Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

Jul 1, 2003, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

NEW DOCUMENTARY REFLECTS PRODUCER'S LIFE

At the grand opening of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, revelers got one of the first glances of the Tom Dowd & The Language of Music feature-length, independently produced documentary....

Hulk

Jul 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson

On the final day of April, the Technology Building at Skywalker Ranch is buzzing with activity, as post-production work on director Ang Lee's eagerly anticipated film The Hulk charges toward its final mix and its much-hyped June 20 opening....

Tapping Into ''A Mighty Wind''

Jun 1, 2003, By Maureen Droney

A Mighty Wind won't save the music industry, but it will definitely provide it with some much-needed laughs....

Wattstax

Jun 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson

The great soul. music concert film of the 1970s is re-released in surround sound so a new generation can listen to Isaac Hayes and Rufus Thomas and countless others. Recording and mixing techniques and equipment used during post-production....

The Matrix Reloaded

Jun 1, 2003, By Maureen Droney

An interview with the Academy Award winning audio editors about recording the next installment of The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded. Recording and mixing techniques and equipment used during post-production....

And the Award Goes to

Apr 1, 2003, By Paul Verna

Music fans will remember the 45th annual Grammy Awards as the one where jazzy chanteuse Norah Jones stole the show, beating out such veterans as Bruce...

From the Creative Sound Files

Apr 1, 2003, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Senior audio engineer Holly McEllroy (pictured) and Creative Sound Studios (Orefield, Pa.) owner Helena Schwoyer have been doing audio post for Forensic...

The Chieftains and Friends

Mar 1, 2003, By Heather Johnson

Last fall, a stellar cast of country and bluegrass artists joined the Grammy Award-winning Celtic group to perform songs from Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions....