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Hunting for Tom Petty’s “American Treasure”
Family, Bandmates and Engineers Uncover Rare Gems for Box Set that Honors a Rock ’n’ Roll Legend
Barbara Schultz
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Classic Track: Blondie, “Denis”
Blondie included “Denis” on the album "Plastic Letters," the second LP the band made in Plaza Sound, New York City, with Richard Gottehrer and...
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Jon Cleary’s ‘Dyna-Mite’
By Barbara Schultz. Cleary takes an extremely methodical approach to record-making.
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Mix Regional: Canada — Sessions and Studio News
Updates from Iguana Studios, Planet Studios, Studio Loco, Rose Room Recording and Afterlife Studios
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Mikaela Davis’ Special ‘Delivery’
Producer John Congleton Brings the Funk and Edge on Harpist’s Debut
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Mix Regional: Bay Area
Updates from Fantasy Studios, Different Fur, Hyde Street Studios, Skyline Studios, Lightrail Studios, Prairie Sun and The Grill.
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John Vanderslice and Tiny Telephone
Trio of Studios Invite Artists to Partake in Producer/Engineer’s Artful Approach in Bay Area
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Classic Tracks: “I’ll Be You,” The Replacements
“I’ll Be You,” became The Replacements’ biggest hit.
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Mix Regional: Midwest U.S.
Updates from Pachyderm Studios, Audio for the Arts, Ambient Studios, Minnehaha, Gaslight, Shock City, 416 Wabash, Static Shack, DNA Music Labs, Wild Sound, Stone...
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Skating Polly, Brad Wood and ‘The Make It All Show’
Brad Wood engineered, produced and mixed Skating Polly's latest album, "The Make It All Show," in Seagrass Studio, the personal space that he has...
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Angelique Kidjo’s ‘Remain in Light’
Cross-Culture Advocate Re-imagines Talking Heads With African Spirit
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Mix Regional: Nashville
By Barbara Schultz. Nick Raskulinecz: Room for Variety; Black River Booming. Updates from Southern Ground Studios, House of Blues, Ocean Way Nashville, Sound Kitchen,...
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Parker Millsap, Gary Paczosa and Shani Gandhi Make “Other Arrangements”
Paczosa and Gandhi collaborated as engineers and producers on "Arrangements," taking Millsap and his touring band first to Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, N.C.,...
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Classic Tracks: “Guitar Town” by Steve Earle
In this month’s Classic Tracks we take a look at sessions for the entire album, which included not only the Top 10 title track,...
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“Forever Words,” Setting Johnny Cash’s Personal Writings to Music
As John Carter Cash pored over his late father’s voluminous writings, two goals emerged: to curate and publish a collection in book form, and...
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Producer/Engineer Sheldon Gomberg
More Great Music to Come After a Move to the Other Side of the Glass
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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
Beauty of the Blues Is Boundless on "No Mercy in This Land"
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Sylvia Massy’s Studio Divine
By Barbara Schultz. Famed Engineer/Producer Opens Up Her Studio While She Works Abroad
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Mix Regional: Southwest U.S.
By Barbara Schultz. Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart in Session for “Black Coffee,” Studio at the Palms; Update from Beacon Hill Studios; Saltmine Studio...
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Mix Regional: Austin
By Barbara Schultz. King Electric Hosts Refugee Musicians, James McMurtry’s “State of the Union," and a studio report from Austin-area facilities including Arlyn Studios,...
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I’m With Her
By Barbara Schultz. Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan have co-founded beloved roots bands and have released nine solo albums among them. But...
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THE LOVELIGHT ORCHESTRA
Sam Phillips must have left a trail of breadcrumbs for Matt Ross-Spang to follow. Engineer/producer Ross-Spang began his career as an intern at Sun...
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Spoon Makes The Rounds
This past spring, alt-rockers Spoon added 30 dates to their tour supporting the album Hot Thoughts (Matador, 2017), hitting a wide variety of venues,...
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Classic Tracks: The Dead Milkmen, “Punk Rock Girl”
The story behind this month’s Classic Track, “Punk Rock Girl,” is a tale of two musical cities: Locales in the Dead Milkmen’s hometown of...
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Odesza’s ‘A Moment Apart’
Electronica/pop duo Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, better known as ODESZA, released their third album last month. A Moment Apart (Counter Records/Ninja Tune) blends...
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Mix Regional: New York City
THE POWER STATION AT BERKLEENYCHistoric Studio’s Next Act As widely reported by the New York Times and others, Berklee College of Music, led by...
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Classic Tracks: Katrina & The Waves, “Walking On Sunshine”
A song is in select company when listeners know it from the drum intro. Hits such as “Superstition,” “Get Off of My Cloud” and...
