Minneapolis’ Proposed Ear Plug Ordinance
On April 29, the City Council in Minneapolis will vote on a proposed ordinance that would require all bars, restaurants and sports and...
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On April 29, the City Council in Minneapolis will vote on a proposed ordinance that would require all bars, restaurants and sports and...
The Minneapolis music scene may be best known for giving the world Prince, The Replacements and Semisonic, but it may soon become the incubator...
The documentary Muscle Shoals digs deep into joy, pain and all the other messy, human stuff involved in recording classic R&B.
A few weeks ago, we blogged about the unique two-story treehouse recording studio built at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, WA and how its...
Smart Studios, the funky Madison, WI recording facility co-founded by producer Butch Vig, may have closed its doors in 2010, but its legend seems...
Sound has always affected the human psyche. Music raises our spirits, significant others yelling at us makes us agitated, and of course, sound practitioners...
Phish celebrated its 30th anniversary with four sold-out shows leading up to New Year’s Eve 2013 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Receiving...
We’ve written a lot of posts on the PSN Blog, but the most popular one ever, hands down, was from 2011: “The ‘Freebird’ of...
By Clive Young. United Sound Systems, the legendary recording studio off I-94 in Detroit that recorded many of Motown’s greatest artists, including Aretha Franklin,...
Don’t let the title fool you. Social Media Promotion for Musicians is for anyone in the music biz who’s an entrepreneur—which is to say,...
During the week before the 2014 Grammy Awards, Los Angeles was abuzz with parties and events tied to Music’s Biggest Night. Case in point:...
In the depths of winter, it may be hard to remember the warm sunrays and rockin’ tours of summertime, but they did happen, and...
Brooklyn, NY has always been a nerve center of music, but one of its most interesting stories is only now getting told with the...
When you think of Austin, one of the first things that come to mind is the city’s legendary music scene. With more funky venues...
NEW YORK, NY—A true highlight of the annual AES Convention was the Friday Lunchtime Keynote, which found legendary producer Jimmy Jam holding court, informing...
The Montreux Jazz Festival has long been a key tourist attraction for the small Swiss city on the shores of Lake Geneva, but now...
Rutherford Chang is an artist who is also a record collector—which is to say, he collects a record: The Beatles’ White Album. To date,...
By Clive Young. Aiming to save two legendary Alabama music sites, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and FAME Recording Studio, consumer headphone manufacturer Beats Electronics...
Arif Mardin was a recording icon, producing and arranging hits for decades as he created career-defining songs for Hall & Oates, Phil Collins, Carly...
While the nation’s ongoing economic recovery has been a difficult road, it has at least been steady so far, and the current state of...
While the nation’s ongoing economic recovery has been a difficult road, it has at least been steady so far, and the current state of...
Kickstarter, the crowdfunding website, always makes for an browse, offering plenty of entertainment—and occasionally a glimpse of the future—as people raise money to bring...
We get an avalanche of press releases every day, sent in from manufacturers, studios, live sound vendors, bands and others around the pro audio...
By Clive Young. Many of the problems and solutions in live sound are universal, applicable in one way or another to any variety of...
By Clive Young. Many of the problems and solutions in live sound are universal, applicable in one way or another to any variety of...
By Clive Young. The annual AES Convention offers lots of interesting events, but one of the most popular this year was Friday’s Lunchtime Keynote,...
At the annual New York Comic Con, Penguin Random House Audio put visitors behind the mic to experience what it’s like to record an...
BETHEL WOODS, NY—Long before that TV talent show borrowed the name, Paul Rodgers was dubbed “The Voice,” and it’s an appropriate nickname.
BETHEL WOODS, NY—Long before that TV talent show borrowed the name, Paul Rodgers was dubbed “The Voice,” and it’s an appropriate nickname.
The passing of audio innovator Ray Dolby on September 12, 2013 at the age of 80 has resonated across the entire pro audio...
What makes for a great portable recording rig? If you're thinking of a set-up you can carry or roll, you're just not thinking big...
When it comes to colorful local history, Tarrytown has plenty to spare. Located an hour north of New York City, the small Hudson River...
If you’ve seen the Despacio article in our July, 2013 issue of Pro Sound News, you’ve read about the thoroughly over-the-top system that James...
Chevrolet recently had Detroit rockers The Gentlemen Mutineers record some of the band's latest single, “Detroit Throttle,” inside a 2014 Impala.
T.C. Furlong has been a well-known name in pro audio for 40 years, but few realize that he once had a Top-15 hit as...
LiveTunes is an iPhone app that lets you simulate the concert-going experience by playing back your digital music files drenched in wild applause and...
John Vanderslice set out to capture the reality of recording in the video for “How The West Was Won” from his new album, Dagger...
Bernie Williams made his name in baseball, but the former Yankee has carved out a niche for himself in the world of jazz...
The latest weird recording feat finds great minds in New Zealand turning a beer bottle into an Edison cylinder.
Wheel of Fortune rolled into New York City, taping shows for May broadcast at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, a 5,600-seat venue sandwiched...
Here's some stray thoughts about Dave Grohl’s love letter to the Neve 8028 console he bought from Sound City when it went bust in...
Saturday night saw a remarkable collection of artists, peers, friends and family gather to remember a recording industry legend at the Phil Ramone Music...