[ePub] Bridges: Their Engineering and Planning by George C. Lee; Ernest Sternberg at Arts-Photography

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The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back; the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motownrsquo;s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process.Hailed by the New Yorker as ldquo;the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days;rdquo; world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts; with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational; Timbaland works with the hottest artists; from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake; Nelly Furtado; Madonna; and his childhood friend; Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties; stays out of gossip columns; and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free; he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If hersquo;s not at the recording studio; he is at home with his family.In The Emperor of Sound; Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest; he reveals the magic behind the music; sharing the various creative impulses that arise while hersquo;s producing; and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written; full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from todayrsquo;s most popular music icons; The Emperor of Sound showcases this masterrsquo;s artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind.