By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 04/01/2003

There was something for almost everybody on the marathon 45th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, held February 23 at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 04/01/2003

There are nearly as many different routes to becoming a music producer as there are producers. Some are born into musical families, where choosing...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 03/01/2003

Just as every stereo recording project is unique in some way, surround recording and mixing present certain variables and peculiarities. Recently, we

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 02/01/2003

Call it the Grateful Dead Syndrome: a problem that seems to afflict nearly every group that's part of the current jam band scene is...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 01/01/2003

These are challenging times for every aspect of the audio business, and none more so than for the hearty souls involved in remote recording....

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 12/01/2002

When considering which classic rock albums would seem to be natural choices to make the move to a 5.1 surround format, the Beach Boys'...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 12/01/2002

If you check the semi-authoritative online All Music Guide (allmusic.com) listing under Frank Sinatra and scroll way down to Compilations, Boxes, you'll

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 12/01/2002

Elvis Presley's hits have been packaged and repackaged a zillion times, but it's safe to say that no single-disc Elvis collection covers as broad...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 09/01/2002

They are the workhorses of the film sound world, enduring endless days toiling in often hostile environments, arriving on the set before shooting begins

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 07/01/2002

Nearly three years after the release of the Coen Brothers' quirky film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and the accompanying soundtrack of Depression-era country

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 06/01/2002

During his lifetime, Bob Marley was the undisputed King of Reggae, selling millions of records and becoming one of the most recognized musicians in...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 06/01/2002

It's never been easy to get a handle on Los Lobos. On the surface, they seem like a band that mixes good-time rock 'n'...

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 05/01/2002

It's a beautiful afternoon in the spring of 2001, and I'm up at percussionist/producer Mickey Hart's ranch studio in northern Sonoma County, Calif., listening

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 05/01/2002

As a writer who has spent much of the past 20 years interviewing producers and engineers about recording projects, I've been in the thick...