. Rothchild produced the song " The Rose " by Bette Midler . The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for over a half million copies sold in the United States. Gazecki went on to Associate Produce with Paul Rothchild (Producer) two record albums by The Doors , " Alive, She Cried " and " The Doors' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ",

36-603: A "loving documentary", yet having "its share of missteps". Gazecki is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Paul A. Rothchild Paul Allen Rothchild (April 18, 1935 – March 30, 1995) was a prominent American record producer of the 1960s and 1970s, widely known for his historic work with the Doors , producing Janis Joplin 's final album Pearl and

54-418: A long-running association with film composer Jerry Goldsmith as his scoring mixer. Botnick first met Goldsmith on 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture and they worked together on most of Goldsmith's film projects - numbering over 100 - from the 1980s through to Goldsmith's death in 2004. He also engineered at least two of Lonnie Mack 's late-1960s Elektra albums, and is credited as Re-Recording Mixer for

72-484: The Bette Midler film The Rose , which was loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin . He also produced the soundtrack to Oliver Stone 's film The Doors , and appeared in a small role in the film in which he was played by Canadian actor Michael Wincott . In 1990, Rothchild was diagnosed with lung cancer. Although he was planning a large 60th birthday party, he succumbed to the disease on March 30, 1995, at

90-502: The Charles River Valley Boys . He became a house producer for Jac Holzman 's Elektra Records label in 1964; he worked extensively with noted recording engineers Bruce Botnick , John Haeny , Fritz Richmond , and William Gazecki . In late 1964, Rothchild discovered Paul Butterfield and his band. A first attempt at recording them was shelved (though later released in the 1990s) but a later effort resulted in

108-821: The Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the International Documentary Association 's Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award, and won awards at both the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival as well as an Emmy. In 2000, he followed Waco with the documentary Reckless Indifference about the murder of Jimmy Farris and the group of American teenagers sentenced to life in prison without parole under

126-604: The felony murder rule . Gazecki directed 2002's Crop Circles: Quest for Truth . In 2004, he co-produced campaign advertisements for Aaron Russo 's Nevada gubernatorial campaign. In 2014, Gazecki directed The Outrageous Sophie Tucker , showcased at the New York Jewish Film Festival . The New York Times reviewed it as not "especially well made", yet "because Tucker is such a gloriously rich figure...she renders its formal and aesthetic shortcomings (mostly) irrelevant". The Hollywood Reporter called it

144-448: The Doors' studio recordings starting with their first album in 1966. In November 1970 he took over production of The Doors' L.A. Woman album, their last with lead singer Jim Morrison , after the band's long-serving producer Paul A. Rothchild fell out with the band over the album's direction. According to Robby Krieger it was Botnick's idea to record the album at the Doors rehearsal space where they were more comfortable and used to

162-514: The Lovin' Spoonful , Tim Buckley , Love , Clear Light , Rhinoceros and Janis Joplin , including her final LP Pearl and her only no. 1 single (written by her then-lover Kris Kristofferson ) " Me and Bobby McGee ". In the 1970s, he produced the first two albums for the Tampa band Outlaws , for Arista Records , as well as producing Bonnie Raitt , Elliott Murphy and the soundtrack album for

180-700: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 's first two albums. Born in Brooklyn, Rothchild grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1954. He had a musical family; his mother was an opera singer, and Rothchild studied classical music conducting . Rothchild began his career on the Boston folk scene, recording and releasing recordings (sometimes on his own label, Mount Auburn Records), by local folk artists, including

198-753: The Taking , as well as Steve Perry 's platinum album Street Talk . Botnick also engineered for the Beach Boys and their eleventh studio album Pet Sounds , as well as producing and engineering for acts such as Love , Buffalo Springfield , Dave Mason , the Supremes , Marvin Gaye , the Rolling Stones , as well as film composer Jerry Goldsmith . Botnick engineered Love's first two albums, and co-produced their third album, Forever Changes , with

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216-430: The age of 59, just 19 days before his birthday. Bruce Botnick Bruce Botnick (born 1945) is an American audio engineer and record producer . He is best known for co-producing L.A. Woman , the sixth studio album by the Doors , after producer Paul A. Rothchild quit during production of the album. Botnick is also known for producing for Eddie Money and his platinum albums Eddie Money and Life for

234-642: The band's self-titled debut release, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band . Rothchild also produced the band's second album, East-West , one of the most influential albums of the 1960s and the first example of what became acid rock . The early Butterfield Blues Band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. By the mid-1960s, Rothchild was established in the Los Angeles music scene, and his house on Lookout Mountain in Laurel Canyon

252-422: The band's singer-songwriter, Arthur Lee . He also is listed as the one of two recording engineers on the 1965 Curtis Amy LP The Sounds of Broadway - The Sounds of Hollywood - said to have been released in 1965, although it also has been said to have been released earlier. The LP back cover liner notes, written by Curtis Amy, formally thank Bruce Botnick for his work on the recordings. Botnick audio engineered

270-491: The final tape would represent Rothchild's sonic vision for future generations. Rothchild is perhaps most well known by being the producer of the first five albums by the Doors. He did not produce their last LP with Jim Morrison , L.A. Woman , as Rothchild withdrew from the production after disagreeing with the group over the band's musical direction. He also produced albums and singles for John Sebastian , Joni Mitchell , Neil Young , Tom Paxton , Fred Neil , Tom Rush ,

288-825: The first going Gold, and the latter going Platinum. Much of Gazecki's career was in post-production sound mixing for film and television productions including St. Elsewhere (for which he was a co-recipient of an Emmy Award for sound mixing in 1986). Gazecki received awards for sound mixing from both the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) and the Motion Picture Sound Editors society (MPSE), and several gold and platinum albums. Gazecki directed The Natural Solutions , produced with Susan Stafford for PBS broadcast in 1993 related to FDA attempts to regulate vitamins and health food supplements . In 1997, Waco: The Rules of Engagement premiered at

306-487: The sound, rather than at a more costly recording studio. Botnick has a credit as assistant engineer on the Rolling Stones ' Let It Bleed album. He later produced Eddie Money 's first two albums, Eddie Money in 1977 and Life for the Taking in 1978. Botnick also produced two albums for Paul Collins' rock group The Beat , including 1979's The Beat and 1982's The Kids Are The Same . He also co-produced Kenny Loggins ’ 1982 album, High Adventure . Botnick had

324-411: Was inhabited by many of the future musical superstars of the 1960s and 1970s. He produced the original song demo of Crosby, Stills, & Nash that landed the group a recording contract (it was actually Crosby, Stills and John Sebastian on the recording, with Sebastian later replaced by Graham Nash ). Rothchild originated the concept "LEDO" (Leadered / Equalized / Dolby / Original). This format insured

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