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Jimmy Bowen on Tony Brown
To put together our “30 People Who Shaped Sound” feature, we phoned top producers, engineers and artists to get their personal observations on what...
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The Birth (and Death) of Ultrasonic Studios
STUDIO FOUNDERS RECALL THE WAY IT WAS IN NEW ORLEANS
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Marty Stuart Compadres
As time passes, I find myself more and more grateful for Marty Stuart. He’s a great singer, a great musician, but more than that,...
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Lee Rocker Black Cat Bone
Ride this ghost train back to the Sun Records days: Former Stray Cats bassist Lee Rocker begins his latest CD with a bit of...
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Sinead O’Connor Theology
When Sinead O’Connor set off to make Theology (out June 26), she began with the notion of recording acoustic-only versions—just her and a guitar,...
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Classic Tracks: Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Sinéad O’Connor took a forgotten album track by The Family—that just happened to be written by Prince—and turned it into one of the biggest...
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Capturing Taiko Drums for Ubisoft’s Red Steel
Ubisoft's Red Steel was one of the first videogames released for Nintendo's Wii platform. Action surrounds the violent struggle between fictional Japanese
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Classic Tracks: Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ “Pump It Up”
Conceived during a night of "assisted insomnia," Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" has become a signature song for the artist, with its erudite wordplay...
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R!OT Atlanta
In June, Mix's Class of 2006 design feature announced the expansion of this month's cover studio, R!OT Atlanta. Serving the booming Atlanta TV advertising
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Classic Tracks: Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again”
Like most country singer/songwriters worth their salt, Willie Nelson operates outside the Nashville mainstream not necessarily because he's a major rebel
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Saint Claire Recording
In the studio business, it's not surprising to hear colleagues say that their co-workers are like family, but at the four-months-new Saint Claire Recording
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Mastering Revolution
Lorenz Vauck (pictured) is the man behind the computer at XARC Mastering (Dresden, Germany), where he provides low-cost, fast-turnaround mastering services to an international...
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The Sam Cooke Remastered Collection
A magnetic performer with a soulful and sometimes silken voice, the face of Adonis and total dedication to the power of music: That was...
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Roy Orbison’s Greatest Hits
The late engineer/producer/rock 'n' roll pioneer Sam Phillips said, There's music in voice. If you feel it and it's a part of your spirituality,...
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Classic Tracks: Patsy Cline’s “Crazy”
No one could touch her. Her voice was one of the most ravishing instruments ever recorded.
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Paragon Studios
It was a long time coming. Engineer Fred Paragano's Paragon Studios, a new, ground-up facility in Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville, was the...
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Dualtone: Small and Proud
Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington - partners in the two-year-old, Nashville-based Dualtone label - have earned their badges and wear them proudly.
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Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash and Marty Stuart go way back. The first two country records I ever owned were Flatt & Scruggs' Greatest Hits and The...
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Mark Blaha’s Barn
Sounds like nice work if you can get it: We have 20 acres, nine cats, 15 sheep, two dogs and a lot of grass...
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Arhoolie Records’ Chris Strachwitz
America is currently in an phase of its on-again, off-again love affair with roots music, largely thanks to the much-deserved success of the O...
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Elvis Rocks Again
Elvis Costello is a mighty resilient artist. Next time you find yourself sweating the small stuff, think about this: The song Costello and his...
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Egan Media Productions
Egan Media Productions, a new three-room audio/video complex in Colchester, Vt., is about 30 miles from the geographical center of nowhere, says owner
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Trevor Hutchinson’s Marguerite Studios
A decade ago, Trevor Hutchinson was playing bass in The Waterboys, an Irish (via the UK) band with modern rock leanings that introduced the...
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MANY MOODS OF NICK LOWE
When the tribute album trend hits its stride on the heels of Hal Wilner's eclectic, breakthrough Stay Awake:Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage
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Lone Scout Studio
Lone Scout Studio is the home of the Spanic Boys, Milwaukee's hardest-rocking father-and-son band. The Spanics have made eight guitarrific, smart roots-influenced