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British Studio Owner Collects Vintage Gear
Coming from a musical family, where his great grandfather was taught to compose by Chopin himself, and now with two older brothers entering...
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One Year On, Gobbler’s Growing
Since its public launch in February 2012, the cloud file transfer system know as Gobbler has made inroads with all types of music...
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Studio Stars In New MySpace Series
The Log Cabin Studio is located on the fourth floor of the Manhattan Center on West 34th Street in Manhattan. Since opening in...
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Gathering of the Vibes Returns for 18th Year
Anticipating the start of the Gathering of the Vibes’ 18th year, fans can expect to see a number of bands returning to the stage...
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Cassie Taylor Rocks New York’s Hill Country BBQ
American blues musician Cassie Taylor made a stop in New York City on May 3rd as part of her “Out of My Mind”...
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Forget ‘Cutting Wax’—Time To Cut Some Wood
Amanda Ghassaei has created instructions on how to use a laser cut machine to create records using a variety of materials, including wood, acrylic...
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Kickstarting A Sound Design Video Game
Sound designer David Sonnenschein’s newest project is 3 Deaf Mice, a computer game that stems from the lessons in his book, Sound Design:...
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Help Wanted: Submit Your Music Festival Videos and Photos to PSN
In celebration of the resurgence in popularity in music festivals, Pro Sound News and Pro Audio Review are creating a new tabloid publication—Music Festival...
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Studio Spotlight: An Interview with New Sound Studio’s Tommy Vetterli
Pro Sound News recently spoke with Tommy Vetterli, a trash metal guitarist with bands including Coroner and Kreator and owner of The New Sound...
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Museum, BoDeans Founder Honor Les Paul
As part of the grand opening of the Waukesha County Museum’s The Wizard of Waukesha Les Paul exhibit, BoDeans founder-turned-solo-artist Sam Llanas and his...
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Book Review: Behind The Boards
Music biographer Jake Brown’s latest book, Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Greatest Records Revealed, takes the reader behind the...
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DIY Record Cutter Edges Towards Mainstream
The obscure subculture of lathe-cut records—vinyl records hand-cut in real time by hobbyists and entrepreneurs—got a big shove towards the mainstream at the annual...
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Dave Grohl Talks Ultra LoFi Recording at SXSW
Although we’re still just getting into 2013, there’s no doubt that this year has been a successful one for Dave Grohl. With the release...
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NYC Mayor Tackles Hearing Loss Prevention
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in early March that the city will attempt to raise hearing preservation awareness. Targeting earbud headphones...
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Mixes Fit For a Runner
Producers and engineers spend their days locked away in dark studios, hunched over DAWs and instruments, so it's no surprise that many of them...
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Mixing The Hip Hop Violinist Live
Pro Sound News met up with FOH engineer Rob McWhorter during the recent Lindsey Stirling concert at Webster Hall in NYC to talk about...
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Recording The First Beatles Album
The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, was released March 22, 1963. Today, in an age where it can take days just to...
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Exclusive Interview: Guitarist Leaves Anthrax To Produce
Long-time Anthrax member Rob Caggiano surprised the metal world last month when he announced he was leaving the band to focus on record...
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Eyebeam Bounces Back After Sandy
In the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, the Eyebeam Art + Technology Center—an organization that promotes use of media technologies for art—sustained more than three...
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Grading BerkleeMusic’s “Audio Basics for Recording”
When assistant editor Kelleigh Welch heard BerkleeMusic.Com was offering a new "Audio Basics for Recording" class, she didn't just interview professor Dan Thompson—she took...
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New Math Museum Explores Music, Sound
New York City’s newest museum, The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), opened its doors to the public on December 15, 2012, providing the...
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Inside Berklee’s Pro Audio Salary Survey
“The whole thing is affected by the sluggish economy we’re in,” commented Peter Spellman, Director of Career Development at Berklee College of...
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Terminus Takes On Times Square
For the recording industry, the building located at 723 Seventh Avenue in the heart of the Times Square district is rich with history. While...
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Daptone Records Sticks To Its Passion
After ten years of recording in Brooklyn, NY’s Bushwick neighborhood, Daptone Records co-founder Gabriel Roth said he still strives to produce the...
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Book Review: Nirvana—The Recording Sessions
The story of Nirvana is one of both genius and tragedy, from the almost instant success of the band, to its rise in popularity,...
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Producers Make a Mark At CMJ Marathon
While New York’s CMJ Music Marathon has ended until next year, the thousands of fans, musicians, managers and promoters are left with the lingering...
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Musicians Flood New York For CMJ
Over 1,300 performers have descended on New York City for the annual CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day music festival that runs through Saturday. Showcasing...
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Epic Frequency Turns Sound into Art
When looking at the visual display of their home-produced podcasts in 2008, Nashville residents Bill Seaver and Nathan Moore realized waveforms could easily be...
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MBK Entertainment Opens Oz Studios in NYC
The décor of MBK Entertainment’s new 7,800 square foot recording facility, Oz Studios, was designed specifically to encourage creativity for artists, so much so...
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Samson, Vinyl Aid Record Store’s Resurgence
It’s been a rough time for record stores, as consumers have turned to the internet and iPods for their music needs. A 2011 IBISWorld...
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Vintage Sound For Les Paul Documentary
When recording Thank You Les, a new tribute CD to music legend Les Paul, engineer Ben Elliot had to dig through his collection of...
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The 78 Project: Recording in a Forgotten Format
The modern studio, equipped with the latest microphones, mixers and amplifiers, allows the producer to easily capture recordings with clarity and minimal ambient sound....
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‘Joe Meek’ Documentary Team Asks For Help
UK producer Joe Meek became a legend for his brash personality, keen ear for a hit and tragic death in the 1960s. Inspiring generations...
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Karmin Performance Pops For Casio
Sound reinforcement is critical for any corporate event, but when the client is launching a new line of musical instruments, the stakes are even...
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Rsonist Fires Up Diamond District Studios
When hip-hop producer Rsonist (Gregory Green) decided to open his own studio in Manhattan, he wanted to keep the focus on the creativity of...
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The Ghosts of Technology Past: Online Museum Preserves “Endangered Sounds”
Ten years ago, accessing information through technology was no easy task. You would turn on your Windows 95 machine and wait a few minutes...
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Getting More Out of Pro Tools With David Franz
Los Angeles-based producer and musician David Franz wrote the book on Pro Tools—literally.
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Fashionable Music
For years, many a music fan has established his or her personality through musical preference, by displaying his or her favorite artists on t-shirts,...
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Customized Console Keeps It Simple
Producer/engineer Allen Farmelo is an advocate of simplicity and originality when it comes to equipment — so much so that he customized his API...
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Bikers Power Festival’s Sound System
San Francisco’s bicycle community once again took its love of the sport to a new level this year after hosting the sixth annual San...
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