Talk:Mike Flicker

Sources

The only hard-copy published source of Mike Flicker’s biography that I know of is: Zalkind, Ronald (ed.) (1980) "Mike Flicker" Contemporary Music Almanac, 1980/81 Macmillan Publishing Co., Schirmer Books, New York, OCLC 6748786. The 'Music Business Professionals' section begins on page 351. Unfortunately, I do not have access to a copy. There is the imdb biography, but it was written by Mike Flicker and is self-aggrandizing. It is also verbatim from his website bio. However, Brown, Jake (2008) Heart: In The Studio ECW Press, Toronto, ISBN 978-1-55022-831-1, has a fair amount about Mike Flicker’s interaction with "Heart", especially since Flicker produced their first five albums. It should be noted that Mike Flicker was interviewed especially for the book, see "Heart In The Studio" 28 July 2008, a review at Classic Rock Musings, Rants & Raves, so it is not entirely unbiased.  –Bejnar (talk) 19:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Mushroom Studios

The origin of Mushroom Studios is well covered in the Wikipedia article and is supported by outside material. Jack Herschorn the new owner (circa 1970) of the studio (then named Aragon Studios) hired Mike Flicker as 'Chief Engineer'. Jack Herschorn, Mike Flicker and Charlie Richmond designed “upgrades” for the studio. This is a quote attributed to Mike Flicker from a 1999 review in Mix "The guy who was building it basically had a broadcast studio in his mind with the thought that someday it could also be a recording studio, but he was building it properly. It was built halfway into a hillside, and he was going to put some good equipment in there. Unfortunately, in midstream he had some health problems and was forced to retire. So with help from some investors we bought his half and then put together the first 16-track studio in Vancouver. Back then it was called Can Base Studios [short for Canadian Base], which was the name of the investment company. Later it became known as Mushroom Studios."  –Bejnar (talk) 19:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Bithplace & Fisher vs. Flicker

As to Mike’s birthplace, the suggestion that it might be Seattle, arose from the (since proved false) rumor that “There is a theory, but as yet no supporting evidence, that after brothers Mike and Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen formed "The Army" in 1963 in Seattle, Mike Fisher moved to L.A. and changed his name to Mike Flicker.” Actually, "The Army" was the early version of "Heart" and prior to their recording at Mushroom Studios had no connection with Mike Flicker. Roger Fisher the guitarist for "The Army"/"Heart" does have a brother Mike Fisher, who had been part of the band but who ended up as their soundman. Mike Fisher was in Seattle at the time Mike Flicker was recording with "The Zoo" in Los Angeles. As Howard Leese stated in an interview "We (Mike Flicker and Howard Leese) went to junior high and high school together and we were playing together since we were teenagers." Mike Fisher moved from Seattle to Vancouver in circa 1970 to avoid the draft. Hence some of the confusion. The same Mix article, above, indicates that "Flicker first met the Wilson sisters in 1974." and provides another quote from Mike Flicker to that effect. While Mike Flicker was producing the first two "Heart" albums, Mike Fisher was romantically involved with Nancy Wilson, according to Bronson, Fred (2003) "1987 #671, Alone, Heart" The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits (5th ed.) Billboard, New York, ISBN 0-8230-7677-6. This similarity of names led at a couple of biographers astray, see, for example, the bio for Ann Wilson at yahoo, which bio is rife with errors. For example, it was the other brother, Roger Fisher the guitarist, who was involved with Ann Wilson.  –Bejnar (talk) 19:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Impact

Bob Lefsetz, Santa Monica-based critic, in his e-mail newsletter, "The Lefsetz Letter" 6 October 2004 said of Mike Flicker “All the famous names Heart worked with since Mike Flicker didn't do justice to their material. Actually, it's Mike's production efforts that MADE Heart. HE'S why "Magic Man" sounds just as fresh today as it did in '75, why it sounds like it could be the song of a teenage female today.”  –Bejnar (talk) 19:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

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