Matthew Sweet: Happy at HomeMay 1, 2004, By Craig Dalton Tucked away in the Hollywood Hills, surrounded by the sites of countless hit movie location shoots, is the home and personal studio of Matthew Sweet.... Meredith Brooks Redefines A&RMay 1, 2004, By Heather Johnson With the record industry seemingly more interested in fat bottom lines than long-term career development, many artists stopped grabbing at the “major-label record deal” brass ring long ago and began taking a more proactive role in their business affairs.... Jimmy JamApr 1, 2004, By Heather Johnson Prince must have kicked himself squarely in his purple paisley derrière after firing his keyboardist and bassist back in 1983.... Audio at Electronic ArtsMar 1, 2004, By Blair Jackson AS LITTLE AS 10 YEARS AGO, sound and music for games were practically afterthoughts, usually handled by the same person, generated on MIDI synths and only occasionally using samplers and libraries for effects, and wedged into the game at the end, usually at 8-bit resolution.... Music for GamesMar 1, 2004 We've moved from MIDI to audio files, from 22kHz mono playback to 44.1 stereo, and from repetitive bursts of loops to full scoring and interactive transitions — in key.... Bob ClearmountainMar 1, 2004, By Maureen Droney In person, Bob Clearmountain looks much too youthful to have been engineering for more than 25 years.... Guitar Wizard Johnny A.Mar 1, 2004, By Barbara Schultz A home studio can be a blessing and a curse for a workaholic.... Rufus WainwrightFeb 1, 2004, By David John Farinella After what he terms a few “harrowing” experiences with record producers, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright has finally found an aural ally in Marius deVries.... Living ColourFeb 1, 2004, By Chris J. Walker Much like a popular couple breaking up, the extremely dynamic alternative metal band, Living Colour, which officially disbanded in 1995, was constantly queried about reuniting.... Classic Tracks: The 5th Dimension's "Aquariaus/Let the Sunshine In"Feb 1, 2004, By Dan Daley It seems axiomatic that the further back in time we reach, the more the actual making of records becomes almost anticlimactic to what transpired outside of the recording studio's confines.... Gary RydstromFeb 1, 2004, By Tom Kenny It's the rare individual who is able to go out on top, to walk away from a career while still at peak performance.... Nick LaunayFeb 1, 2004, By Bryan Reesman Some people work fastidiously to build a career while others naturally fall into one.... Steve EarleFeb 1, 2004, By Gaby Alter Steve Earle is not a man to lay idle. Since a stint in drug rehab pulled him out of a personal and career slump in the mid-'90s, the 48-year-old rock/country songwriter has been producing new work at a pace that would leave many younger artists in the dust.... John MeyerJan 1, 2004, By George Petersen John Meyer, who with his wife, Helen, founded Meyer Sound Laboratories 25 years ago, has always taken a different approach to seeing (and hearing!) the world.... Eric SchillingJan 1, 2004, By Maureen Droney Life never gets boring for Eric Schilling. An engineer with a knack for consistently creating polished pop/rock, Schilling is also in demand for the savvy that he brings to jazz and Latin projects.... The Naked Truth About The Beatles' Let It BeNakedJan 1, 2004, By Matt Hurwitz Ever wondered what The Beatles' Let It Be album would have sounded like had it been properly completed instead of released as a companion disc to their 1970 fly-on-the-wall motion picture of the same name?... B.B. KingJan 1, 2004, By Chris J. Walker If 2003 was “The Year of the Blues,” it's appropriate that the undisputed modern master of the genre, B.B. King, put out a fine album in the fall to cap the celebration.... Neil Sedaka's Breaking Up Is Hard to DoJan 1, 2004, By Gary Eskow Born in Brooklyn in 1939, Neil Sedaka was a gifted pianist once lauded by none other than Arthur Rubinstein as one of New York's best young players. Sedaka was on course to become a classical musician and even enrolled at the famous Julliard School, but a collaboration that he and neighbor Howie Greenfield began several years earlier would pull him in a different direction. A slew of hit records, including the Number One worldwide smash, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” would come from t... OutKastDec 1, 2003, By David John Farinella Engineer John Frye is taking a breather from the year-plus recording and mixing sessions for OutKast's acclaimed new two-CD release, Speakerboxxx: The... In the Studio With Sam CookeDec 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson In 1960, with several hits already under his belt, the Mississippi-born and Chicago-raised Sam Cooke signed with RCA Records, which marks the beginning of his fruitful association with staff producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore and engineer Al Schmitt.... Most Popularadvertisement PollsTalkBack
This Month in Mix
|
advertisement Read, Watch, Listen, Play Mix Briefing Room, a virtual press conference offering postings of the latest gear and music news, direct from the source. Visit the Briefing Room for the latest press postings. advertisement |
AES 2009: Slate Pro Audio Trigger
Upgrading Studio A at Santa Barbara Sound