You’ll have to look at the small print on records to find the name of Russell Elevado, but be assured he’s there, on some of the most innovative soul records of the ’90s and ’00s. As engineer, producer and mixer for the likes of Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, the Roots, Common, Saul Williams and Erykah Badu, Elevado has won a reputation for recreating the classic sound of the ’60s and ’70s in a modern setting, an analog guy in a digital world.

In his lecture at the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy, Elevado talked about how he landed behind the boards and gives us the lowdown on the seminal Voodoo sessions.