Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: The Traveling Wilburys’ “Handle With Care”
The Traveling Wilburys were perhaps popular music's most unusual George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison wrote all the material
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son”
Engineer Russ Gary talks about the recording of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” in 1969.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Gary Wright’s “Dream Weaver”
In April 2009, at a party inside Capitol Studios in Hollywood honoring his late friend George Harrison, Gary Wright found himself chatting at a...
2019
Please Hold, Jenny Lewis Is “On the Line”
Jenny Lewis' fourth album, On The Line, found the artist backed by an all-star lineup that included Beck, Ringo Starr, Ryan Adams, Don Was,...
Recording
Analog Men
Jack Douglas Producing Aaron Smart, With Mixes by Shelly Yakus, Jay Messina and the Late Geoff Emerick
Live Sound
The Hollywood Bowl: A Unique Blend of Natural Acoustics and Amplified Sound
The Hollywood Bowl, that iconic Los Angeles venue so named for the landscape it occupies, not the shell covering its stage, hosted its first...
New Products
The Audio Story Behind ‘The Beatles Mono Masters’
While Beatles fans were treated two years ago to the group’s catalog on vinyl in stereo, many have also been waiting for the original...
Films-TV
Isham, Abbey & Jackie: The Old-School Score for ‘42’
When Jackie Robinson took the field as the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues in 1947, it was a momentous event in...
news
John Roesch: Foley Artist Honored for a Lifetime of ‘Breaking the Rules’
A Foley artist on more than 400 motion pictures, Roesch recently received the MPSE’s Career Achievement Award at the 2013 Golden Reel Awards, the...
Films-TV
The ‘Revolution’ Will Be Televised
Life is full of noise, most of it produced by all things electric. But what does a world without electricity sound like? Fans of...
Films-TV
Classic Stooges
What made those original Stooges sound effects so funny? Where did they come from? Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt has been on the hunt...
Films-TV
Sound Design for ‘The Three Stooges’
What makes a Stooge sound like a Stooge? Like when Curly gets conked on the head with a pipe or when Moe pokes Larry...
Facilities
On the Cover: Pianella Studios
After years of using a converted walk-in closet in a rental in Malibu, Calif., as a demo production studio, Oscar-nominated film composer Marco Beltrami...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Watching the Wheels”
John Lennon's top-10 hit, “Watching the Wheels,” was among producer Jack Douglas' favorite songs on 'Double Fantasy.'
