Business
NAMM Previews NAMM Show 2025 Music Performances
Artists including Jack White, Peter Frampton and Jacob Collier will appear at the 2025 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.
Peter Frampton
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Peter Frampton’s “Do You Feel Like We Do”
The epic live single is a 1970s touchstone—which presented challenges for Peter Frampton and Chuck Ainlay when they brought it into the modern-day Dolby...
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Bob Heil, 1940 – 2024
The audio industry received sad news last week when we learned of the passing of Bob Heil, a true pioneer of the live sound...
Music Production
Cummings + Ainlay + Haynes = ‘TEN’
Producer/engineer Chuck Ainlay shares how he captured bluesman Albert Cummings' latest album at Peter Frampton’s Phenix Studio in Nashville.
Business
Heil Sound Gets New Owners
Pro audio manufacturer Heil Sound has been transferred to its current management team: president and CEO, Ash Levitt, and director of Operations, Steve Warford.
Live Sound
FOH Engineer Vinnie Kowalski, Dead at 58
FOH engineer Vincent Kowalski died July 17, 2020, closing a 40-plus year career that saw him tour with Blondie, fellow Long Islanders Dream Theater,...
Music Production
Eddie Kramer to be Focus of New Rock Documentary
Legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer will be the focus of an upcoming documentary, From the Other Side of the Glass.
Recording
Chuck Ainlay Leads Csaba Petocz Scholarship Event
The annual memorial educational event was held at Peter Frampton’s Studio Phenix in the Berry Hill district in Nashville.
Live Sound
Mixing Peter Frampton’s Final Tour
Jim Yakabuski held down the FOH mix position nightly on the tour.
Blog
The METAlliance Report: Let’s Not Lose the Art in Engineering
By Chuck Ainlay. METAlliance co-founder and multiple Grammy-winning producer/engineer Chuck Ainlay discusses what the art in engineering is and can be, offering suggestions on...
Events
34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards Winners
Winners in 23 technical and eight creative excellence categories were announced at the 34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards on Jan. 26, during the NAMM...
news
Peter Frampton to Receive The Les Paul Innovation Award
CARLSBAD, Calif.– December 6, 2018 –GRAMMY® award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and innovator Peter Frampton will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Ricky Skaggs, ‘Mosaic’
Over the last few years, Ricky Skaggs has experienced a surge of creativity, releasing records like Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass, Solo: Songs My...
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