Is a trip to the annual South by Southwest festival worthwhile for musicians? Judging by the fact that over 2,000 official acts, representing 53 countries, played in over 111 Austin venues this past week, it seems that many artists would say “yes”.
For many of them however, the trip may Read more...
Wendy Starland exudes the ideal of the modern entrepreneurial recording artist. She is also famous for having discovered and developed Lady Gaga at NYC’s famed venue The Cutting Room – a fruitful relationship that led to regular songwriting collaborations for years to follow.
Starland introduced Lady GaGa to Rob Fusari, Read more...
Sanford Parker has been a go-to engineer in Chicago’s heavy music scene since the turn of the millennium, producing bands such as Yob, Indian, and Corrections House. As the stress and liability of co-owning a commercial studio becoming more trouble than it was worth, Sanford decided to go freelance, recording Read more...
Jóhann Jóhannsson is on a roll – of a different sort. The circular motion of the imagery in the brilliant film that he scored, The Theory of Everything, inspired the spherical structures of the unforgettable music he created for it.
Onscreen, Jóhannsson saw bicycles, motorized wheelchairs, and the massive gears Read more...
Do you have a lot to say about sound? Do you want to expand your professional network? Do you have insights to share with your colleagues and teach to a new generation of audio engineers? Are you looking for a good excuse to audition and review the latest and greatest Read more...
