2015
The Emergence of 2.4 GHz Wireless
In the crowded and shrinking wireless spectrum, manufacturers are looking for any opportunity to provide customers with options. Recently, following some leadership from Line...
Composer Shota Nakama and His Video Game Orchestra
It may seem hard to believe, but the videogame industry is in a graying stage. You can set the time it reached maturity anywhere...
William Elliott Whitmore, ‘Radium Death’
On his own with a banjo, or fronting a rock ’n’ roll band, singer/songwriter William Elliott Whitmore sings about trouble—in love, from the government,...
Cool Spin: Hot Chip, ‘Why Make Sense?’
With each passing year, the public’s collective ears are better prepped for sounds like the experimental ones of Hot Chip. In turn, Hot Chip...
Built to Spill, ‘Untethered Moon’
Built to Spill’s first album release in five years, Untethered Moon, features a couple of new bandmembers; since the group’s previous release, There Is...
Avid Partners with Audinate
At the 2015 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Avid announced that Audinate has joined the Avid Connectivity Partner Program to develop a new Dante...
Benjamin Booker’s 2015 Road Show
Blues-rock guitarist/singer/songwriter Benjamin Booker hasn’t slowed the torrid pace he set for himself and his bandmates in 2014, when he released his self-titled debut...
Sound Summit Event in Chicago
On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Cinespace Chicago Film Studios Ballroom on the west side of downtown Chicago (2621 West 15th Place), DPA...
Maselec MLA-4 Stereo Triband Compressor/Expander
Unique Processor Offers Powerful Features, Superb Sound
Everybody Loves a Good Story
I’m of mostly Irish descent, and I come from a large family. My undergrad degree is in history and my master’s is in journalism....
Pick Up Your Pro Tools Pace
While attention to detail and organization are vital elements in professional session workflow, speed can often make or break a session.
Classic Tracks: The Young Rascals’ “Groovin’”
“You’re creating a place for that song to exist,” Cavaliere says. “I mentioned that to Paul McCartney when I saw him after that and...
Rock in Rio … in Vegas
In the spirit of the many other international “cities” within the city (Paris, New York, Venice, etc.), Rock in Rio has come to Las...
Mix Regional Sessions: Southwest U.S.
STUDIO AT THE PALMS—LAS VEGAS Elton John was in Studio X with engineer Matt Still…Nico Vega was in Studio X with engineer Rob Katz…Snoop...
Mix Regional News: Southwest U.S.
YOUNG JEEZY AND YOUNG MC DROP BY THE SALTMINE With the Super Bowl in Arizona this past February, The Saltmine Studio Oasis was the...
Boxed In Debut
Oli Bayston works well amongst clutter. For his latest one-man project, Boxed In, clutter helped streamline his entire recording process, and his sound. Bayston...
Avid Dancer, ‘1st Bath’
For Jacob Summers, the solo artist behind the entity Avid Dancer, it always comes back to drums. Picking up the drums as a high...
The Very Best, ‘Makes A King’
While many producers might toy with the romantic notion of setting up a portable studio in the African bush, few actually do it. To...
Where Legacy Becomes Future
When we last featured Capitol Studios on the Mix cover, in November 2012, we invited a whole gang of L.A.’s finest engineers and producers...
Backstage Tech at the 57th Grammy® Awards
In the six days before rehearsals would begin, the Staples Center in downtown L.A. took on the gravitas of a military operation—a well-planned invasion...
Oz Noy Trio: Live in Asia
Guitarist Oz Noy’s latest release, Asian Twistz: Live in Asia (Abstract Logix), captures blistering, tight performances from his rock/jazz/blues/funk trio’s tour of Asia in...
Widespread Panic’s Spring 2015 Tour
After 29 years of touring, Widespread Panic of Athens, Ga., is as energized and busy as ever, embarking on a tour of theaters, auditoriums...
‘The Godfather’ Live
Seeing Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia classic, The Godfather, on a big screen is special. But seeing it with Nino Rota’s unforgettable score performed live...
Classic Tracks: The Dave Clark Five’s “Glad All Over”
"If we went through three takes and didn’t get it, we would just stop and go down to the pub for a beer, and...
Tales From the Client Side
The ink was barely dry on my January 2015 column about the dynamics of dealing with artists when I found myself in a situation...