Equipment
In addition to the use of synthesizers, Lawrence pioneered the use of computers and sampling on albums and was the first musician in Los Angeles to own and use the Fairlight CMI (computer music instrument). Always eager to embrace new technology, he was an early advisor to Digidesign and would later become the first producer to mix an album using Pro Tools. Lawrence also owns and records with a large collection of vintage guitars and recording equipment including Jimi Hendrix's first Marshall amplifier which was given to Jimi by Kit Lambert, manager of The Who during the '60s, after its guitarist and original owner, Pete Townshend, had switched amplifier companies.
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