Recording legend Fred Catero has worked with some of music’s greatest stars. Beginning his career at Columbia Records in New York during the early 1960’s, Mr. Catero has had the opportunity to record artists such as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago, Janis Joplin, Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, and The Pointer Sisters. Many of the records he made with these artists were responsible for turning them in to multi-platinum selling superstars and are now considered classics, such as Abraxas, Cheap Thrills, Chicago Transit Authority, and Headhunters.
Not long after arriving in San Francisco in the late 1960’s, Mr. Catero helped establish the regional chapter of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences), and he remains the longest serving President of the local chapter.
On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Fred Catero discussed the history of sound engineering at the SPAUG General Meeting.