2014
Classic Tracks: The Ramones’ “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”
Did Phil Spector really hold The Ramones at gunpoint in the studio? Ed Stasium sets the record straight.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Ohio”
When the National Guard was deployed against US citizens, killing four and injured nine others protesting at Kent State in 1970, CSN&Y's swift response...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Oingo Boingo’s “Just Another Day”
Oingo Boingo's new wave classic “Just Another Day” turns out to be more timeless than one might have imagined in 1985.
Music Production
All The Eye Can See: Joe Henry Forges a New Path
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Joe Henry's entire life changed while recording his latest album, from finishing cancer treatments and moving to the opposite coast, to...
Music Production
‘Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver’ Benefit Album Features Stars, Friends and Fans
A Who's Who of performers have contributed to a stellar new tribute album to Billy Joe Shaver -- here's how it came together.
Music Production
Rounding Up John Fullbright and the “Usual Suspects”
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter John Fullbright celebrates Tulsa musicians past and present with his new album, ‘The Liar.’
Music Production
In The Studio with Wilco for ‘Cruel Country’
In January, Wilco returned to The Loft, its Chicago studio, to conjure its new 'Cruel Country' album with producer Tom Schick.
Facilities
Cover Story: Studio Class of 2022, Part 3
Mix is proud to showcase 18 exciting new creative spaces from some of the best studio designers and acousticians in the business.
Facilities
Cover Story: Studio Class of 2022, Part 2
Mix is proud to showcase 18 exciting new creative spaces from some of the best studio designers and acousticians in the business.
Facilities
A Chat With Russ Berger
Four decades on, designer and acoustician Russ Berger is still reshaping his business.
Facilities
Cover Story: Studio Class of 2022, Part 1
Mix is proud to showcase 18 exciting new creative spaces from some of the best studio designers and acousticians in the business.
Profiles
Capturing Calexico’s ‘El Mirador,’ Part 2
We pick up from Part 1 mid-tracking, with Calexico (Sergio Mendoza, Joey Burns and John Convertino) working in Mendoza's new personal studio, built out...
Profiles
Capturing Calexico’s ‘El Mirador,’ Part 1
Calexico's latest album began in a multi-shipping container studio before moving to Tucker Martine's Flora Recording.
Recording
Boulevards’ ‘Electric Cowboy’ Lassos Some Long-Distance Funk
Funk is all about vibe and the moment...so what do you do when you have to record remotely from Raleigh to Chicago? Boulevards and...
Facilities
Imarhan’s Aboogi Desert Music
Algerian rock band Imarhan built a studio for the next generation when it recorded its third album, 'Aboogi.'
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Steve Earle’s “This City”
Steve Earle’s ode to the city of New Orleans had a surprising start, as engineer Jason Wormer shares.
Profiles
With ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore,’ The War on Drugs Find Beauty in the Journey
The War on Drugs’ new album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, took three years to make. "I have this way of working that could...
Profiles
Building ‘Home in This World:’ A Tribute to Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads
How Randall Poster has produced Home In This World, a new track-by-track remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic Dust Bowl Ballads collection.
SFP
Engineering Danny Elfman
Engineers Dennis Sands, Peter Cobbin and Noah Snyder share a few insights on working with legendary composer Danny Elfman after many years spent of...
Profiles
Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 4—On Animation and the Future
In Part 4 of our Danny Elfman interview, the composer/musician discusses his approach to composing for animation and what's on his plate in the...
Recording
Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 3—Working with Tim Burton
In Part 3 of our interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman, he discusses his long-running creative relationship with director Tim Burton.
Profiles
Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 2—Moving Into Film
In Part 2 of our interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman, he recounts his transition to film composition.
Profiles
Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 1—Creating a ‘Big Mess’
Part One of our five-part interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman explores how 'Big Mess,' his first solo album in more than 35...
Profiles
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi
Quarantine in Ireland Inspires Emotional They’re Calling Me Home
Profiles
Making of ‘Corey Ledet Zydeco’
Louisiana Tradition Lives Through Fourth-Generation Musician
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: X’s “More Fun In The New World”
Observations From Early ‘80s Sound Eerily Relevant Today
Facilities
The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Mix received some beautiful photos of this month’s cover facility as part of FM Design’s submission for “The Class of 2020” studio design feature....
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Stan Ridgway’s “Goin’ Southbound”
Stan Ridgway’s Noir-Style, Lo-Fi, High-End Sound
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Iris DeMent’s “Let the Mystery Be”
Musing on life and the afterlife, Iris Dement arrives
Profiles
Music: Paul Burch’s Light Sensitive
New Album Grows from Old-School Inspiration and an Open Mind
Facilities
The Mix Class of 2020
Every year in June, Mix takes a look at some of the best-designed new recording, mixing, and mastering studios that have opened during the...
Profiles
Fantastic Negrito’s ‘Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?’
Fantastic Negrito Fills the Room With Music, Voice and Sounds
Music Production
Classic Hits Go Immersive
Elton John and Prince Get the Dolby Atmos Music Treatment