Lil Jon Back in the Studio

Apr 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Working on the follow up to their multi-Platinum Kings of Crunk album, the Atlanta-based trio Lil Jon (pictured at the SSl board), Big Sam and Lil Bo (aka, Lil Jon &...

FOR THE LOVE OF GUITARS

Mar 1, 2004, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Kim Simmonds (right) of blues/rock band Savoy Brown recently stepped into Lakewood Audio Video Group (Jamesville, N.Y.) to mix and master the band's upcoming album, You Should Have Been There, and his solo acoustic album, Stuck By Lightning....

A LITTLE HELP: FROM MY FRIENDS

Mar 1, 2004, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Joe Cocker recently stepped into Capitol B (Hollywood) to work with Grammy-nominated producer CJ Vanston (A Mighty Wind soundtrack) and engineer Marc DeSisto to record an album full of songs that have influenced Cocker throughout his recording career....

Ryan Adams

Mar 1, 2004, By Heather Johnson

Various self-help books suggest that one has to hit “rock bottom” before one can reform....

Miles Davis

Mar 1, 2004, By Paul Tingen

In December 1969, Miles Davis boasted, “I could put together the greatest rock 'n' roll band you ever heard.” It must have sounded rather presumptuous, because the jazz trumpeter had only begun to flirt with electric instruments and rock influences at the very end of 1967....

Classic Tracks: David Bowie's "Five Years"/"Soul Love"/"Moonage Daydream"

Mar 1, 2004, By Rick Clark

Much has been written about the importance of David Bowie's album Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars....

SESSIONS & STUDIO NEWS

Mar 1, 2004

NORTHEAST

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, featuring trombonist Slide Hampton, tracked at Bennett Studios (Englewood, NJ) with engineer Gary Chester at the board…Loho Studios (NYC) hosted Universal rock band Flaw, who were in tracking their spring release....

Road-Tested and Approved

Mar 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

The challenge for Electronic Arts' audio director Aubrey Hodges and NASCAR Thunder 2005 video game sound designer Jesse James Allen was to mike the insides of the engine and driver Tommy King's cabin of EA's NASCAR racing machine —...

Nashville A Team Performs on Regeneration

Mar 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Chicago-based producer Neil J. Cacciottolo recently brought together Nashville-based musicians “Boots”...

Working in the Boondog

Mar 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Grammy Award — winning producer Jack Douglas is taking time off from producing Aerosmith's upcoming album and is now producing New York-based rock/pop/punk band Morningwood....

New Canon Spot Is a Jewel

Feb 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Jewel recently visited writer/producer Michael Lattanzi's home studio in the Hollywood Hills,...

Steve Earle

Feb 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....

Rufus Wainwright

Feb 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 Colour

Feb 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....

Sessions & Studio News

Feb 1, 2004, By Breean Lingle

NORTHEAST

Rap artist Mobb Deep was in New York City at Battery Studios and Chung King Studios, working on his upcoming release (Jive Records) with artist/producer/Lil Jon,...

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....

Jessica Simpson Kisses Up to Fans

Jan 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Taking time out from her MTV newlywed show, Jessica Simpson stopped by Reflection Sound's (Charlotte, N.C.) Sanctuary studio for a KISS FM Superstar Listening Party,...

B.B. King

Jan 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....

Go Ahead, Make My Recording

Jan 1, 2004, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Marian McPartland's NPR radio show Piano Jazz celebrated its tenth anniversary of recording at Manhattan Beach Recording (New York City) with guest Clint Eastwood,...

Melissa Etheridge

Jan 1, 2004, By Mr. Bonzai

You couldn't turn on a radio in the mid-'90s without hearing Melissa Etheridge's distinctive, evocative rock-folk vocal. Last fall, Etheridge took over NRG Studios in Los Angeles, bringing in a crack band and producer/engineer Ross Hogarth to record her new album, Lucky, set for release February 10 on Island/Def Jam. ...

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