<sod>As one of the first music auteurs, he (along with [[George Martin]]) popularized the idea of the recording studio as a compositional tool.{{sfn|Edmondson|2013|p=890}} Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy, Wilson ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers, supplanting New York as the center of popular records,{{sfn|Howard|2004|p=54}} and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument.{{sfn|Cogan|Clark|2003|p=33}} The Beach Boys were thus one of the first rock groups to exert studio control.{{sfn|Miller|1992|p=193}} Brother [[Carl Wilson]] explained the significance of Brian's control over the group's productions: "Record companies were used to having absolute control over their artists. It was especially nervy, because Brian was a 21-year-old kid with just two albums. It was unheard of. But what could they say? Brian made good records.{{sfn|Nathan & Lindsay|2001|p=90}}<ref name=Himes1983>{{cite journal|last1=Himes|first1=Geoffrey|title=The Beach Boys High Times and Ebb Tides Carl Wilson Recalls 20 Years With and Without Brian|journal=[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]|date=September 1983|issue=59|url=http://troun.tripod.com/carl.html}}</ref> Music producers after the mid 1960s would draw on Wilson's influence, setting a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as producers, either autonomously, or in conjunction with other like minds.{{sfn|Edmondson|2013|p=890}} In the late 1960s, Wilson also started a trend of "project" recording, where an artist records by himself instead of going into an established studio.{{sfn|Edmondson|2013|p=890}}<eod>
<sod>As one of the first music producer auteurs, he (along with [[George Martin]]) popularized the idea of the recording studio as a compositional tool.{{sfn|Edmondson|2013|p=890}} Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy, Wilson ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers, supplanting New York as the center of popular records,{{sfn|Howard|2004|p=54}} and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as a discrete instrument.{{sfn|Cogan|Clark|2003|p=33}} The Beach Boys were thus one of the first rock groups to exert studio control.{{sfn|Miller|1992|p=193}} Brother [[Carl Wilson]] explained the significance of Brian's control over the group's productions: "Record companies were used to having absolute control over their artists. It was especially nervy, because Brian was a 21-year-old kid with just two albums. It was unheard of. But what could they say? Brian made good records.{{sfn|Nathan & Lindsay|2001|p=90}}<ref name=Himes1983>{{cite journal|last1=Himes|first1=Geoffrey|title=The Beach Boys High Times and Ebb Tides Carl Wilson Recalls 20 Years With and Without Brian|journal=[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]|date=September 1983|issue=59|url=http://troun.tripod.com/carl.html}}</ref> Music producers after the mid 1960s would draw on Wilson's influence, setting a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as producers, either autonomously, or in conjunction with other like minds.{{sfn|Edmondson|2013|p=890}} In the late 1960s, Wilson also started a trend of "project" recording, where an artist records by himself instead of going into an established studio.{{sfn|Edmondson|2013|p=890}}<eod>