Over the past 20 years, the audio industry has gone through well-documented changes in technology and in business models. What has not changed however, is the value of of preparation, simplicity, ears and taste.
Multiple GRAMMY award-winner Alex Venguer honed those traits as an assistant and then engineer at some Read more...
Chris Lord-Alge is one of the biggest, baddest names in mixing.
His discography is like a field trip through decades of musical history – from James Brown to Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks to Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Snow Patrol to, most recently, Shinedown and Daughtry.
Beyond the sheer Read more...
NORWALK, CT: Among the flavors of the Nutmeg State, deep tribal rhythms are not necessarily what this sleepy Northeast enclave is known for. But as you soar through the clouds and into the sanctum of Tom Salta’s studio, the pulse of advanced, yet ancient, beats beat louder.
Here Salta – Read more...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN: In his eponymous autobiography, Slash recollects a story about legendary mix engineer Bob Clearmountain who’d been originally hired to mix the Guns N’ Roses recordings that became the Illusions albums. Slash recalls that he had discovered a notebook where Clearmountain “had notated all of the drum Read more...
Avatar Studios was a beehive of sonic activity last month, reporting sessions spanning pop, rock, jazz, classical and more.
In Studio C, Joe Jackson was recording his upcoming self-produced release through the Neve VRP 72 console with engineer Elliot Scheiner. Aki Nishimura assisted.
GRAMMY Award winner Esperanza Spalding was recording Read more...
