Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Christopher Cross’s “Ride Like the Wind”
Michael Omartian first encountered Cross’s music at a Wednesday morning A&R meeting, where all the Warner Bros. producers sat around a table, listened and...
Music Production
Kicking Back with Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Part 2
Eight years after the Grammy-winning TajMo, two blues masters reunite to let the world know that there is always Room on the Porch.
Music Production
Kicking Back with Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Part 1
Eight years after the Grammy-winning TajMo, two blues masters reunite to let the world know that there is always Room on the Porch.
Music, Etc
The Songs of Coleman Mellett
Late jazz guitarist sends a posthumous love letter to his wife—and vice versa.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Jennifer Warnes’ “Right Time Of The Night”
“Right Time of the Night,” released in 1976, was all about firsts—and it was no easy gig for producer Jim Ed Norman.
Music Production
Ex-Heartbreaker Returns to the Trenches with The Speaker Wars
The Speaker Wars was born while Stan Lynch, former drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, was producing a solo record for Jon Christopher...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Suzanne Vega’s “Luka”
There was life before "Luka" and there was life after "Luka," engineer/producer Steve Addabbo says of the impact that the 1987 Suzanne Vega hit...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Steve Perry’s “Oh Sherrie”
Steve Perry was on top of the world with Journey when he quietly started recording what would become his first solo hit.
Facilities
Capturing American Patchwork Quartet, Part 2
Roots Americana, Traditional Jazz and East Indian stylings come together at Echo Mountain Studios for a jaw-dropping, genre-bending debut album.
Facilities
Capturing American Patchwork Quartet, Part 1
Roots Americana, Traditional Jazz and East Indian stylings come together at Echo Mountain Studios for a jaw-dropping, genre-bending debut album.
Music Production
Ken Caillat Under Marshmellow Skies
The famed Fleetwood Mac producer dives into Dolby Atmos—with a push from Joni Mitchell.
Music Production
The ‘Big Ideas’ of Remi Wolf
It’s safe to say that the making of Big Ideas was a dream come true for emerging singer, songwriter and self-described “funky-soul-popster” Remi Wolf.
Recording
‘Another Sunday Morning’ at Parchman Prison
Grammy-winning producer and field recordist Ian Brennan gives voice to those who are rarely heard.
Music Production
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Capture ‘Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits’ – Part Two
The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist hits his stride with the new third album by Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs.
Facilities
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Capture ‘Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits’ – Part One
The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist hits his stride with the new third album by Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs.
Music Production
SIDEBAR: Mike Campbell on Stepping Out from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Mike Campbell reflects on coming into his own as a bandleader with the Dirty Knobs—and Tom Petty's first reaction to the project.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: “This Love,” Maroon 5
The band’s breakout hit in the summer of 2002, produced by Matt Wallace, nearly had a very different sound.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”
“Walk This Way” likely would not have come to be if Aerosmith hadn’t gotten itchy in the studio and decided to go to the...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Peter Frampton’s “Do You Feel Like We Do”
The epic live single is a 1970s touchstone—which presented challenges for Peter Frampton and Chuck Ainlay when they brought it into the modern-day Dolby...
Music Production
Tom Petty: Creating The Atmos Mixes
Engineer Ryan Ulyate dives Into “Free Fallin’” and other Classic Tracks, bringing Tom Petty's best-known tracks into the Dolby Atmos immersive music realm.
Music Production
Capturing John Kruth and Folklorkestra
How Folklorkestra conjured a genre-bending mashup of song, story and instrumentation in the studio
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Joni Mitchell’s “Free Man in Paris”
1974 found Joni Mitchell in complete control of her music and sound
2019
Classic Tracks: Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Was Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” really an example of 1980s audio excess? Here's how the #1 hit was built.
Music Production
The Rising Voices at Future Youth Records
Jason Wall’s global, socially conscious, nonprofit label connects emerging artists with Julian Lennon, Billy Bob Thornton and a host of amazing musicians.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Bush’s “Glycerine”
Frontman Gavin Rossdale and the production team of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley weigh in on the creation of a grunge-era classic.
Music Production
‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’: A Classic Soundtrack Restored
After 50 years, the classic jazz soundtrack to ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ has been restored, remixed and released.
Music Production
Exploring ‘The Resonance Between,’ Part 2
Go inside the creation of The Resonance Between, a cross-cultural collaboration between Alam Khan, Arjun K. Verma and Del Sol Quartet.
Music Production
Exploring ‘The Resonance Between,’ Part 1
Go inside the creation of The Resonance Between, a cross-cultural collaboration between Alam Khan, Arjun K. Verma and Del Sol Quartet.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb”
John Cougar Mellencamp’s 1987 hit came from the classic album that reinvented his sound, 'The Lonesome Jubilee.'
Music Production
Capturing Michael Whalen’s ‘Our April Tigers’
Michael Whalen’s ‘Our April Tigers’ sees the Emmy Award-winning film and television composer step out of his comfort zone.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Martina McBride’s “Independence Day”
How Martina McBride recorded her passionate, powerful, CMA-winning anthem.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like The Wolf”
Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and legendary producer David Kershenbaum share how they hot-rodded "Hungry Like The Wolf"—and half the 'Rio' album—to appeal to American...
Music Production
Recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love,’ Part 5
In our final segment, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and John Frusciante and engineer Ryan Hewitt discuss some of their favorite songs on...
Music Production
Recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love,’ Part 4
Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante and engineer Ryan Hewitt tackle mixing 'Unlimited Love' in analog at EastWest Studios.
Music Production
Recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love,’ Part 3
In Part 3, John Frusciante talks playing synths with Flea, Ryan Hewitt discusses capturing bass and guitar, and much more.
Music Production
Recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love,’ Part 2
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back with a new hit album, 'Unlimited Love;' today, discover how longtime engineer Ryan Hewitt captured Chad Smith's...
Music Production
Recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love,’ Part 1
Kicking off our coverage of recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers' hit 'Unlimited Love' album, guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith share how...
Music Production
Capturing ‘Blues & Hues’ in Two Tracks, Part 2
In Part 2 of our look at the live-to-two-track recording of 'Blues & Hues New York,' we ironically travel to Capitol Studios in Los...
Music Production
Capturing ‘Blues & Hues’ in Two Tracks, Part 1
Clifford Lamb, Jeffrey Weber and Clark Germain capture the emotional immediacy of Blues & Hues, recording at legendary studios live to two tracks.
Profiles
Producer Jacknife Lee and Rokia Koné Team for ‘Bamanan’
Producer Jacknife Lee never once spoke to the artist during the making of 'Bamanan,' as he was in Topanga Canyon and she was in...
Profiles
Opium Moon: Start With a Jam Session, Be Sure to Hit “Record”
Few acts win a Grammy for their debut album, much less for one that's almost entirely improvised live in the studio. That's what happened...
Profiles
Sascha Jacobsen’s Los Tangueros del Oeste
Argentinean rhythms meet Hip Hop and electronic beats on Sascha Jacobsen’s 'Los Tangueros del Oeste' album.