Avalon in Surround: The Best Gets Better
When Roxy Music's Avalon was released in 1982, it was almost immediately embraced among audiophiles as a landmark of sound production, in large part...
Richard Dodd
The career of engineer, producer and mixer Richard Dodd has taken many interesting twists and turns over the past three decades. Since the early...
DANNY ELFMAN
When Danny Elfman's name first appeared on major film scoring credits, those who recognized him most likely thought of him as the frontman for...
“THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD”…on DVD
We try not to change the EQ or the color or the intention of the show. We try to, as much as we can,...
First, the Music Mix
Renowned producer/engineer Elliot Scheiner was brought on the project as an audio consultant and mixer for the entire ALL ACCESS project. Producer Jon
”GIMME SHELTER” COMES TO DVD
As the '60s tumbled to a close, two major concert events took place that summed up the highs and lows of the decade's heady...
FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE IN 5.1
Recent history shows that however saleable a new entertainment delivery format may appear to manufacturers and industry pundits, the factor that usually
Norbert Putnam
MEMPHIS MAGIC Norbert Putnam has enjoyed a long and successful career in music and audio. His incredible career has included playing bass as a...
THIS IS SPINAL TAP
For fans of those bands whose music can best be described as pomp rock or heavy metal, an undoubted part of the appeal is...
“BRAZIL” ON DVD: Criterion reintroduces the 1985 cult favorite
Big-time recording artists receive the box-set treatment from record labels, but it takes quite a movie to receive the same level of attention. The...
Getting Elemental with Eric Ambel
Eric "Roscoe" Ambel is regarded by many fans of Americana and roots-influenced rock music to be one of the most inspirational and sensitive producers
Capturing the Keyboards
Keyboards have always provided an endless array of colors and nuance for music projects, adding tone to an underbed or singing solo in an...
KIDS ON STAGE: A TENNESSEE MIRACLE
Williamson County, immediately south of Nashville, is the fastest growing and most affluent county in Tennessee. It's a place where commercial and residential
FACILITY SPOTLIGHT: NASHVILLE’S WOODLAND STUDIOS: SURVIVING THE STORM
April 16, 1998, is a day etched into the memories of everyone in Nashville. It was the day that a mile-wide tornado roared over...
Byron Gallimore: HIT COUNTRY
There's a theme found in many popular self-help books that goes along the lines of "if you want to be truly happy and prosperous,...
TOM PETTY KEEPS IT REAL IN THE STUDIO
When Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released their self-titled Shelter Records debut in 1976, few would have predicted that we would still be talking...
Roy Thomas Baker: TAKING CHANCES AND MAKING HITS
Instead of simply giving rock fans more of the same, Roy Thomas Baker has managed throughout his long and distinguished career to produce audacious...
Scoring for Film
Some of the greatest themes in film music-like "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago or "Also Sprach Zarathustra" from 2001: A Space Odyssey-have cemented key
WireWorld: MICHAEL WAGENER’S SOUTHERN RETREAT
Located on a farm about 25 miles from downtown Nash-ville, in full view of grazing horses and cows, is WireWorld, the studio base of...