The recording studio has long been referred to as the lab in record-producer slang, and the Scientists of Sound for the first time takes rock and roll fans of every genre and generation on a first-of-its-kind behind-the-scenes tour of the record-making process, from analog to the digital era, with many of the most famous hits of all time chronicled here, including Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones, Every Breath You Take by the Police, Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey, the Breakfast Club theme Don’t You Forget about Me by Simple Minds, Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo by Rick Derringer, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker and I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Hip to Be Square, and The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News, Home by American Idol star Chris Daughtry, Black and White by Michael Jackson, Smells like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Beautiful Day by U2, One by Metallica, You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC, Crazy on You, Magic Man, and Barracuda by Heart, Sabotage by the Beastie Boys, Jane Says by Jane’s Addiction, Sledge Hammer by Peter Gabriel, and Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith, Hotel California by the Eagles, the Rocky theme Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, Should I Stay or Should I Go? by the Clash, Rocket Man by Elton John, Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie, The Thrill Is Gone by B. B. King, Take a Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed, Beatles classics like I Am the Walrus, Helter Skelter, and Give Peace a Chance, Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard, Times like These by the Foo Fighters, Hurts So Good and Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp, Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue, Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, Running on Empty by Jackson Browne, Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood, Black Dog, Rock and Roll and Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, Landslide by Fleetwood Mac, Hot Blooded by Foreigner, Mony Mony, Rebel Yell, White Wedding, and Cradle of Love by Billy Idol, How Will I Know by Whitney Houston, All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow, Breaking the Law by Judas Priest, Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent, Fly like an Eagle by Steve Miller, and on and on through hundreds more of rock and roll’s most timeless hits!

Giving fans a front-row studio seat as they recount the stories behind the creation of these hits are fifty of the most legendary record producers of all time, including Daniel Lanois, Eddie Kramer, Jack Douglas, Bob Rock, Bob Ezrin, Dave Jerden, Mario Caldato Jr., Tom Werman, Kevin Elson, Don Was, Al Jourgensen, Michael Beinhorn, Hugh Padgham, Mike Fraser, Butch Vig, Linda Perry, Stephen Hague, Flemming Rasmussen, Dave Jerden, Tony Platt, Matt Wallace, Andy Johns, Tom Allom, Gil Norton, Richie Zito, Butch Walker, Don Gehman, J. Mascis, Keith Olsen, Bones Howe, Michael Beinhorn, Ron Nevison, Bill Szymczyk, Ken Scott, Jim Gaines, Narada Michael Walden, Mike Shipley, Keith Forsey, Bill Bottrell, Mike Flicker, Frankie Sullivan, Chris Kimsey, Nick Rasculinecz, Danny Korctmar, Chris Tsangarides, Howard Benson, Nigel Grey, and Joe Blaney!