Classic-Tracks
“Car Wheels on a Gravel Road”
Lucinda Williams’ Breakthrough, Grammy-Winning Masterpiece
Robyn Flans
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: “Tainted Love”
Soft Cell’s Synth-Pop Dance Hit and the Emergence of Sampled Sounds
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Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Beyond Music Taps Producer Larry Klein to Explore Unity Through Song
Recording
Classic Tracks: “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Behind the Scenes of Bonnie Tyler’s Classic Earworm
SFP
Composer Tyler Bates Can’t Sit Still
John Wick, Fast & Furious, Cirque du Soleil and an Upcoming Tour
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Danny Kortchmar & The Immediate Family
L.A.’s Ultimate Session Musicians Take the Lead—In Studio and On Stage
Recording
Classic Track: Semisonic ‘Closing Time’
If it had not been for producer Steve Lillywhite, Semisonic’s "Feeling Strangely Fine" and its hit single “Closing Time” would never have seen the...
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Classic Tracks: Elliot Scheiner and Steely Dan
Classic Tracks: Elliot Scheiner and Steely Dan
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Ringo Starr: “We’re On The Road Again”
“We’re on the Road Again” is the first track on Ringo Starr’s album Give More Love, out September 15, and it’s the perfect All-Starr...
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Classic Tracks: Dolly Parton, “Here You Come Again”
Armin Steiner can’t say enough good things about Dolly Parton.He had never worked with her before she came to L.A. to record this month’s...
Recording
Classic Tracks: Aerosmith “Walk This Way”
It’s a good thing Aerosmith needed a break one day while recording a track at Record Plant New York for their most successful album,...
Recording
Classic Tracks: Mr. Mister’s “Kyrie”
A quintessential representation of its time is Mr. Mister’s synthesizer- propelled “Kyrie” which hit Number One on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in March of...
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Classic Tracks: Jennifer Warnes’ “Right Time Of The Night”
“Right Time of the Night,” released in 1976, was all about firsts. It was the first hit by songwriter Peter McCann. It was artist...
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Classic Tracks: “How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)”
Recording JT's version of the Motown hit
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When Sessions Reigned Supreme: The Players, Studios from L.A.’s Golden Age
The Record Plant in Los Angeles was the place to be on Sunday nights in 1973, when owner Gary Kellgren convinced drummer Jim Keltner...
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L.A. Studios Resurgent in 2001
Many Los Angeles studios experienced a severe business downturn during 2000, leading to speculation that, perhaps, finally, the long-anticipated fear
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Cliff Martinez
When you listen to the suspenseful rhythms at the core of the score for the hit movie Traffic, it comes as no surprise that...
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JOE JACKSON
BACK TO NEW YORK FOR "NIGHT AND DAY II" You've got to hand it to Joe Jackson for having the guts to invite critics...
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David Kershenbaum:Cenhancing the Artist
Based on his youthful appearance and boyish exuberance, it's hard to believe David Kershenbaum's career spans more than two decades. The Springfield,
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No Doubt Takes the Long Road to “Saturn”
It isn't easy to go back into the studio to record a follow-up album to the kind of smash that No Doubt had with...
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The Foo Fighters Rock in Ol’ Virginny
The state of Virginia probably didn't know what hit it when Dave Grohl moved there recently, but for Grohl and his band, the Foo...
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CLINT BLACK : UNPLUGGED WITH A DIFFERENCE
To Clint Black, challenge is the name of the game. "You gotta have some of that going or you're just going to go through...
Recording
ROCKING IN L.A. WITH 311
Time should not be a luxury in the recording process, yet so often it is. Sometimes time is short due to budget, and other...
SFP
SCORING FOR THE BIGGEST SCREEN: STEVE WOOD CLIMBS “EVEREST” AND SWIMS TO THE BOTTOM OF “THE LIVING SEA”
The first time composer/engineer Steve Wood wrote for orchestra, he had to purchase a one-month pass to his chiropractor. No joke. His back went...
Live Sound
THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: STILL COOKIN’
Sitting in his living room sipping a glass of wine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album, Californication , blasting in the background, drummer...
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DOLLY, EMMYLOU AND LINDA: THE TRIO MAKES MORE HEAVENLY MUSIC
Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris could hardly believe they were finally all seated at the large Elektra Records conference table promoting
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THE TRACTORS: A FRESH BREEZE FROM TULSA
In 1994, The Tractors seemed to defy the laws of Nashville. Bands were not traditionally big sellers, these guys weren't hunkish in the least,...