More than four decades into his career, writer/arranger Chris Caswell is still working like a young man, sometimes pulling all-nighters like he did at the GRAMMYs just a few weeks ago. There, Caswell performed in Daft Punk’s live appearance, and then for the taping of The Beatles tribute, which aired Read more...
Intensive research and pure instinct — the story behind discovering the perfect music for one of the best ads of Super Bowl XLVIII.
Who’s In Focus: http://www.menloparkmusic.com
We Are: Menlo Park Music. We are a boutique music production company based in London. We handle all aspects of our clients musical Read more...
The Legion of Boom – a.k.a. the vaunted defense for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks – was just in town. During their stay in New York City, a visit to Quad Recording Studios’ newly renovated Studio Q1 would have been most appropriate.
That’s because things most definitely go “boom” Read more...
Three years ago this month, I reviewed the McDSP 6030 Ultimate Compressor plug-in. The 6030 consists of ten uniquely different 500 series style compressors all bundled into one plug-in. And it has since played a big role in a number of my mixes. So, needless to say, I was excited Read more...
The fifth in a series, presenting a primer on the history of musical genres and the studio basics behind them. Previous installments have focused on Blues Rock, Reggae, Punk Rock, and Electronic Rock.
Rock music, like many other styles, has been a form of artistic expression since its emergence in Read more...
Studio engineers in search of fresh ideas for signal flow: Ready to get an education?
Then go inside the intriguing design of the freshly minted Studio I at The Blackbird Academy in Nashville, which was designed from inception by its dedicated audio educators to do what no other teaching facility Read more...
British Phonographic Industry figures from 2013 suggest vinyl sales, while still relatively humble compared to CDs and downloads, have reached a ten-year high. The BPI data shows some 550,000 LPs were sold in 2013, accounting for 0.7% of all albums sold.
“We’re witnessing a renaissance for records,” the BPI’s chief Read more...
If being thoroughly overwhelmed is your thing, then the music trade show they call NAMM is a great way to kick off the year.
The 2014 North American Music Merchants expo, held as always in sunny Anaheim, CA this past week, offered up its usual massive overload of instruments, gear, Read more...
It feels like home.
Bougainvillea climbs over the green metal gate, encircling bright blue lounge chairs and a wrought iron table set, picturesque, against the brick patio.
The doors are heavy and elegant. Someone always rings the buzzer, but the door at Bell Sound Studios is always open.
Barbara sits Read more...
Surround sound made its first public appearance in 1941, when Disney released its groundbreaking animated musical, Fantasia.
Ever since then, surround systems have increasingly been used to enhance the emotional impact of films (which George Lucas has famously, and accurately, declared are “50% sound.”)
In the mid 1990s, a Read more...
