Live Sound
Exclusive: Inside The Audio of Blackpink’s ‘Born Pink Encore’ Tour
Blackpink tore up the record books when it settled into Los Angeles' 56,000-seat Dodger Stadium for the final North American show of its Born...
Steve Harvey is senior content producer for Mix and also contributes to other Future titles. He has worked in the pro audio industry — including as a touring musician, in live production, installed sound, and equipment sales and marketing — since November 1980.
Live Sound
The Sound of U2’s Vegas Show: A Spherical Miracle?
Mix was inside Las Vegas’ new $2.6B venue, Sphere, for opening weekend of U2’s groundbreaking residency.
Business
Inside NBCUniversal StudioPost’s New Hitchcock Theatre
The legendary re-recording stage has been reimagined, rebuilt and re-opened as the showpiece of NBCUniversal’s lot makeover.
Live Sound
The Bellwether Opens, Ready to Rock L.A.
The latest cool club in L.A. is The Bellwether, a 1,600-capacity, 45,000-plus-square-foot, multi-room complex with an audio system that's ready to rock.
Facilities
Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun Builds His Dream Studio, Part 2
Drums rule inside the Boom Boom Room, the new home facility of Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun and his wife, voice artist Debby...
Facilities
Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun Builds His Dream Studio, Part 1
Drums rule inside the Boom Boom Room, the new home facility of Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun and his wife, voice artist Debby...
Live Gear
To Hear The Sphere: First Peek at Landmark Vegas Venue’s Immersive Sound
With the opening of the 18,000-seat Sphere in Las Vegas only weeks away, we take a look at its unique immersive sound system.
Live Sound
Touring’s New Efficiencies – Part 2: Consoles
Desire to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint is driving the move toward compact, lightweight, power-efficient concert system packages
Business
Touring’s New Efficiencies – Part 1: Loudspeakers
The need to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint is driving the industry toward more compact, lightweight, power-efficient concert system packages.
Blog
Rat-Packed with History, Rare UA Console Hits the Market
Built for Ceasars Palace in 1966, the Universal Audio tube mixing console has a lineage stretching from Frank Sinatra to Vincent Gallo.
Business
inMusic Brands Acquires Moog Music
Moog Music has been acquired by Rhode Island-based DJ and pro-audio music production conglomerate, inMusic.
Business
Restoration and Integration: Paul Cox on Studio Design and Setup in a Hybrid World
Paul Cox's design and integration clients include Stevie Wonder, Trent Reznor, Harvey Mason, Jr., Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Beyoncé,...
Post and Broadcast
Getting RodeoHouston Live and On-Air
RodeoHouston includes all things audio, from mics in the bull-riding chute to concerts for up to 70,000 people.
Business
The Left-Right Brain of Shadow Hills Industries’ Peter Reardon
The Shadow Hills founder talks punk rock, product design and ‘what a record sounds like’
Live Gear
Las Vegas Takes Immersive Live, Part 2 — Aerosmith and Adele
Find out how Adele and Aerosmith are pushing the audio envelope, using spatial music mixing in their Las Vegas residencies.
Live Sound
On The Cover: Las Vegas Takes Immersive Live, Part 1
Immersive live sound has taken hold in Las Vegas, driven by artist residencies and cutting-edge technologies.
Music Production
Creating ‘Divine Tides,’ 2023’s Grammy-Winning Best Immersive Audio Album
The immersive version of 'Divine Tides' was the work of immersive mixer Eric Schilling and immersive producer Herbert Waltl.
Business
IFPI Releases 2022 Global Music Revenue Report
The recorded music industry worldwide had total revenues of $26.2 billion in 2022, a 9% increase over the previous year, according to the IFPI.
Business
Falling Tree Destroys Ronan Chris Murphy’s Recording Studio
The studio—and home—of noted producer/engineer Ronan Chris Murphy was destroyed by a massive tree that fell on the structure.
Business
United Recording Studios Revamps Business Model
Historic United Recording Studios in Hollywood is changing its business model to strengthen the studio's financial position.
Business
95th Annual Oscars for Sound and Music Winners Announced
The 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony saw a mix of expected and surprise wins for the sound and music Oscars.
Business
Dr. Michael Santucci: A Lifetime of Researching Hearing Health—for Musicians and Engineers
Audiologist Dr. Michael Santucci, president of both Sensaphonics and ASI Audio, discusses the cutting edge for hearing health for audio pros.
Business
Streaming, Vinyl Sales Drive RIAA Revenue Record
The RIAA is reporting all-time high recorded music revenues for the seventh straight year, fueled by streaming and the vinyl revival.
Music Production
Mixer Pedro Calloni at Home…in the World of Immersive Music
Engineer Pedro Calloni -- Atmos mixer for the likes of Keith Urban and Gayle -- shares how he builds an immersive music mix.
Business
Saving Legacy Music Media? First Step: Remediation
At Iron Mountain, Kelly Pribble fights the elements, sticky shed and—worst of all—time as he rushes to save and prepare legacy music media for...
Facilities
Greg Miner Builds His Dream Complex, Philharmonic Studios
After decades of planning, producer/engineer Greg Miner has built his 7,000-square-foot, three-room, Russ Berger-designed dream facility.
Business
Grammy Awards’ Engineering and Production Winners Announced
The Recording Academy announced the winners of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including those categories honoring recording and mastering engineers, mixers, remixers and record...
Music Production
John Cale Returns Bearing ‘Mercy’
The legendary John Cale just can’t stop making new music, and guitarist/engineer Dustin Boyer is there.
Facilities
Cover Story: The Bigger, Bolder Mansion Sound
Mansion Sound retools with SSL/Genelec/Atmos studios, including the only 96-input Solid State Logic Duality Fuse SuperAnalogue console.
Facilities
Evergroove Loving Life With Atmos
With the immersive reinvention of Evergroove Studio in Colorado, Brad Smalling is as busy as ever.
Facilities
Creating and Capturing Daniel Tashian’s ‘Night After Night’
The Grammy-winning producer/songwriter used his new studio to create a new solo album with the help of Paul Kennerly and a few talented friends.
Music Production
Inside Spotify At Mateo Studios
Spotify’s new campus in Los Angeles features a world-class studio, podcast bays, a performance hall and Dolby Atmos mixing.
Facilities
Spoon’s Jim Eno Dishes on Recording ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’
Jim Eno's studio, Public Hi-Fi, has hosted Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Roky Erikson, Arcade Fire and now his own band, Spoon, which recorded and...
Business
Streaming, Vinyl Revenues Continue to Grow, RIAA Reports
Recorded music revenues in the US grew 9%, according to the RIAA’s report on the first half of 2022.
Recording
Richie Furay Tilts Toward Country
The Buffalo Springfield co-founder is back with a new album produced by Val Garay and tracked at Blackbird.
Recording
Andres Mayo: Set Up for All Things Immersive
Former AES president Andres Mayo recently upgraded his Buenos Aires, Argentina facility for immersive mastering and mixing.
Live Sound
Rage Against the Machine Returns to the Road
Rage Against The Machine tore across the U.S. this summer, relishing its return to the road with the live sound help of Eighth Day.
Business
The Most Metal of Modules Go to Auction
Used for recording iconic albums by Soundgarden, Marilyn Manson, Hole, Ozzy Osbourne and Korn, Michael Beinhorn's rack of vintage Neve 1057 mic preamp and...
Facilities
The Village Taps Kali Audio for Atmos Upgrade
The Village has upgraded Studio F for Dolby Atmos work in response to the growing demand for the immersive format.
Music Production
How …Trail of Dead Went Quad for ‘XI: Bleed Here Now’
When …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead recorded its new 'XI: Bleed Here Now' album, releasing it as a two-disc...
Live Sound
Getting the Show on the Road: Tour Sound in 2022
There are more tours than ever this summer, but in the live sound world, gear shortages and staffing challenges remain.
Music Production
Intimate Jazz Trio Blown Up for Atmos
Karma Auger and Erich Gobel of Studio1LA, recently visited United Recording to track Peter Smith’s jazz piano trio for Dolby Atmos and stereo release....