Philadelphia and New York Harry Maslin was born in
Philadelphia, and began his career in the 1960s by mixing live sound at the
Electric Factory. There he mixed for various artists, including Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Moby Grape, Ten Years After, BB King, Moody Blues, Buddy Guy, Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Procol Harum, The Chambers Brothers, Frank Zappa, and Janis Joplin. He began his recording career at Regent Sound Studios in Philadelphia, and later joined Regent's New York facility. There he expanded his knowledge, learning studio and console design, disc cutting, studio recording, mixing, and management. After two years at Regent, he moved to
the Hit Factory Recording Studios as a chief recording engineer, where he engineered recordings by
James Taylor,
Bonnie Raitt,
Carly Simon,
Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick & The Spinners, among others. He contributed to projects such as
Barry Manilow II (US No. 9), and its US No. 1 single "Mandy"; Warwick & The Spinners' 1974 single "Then Came You" (US No. 1) (produced by
Thom Bell), plus Carly Simon's
Hotcakes album (US No. 3), and her single "
Mockingbird" (US No. 5).
Bowie, Rollers, and Air Supply Moving to the
Record Plant, Maslin would record for David Bowie, before producing a collaboration album between Bowie and
John Lennon. In January 1975, at
Electric Lady studios, Maslin oversaw the recording of "Fame" with Lennon on guest vocals, as well as a cover of Lennon's own song "
Across the Universe". These sessions completed the hit album
Young Americans. This album reached UK No. 2, US No. 9, and the single "Fame" was US No. 1. Maslin also produced Bowie's next album,
Station to Station, in Los Angeles in 1975. The album, released in 1976, charted at US No. 3 and UK No. 5, and included the singles “Golden Years” and “TVC15”. Rejoining the Hit Factory, Maslin produced two albums for the
Bay City Rollers (including the 1977 hit single "
You Made Me Believe in Magic" ), "
Don't Cry Out Loud" a signature hit for
Melissa Manchester in 1978, and an album for
Eric Carmen in 1980. Maslin then took over production of the first
Air Supply album for
Arista Records, which achieved multi-platinum sales. He was called back to produce the following two multi-platinum albums for Air Supply, that were highlighted by five Top Five singles in a row "Even The Nights Are Better", "Every Woman In The World", "Here I Am", "Sweet Dreams", and "The One That You Love".
Los Angeles In 1983, Maslin opened his own studio, Image Recording Studios in Hollywood. Maslin reduced his workload as a producer and engineer and focused on studio management and consulting. Over the years, Image Recording Studios hosted mixer
Chris Lord-Alge,
Night Ranger, Madonna, Faith Hill, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Guns N' Roses, Leonard Cohen, Tina Turner (including her hit single, "
I Don't Wanna Fight"), Carlene Carter, Fleetwood Mac, Ray Charles, Melissa Etheridge, No Doubt,
Janet Jackson, Lisa Loeb, Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, The Black Crowes, Cher, Sheryl Crow, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Jewel, Butthole Surfers,
Green Day (including their
Grammy Record of the Year "
Boulevard of Broken Dreams"), among others. Additionally, Image Recording mixed the music for many hit Hollywood movies including
Lethal Weapon and
The Hunt for Red October. Among other engineering projects at Image Recording, Maslin worked on tracks for
Jennifer Warren and
Leonard Cohen, as well as
Michael Jackson’s album
HIStory. Maslin has also served as a consultant for studio builders, equipment manufacturers, engineers, producers, A&R personnel, and music supervisors. In 2005, Image Recording closed. Maslin has since built a digital ProTools studio for use by both himself and his producer/songwriter wife, Michele Vice-Maslin, and her company Sweetersongs. In 2008, Maslin was again working with David Bowie mixing and re-mixing. ==Personal life==