Talib Kweli kicks off Prisoner of Conscious with an outright lie: “I’m at a loss for words,” Talib Kweli declares in the intro for his fifth studio album – a statement that’s clearly contradicted by the 14 ensuing tracks.
Recognized as one Brooklyn’s most distinctive rappers since his first emergence Read more...
The world of delays is a huge one. Up there with the almighty reverb, delays occupy a big presence in the sound and style of studio/live musicians, mixers and sound designers around the world.
Whether being a crucial element of your band’s sound (just about anything from U2 for example) Read more...
I mix quite a bit for film and TV where dialogue is king. For those projects, I like monitors that put the human speaking voice front and center. Many consumer TV’s, flat screens, laptops, tablets, and the rest favor the voice at the expense of other things to support dialogue Read more...
You know what I really hate? Revisions, revisions, revisions… Sometimes they go on for days. Endless prints, emails, lists of notes, confusion over which version were talking about. You get the picture?
Recently I found a really elegant solution to this vexing problem that has increased my efficiency with revisions Read more...
Guitars, like people, come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Also much like people, when you look beneath the surface, they’re all made of the same stuff: In this case, wood, metal, plastic and curves.
For all the bewildering variation you may encounter in the wide world of guitars, there Read more...
