Mike Dean: Like you said Pink Floyd was a big one but then Prog Rock people like Keith Emerson and all types of synth players. I was into Black Sabbath because of their keyboard stuff- the gothic ...

All sensible actions, you might think, but as Dean points out, you're not hearing the original masters in their full dynamic glory. After telling his followers to ditch the compensation, many have ...

Ye in a dramatic pose on the left, and Dean playing a Moog synthesizer on the right, wearing a white jacket.

Producer Mike Dean celebrated his birthday Friday night ... soundtrack - opened with an unlikely song selection, delivering a synth-laden rendition of "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song ...