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.... Classic Tracks: The Isley Brother's "That Lady"Nov 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson By the time the Isley Brothers scored their 2 million-selling smash hit “That Lady” in the summer of 1973, they'd already been in the music business for nearly two decades.... Recording PianoNov 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson Periodically, we like to check with engineers to see whether technology or other considerations have changed the ways they record music.... In the Studio With NickelbackNov 1, 2003, By Bryan Reesman Sometimes, things just don't go the way you plan them, and that can be a good thing. When the Canadian hard-rock quartet Nickelback set out to create The Long Road, their follow-up to the quintuple-Platinum release Silver Side Up, they planned to bring in producers to work on the key singles.... Bill PutnamNov 1, 2003, By Jim Cogan Like a lot of American cities at the dawn of the 1950s, Chicago was ready to swing. A young entrepreneur named Hugh Hefner thrust his ambition upon the marketplace with a new magazine called Playboy.... Liz PhairNov 1, 2003, By Chris J. Walker The mid- to late '90s saw a blossoming movement of young female singer/songwriters, who mostly sang sweet, introspective songs of loves won and lost.... Bill PutnamOct 1, 2003, By Jim Cogan There is no Mt. Rushmore of recording, of course. If there were, this guy would be in the Lincoln spot.... Joshua ThompsonOct 1, 2003, By Gary Eskow The sign outside still said Frederic Clements, but it would be removed shortly. Joshua Thompson was in the final stages of transforming the former Clements art gallery into the new home of Tallest Tree Music, and in a couple of days, he would be hosting the release party for George Benson's new record, Six Play, which Thompson produced and co-wrote.... Led ZeppelinOct 1, 2003, By Candace Horgan During Led Zeppelin's 12 years together, they set the standard for hard rock.... Classic Tracks: Bruce Springsteen's "The River"Oct 1, 2003, By Maureen Droney Listening to Bruce Springsteen's song “The River” always makes me cry.... String Cheese IncidentOct 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson The eclectic Colorado band known as the String Cheese Incident has been one of the more popular attractions on the jam-band circuit for 10 years now.... Eddie Kramer Never StopsOct 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson One certainly wouldn't blame this year's TEC Hall of Fame inductee — engineer and producer Eddie Kramer — if he wanted to slow down a bit.... The Mars VoltaSep 1, 2003, By Mr. Bonzai Perched high above Laurel Canyon is the supposedly haunted mansion chosen by the Mars Volta to record their much-anticipated debut album, De-Loused in the Comatorium.... SongcatchersSep 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson Mickey Hart, longtime percussionist for the Grateful Dead, knows a thing or two about world music and field recording. He's lugged taping gear to Egypt, outfitted a recording expedition to New Guinea, captured the Tibetan Gyuto Monks in all of their glory and searched out indigenous music all over the world.... Lee DichterSep 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson After 40 years in film sound — half of those working at Manhattan's premier post-production house, Sound One — Lee Dichter has earned his reputation as the Dean of New York Re-Recording Mixers.... Brian Tarquin's Jungle RoomSep 1, 2003, By Barbara Schultz Techno: It's not just for clubs anymore. Composer/guitarist Brian Tarquin writes the high-test electronica that helps drive a wide variety of TV shows, including MTV's Road Rules, NBC's Extra and Celebrity Justice and, of all things, ABC Daytime's All My Children.... Classic Tracks: Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes"Sep 1, 2003, By Blair Jackson It was your basic “overnight success” story that was actually many years in the making.... The Engineer and the VocalistAug 1, 2003, By Maureen Droney So what's the big deal? With automatic tuning devices, nondestructive digital editing, multitracking and effects, why worry about the vocal sound?... In the Studio: Rickie Lee JonesAug 1, 2003, By Maureen Droney Over the course of her 20-year career, singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has influenced innumerable other artists and acquired a passionate, almost reverential... Steely Dan 'Everything Must Go'Aug 1, 2003, by George Petersen It seems like only yesterday that we gazed through the glass at Two Against Nature, the landmark comeback album for Steely Dan.... Most Popularadvertisement PollsTalkBack
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