This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 2, 2012.
As long as I’ve been a musician, I’ve enjoyed reading about music almost as much as I’ve enjoyed making it.
My bookshelf and record collection have grown together, one informing the other, and I’ve discovered that Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 2, 2012.
Recorded music has been getting louder over for the past few decades. So much louder in fact, that everyday-listeners have begun to hear about it in general-interest papers like the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 2, 2013.
When we spoke, I kept hoping Chicago producer and musician John McEntire would regale me with tales of studio magic, or at least studio mischief. Did he ever mic drums from the top of a stairwell Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 2, 2012.
Single-name monikers are usually reserved for larger-than-life personalities. British producer Flood however, keeps a low, almost anonymous profile. It’s his work that gets all the hype.
Since his first noteworthy assignment as assistant engineer on New Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on March 31st, 2014.
Most paid rehearsal spaces stink, if not literally, then at least figuratively. For several years, my band rehearsed in one: A windowless room slapped together with drywall inside of a warehouse space in a sad and Read more...
