First in a series, where busy producers/mixers/engineers provide tips and techniques on their top studio tools.
When it comes to gear, engineers, producers and musicians are creatures of habit. When I find a piece of gear, or a plug-in with a killer sound that works consistently from project to project, Read more...
Do you remember 2006? Apple’s latest version of OS X was Tiger. Pro Tools users were salivating over version 7 and the newly released Mbox 2 Pro. Eight years is several lifetimes in the technology world!
2006 was also the year that Toontrack first released its EZ Drummer platform to Read more...
On stage with St. Vincent at Seattle’s Moore Theater, Daniel Mintseris stands calm and stoic in a white suit and his trademark Fedora hat. He presides over a single MIDI keyboard and laptop, with a foot controller, a handful of pedals, and a duplicate laptop on the floor below him. Read more...
A beautifully renovated, 10,000 sq. foot studio space in the hip NOHO Arts District of North Hollywood seems perfectly placed. With three beautiful, state-of-the-art studios and five smaller production rooms, it feels like the ideal addition to a creative, up-and-coming area of LA.
But it came dramatically close to never Read more...
As if dance music weren’t immersive enough, the gathering known as IMS Engage is returning to Los Angeles.
This is a lot more than just another amped-up dance party. IMS Engage, taking place at the W Hotel Hollywood on Wednesday, April 16, is the stateside addition of the highly successful Read more...
Sometimes strange bedfellows are actually a perfect match.
For example, a set of words that pair up surprisingly well together are “Music And Strategy“. It’s the plain-spoken name of a highly flexible music service agency, and now that you’ve been introduced – you’ve got a good idea of what they Read more...
Are you a spy in the House of Vibes? You can be…just plug in to the unparalleled ambiance of this busy studio, hidden away in a very happy house.
Tucked inside the bucolic borough of Highland Park, NJ, House of Vibes was born as a humble project studio for stellar Read more...
The future is looking cloudy again to Pro Tools users – but that may be a good thing this time.
Get your brain ready, because there’s a lot coming up from Avid to get your head around. With the opening of NAB 2014, the company has unveiled a major reorganization Read more...
Stewart Lerman has spent a good share of the last 5 years working with some major artists, far outside of their natural element.
Performers like Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, St. Vincent, Regina Spektor, Neko Case, Sharon Van Etten, Liza Minelli, Rufus Wainwright and David Johansen have all joined Lerman in Read more...
It’s kind of funny this foray into journalism I’ve taken.
For instance I’m in the “B” control room at Downtown right now, and my client (Black Thought from The Roots) just saw me hammering away on my laptop and asked, “Zach what the f**k are you writing man”?. Read more...
