Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Back in the Cups with Ace of Cups
All-female psych rockers Ace of Cups shared the stage with 1960s legends. Decades later, they're finally getting their due.
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.
Blog
How to Pick the Right Mic to Record a Vocalist
Producer/engineer Ronan Chris Murphy shares how to match the right microphone to a vocalist, and explains why there's more to it than just picking...
Films-TV
The Period Sounds (and Pandemic Challenges) of ‘Mrs. America’
Scott Gershin and On-the-Fly, Workflow Workarounds
International
Elk CEO Talks Aloha Remote Performance Software’s Development
Michele Benincaso, CEO of Swedish developer Elk, explains Aloha, its real-time remote performance software.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Fever Recording Runs Hot
When Clear Lake Recording in North Hollywood, CA found itself bursting at the seams with work, owner Eric Milos purchased and renovated a nearby...
Music Production
Immersive Audio for Music In Play?
A number of startups are approaching immersive music in new ways, including Audible Reality, Sana360 and Orbital Audio, co-developed by Grammy-winning artist/producer Ricky Martin.
Music Production
Explosion, Fire Destroys Blue Sprocket Sound Studio
A massive explosion rocked a shopping mall in Harrisonburg, VA on Saturday, Oct. 17, destroying a number of businesses in the ensuing fire, including...
Music Production
Inside Jay DeMarcus’ Home Studio: “The Grip II”
Studio designer Carl Tatz has built multiple studios for Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus over the years; The Grip II, a two-room facility in the...
Music Production
Studio Showcase: L.A. Studio Follows Its Muse
There’s a method to their madness at L.A.’s Mad Muse Studios—an open floorplan facility that features a classic SSL console previously used by the...
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Jackson Browne Lets the Rhythm Lead
Rock legend Jackson Browne tells how he and a group of musicians and songwriters from four continents traveled to Haiti to record while also...
Music Production
Coldcut’s South African Jams Create Keleketla
Pioneering UK DJ duo/multimedia artists Coldcut break down the challenges of recording their new album, "Keleketla," across multiple studios in Africa and Europe, as...
Music Production
Earnest Tube Cuts Direct-to-Lacquer at the Home of Country’s Big Bang
Bristol, VA, was the site of country music’s “Big Bang,” where legendary acts like the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers cut their first sides...
Live Sound
Scientists Hold Concerts to Determine How to Bring Shows Back
Researchers in Germany recently held three concerts in a single day to investigate how the coronavirus is likely transmitted in group settings. The team...
Recording
Studio Showcase: Funk Studios, Salt Lake City
Jim Funk had been recording orchestrations used on Broadway and in touring musical productions for more than 15 years when he took the plunge...
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Chuck Prophet, ‘The Land That Time Forgot’
Steve Harvey talks with guitarist, singer, producer and raconteur Chuck Prophet about the meandering path that led to the former Green on Red guitarist's...
Recording
Studios Adopt Sony 360 Reality Audio Format
Sony shares details of its new object-based immersive format, which is aimed primarily at headphone listening, providing a look into what it takes to...
Recording
Missed Opportunity Returns to Rob Burrell
Early in his career, Grammy-winning mix engineer Rob Burrell had to choose between making records and making movies. Now, having recently outfitted his Nashville...
Recording
Enviyon Grows from the Garage to the Future
Over the course of 10 years, Romel Williams has grown Enviyon Entertainment from a part-time gig in his garage to a fully staffed, multi-studio...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Danielia Cotton, ‘A Different War’
Steve Harvey talks with blues rocker Danielia Cotton about racism and healing, gravitating to rock as a young girl and coproducing her politically charged...
Business
Special Report: Studios Reopen Cautiously Around U.S.
Studios are looking to carefully reopen and get back on track, even as the COVID-19 pandemic stages a resurgence.
Business
Home Studios Finally Legal in Nashville Metro Area
The long fight to reverse Nashville Metro Council’s 1998 residential zoning ordinance that made it illegal for residence-based recording studios and other businesses to...
Music Festival Business
Inside the Live Sound of Live Aid, Part 1: London
We look back at the live sound effort that went into the legendary charity concert Live Aid, held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia. With...
Music Production
The Wrecks Go Hi-LoFi for Debut
With the release of the band’s debut album under producer/frontman Nick Anderson, L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks uses lo-fi production to add an edge...
Music Production
Compiling the Box Set of America
Jeff Larson produced and compiled America’s 'Half Century' box set, which brings together 50 years of previously unreleased material.
Live Sound
Indie Band’s Tour Sound Ready to Wreck and Roll
L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks rips it up live, but that's aided by an inspired high-tech, low-cost system the band carries on tour.
Recording
Studio Showcase: The Record House
Following years working at Interscope Records’ studio, Mert Ozcan went on to co-found The Record House. Now armed with a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix...
Recording
Tenderdyn Arts Beats Remote Recording Latency
Many artists and musicians have taken to streaming during the coronavirus pandemic but few have attempted real-time collaboration due to latency. Tenderdyn Arts in...
Recording
Soultrain Sound Studios Pulls Into Nashville
Canadian recording artist Johnny Reid has acquired the historic Scruggs Sound facility near Nashville, rebuilding the studio from scratch with new gear and a...
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Huey Lewis and the News Deliver ‘Weather’ Report
Steve Harvey talks with Johnny Colla, founding member and longtime producer of Huey Lewis & the News, about their latest album, Weather; mixing with...
Music, Etc
Lara Downes: Reinterpreting Freedom Songs and African American Women Composers
Pianist Lara Downes shares insights about recording her new album, which mixes interpretations of revered freedom songs with pieces by celebrated early 20th century...
Music Production
Library of Congress Aims to Jumpstart Collage Hip-Hop with Citizen DJ
The LoC’s Citizen DJ project creates new ways for the public to discover, access and use public domain audio and video material for music...
Music Production
Dirac Moves into Control Room Correction
Dirac threw its hat into the control room correction ring at NAMM 2020, launching a version of its Dirac Live product intended for the...
Recording
Studio Showcase: Azmyth Changes with the Times
Azmyth Recording Studios, a multi-room facility in Indianapolis that incorporates the Azmyth School of Music Technology, recently entered its 21st year of operation, serving...
Music Production
Chicano Batman, Production Team Reinvent Band’s Sound
'Invisible People,' out May 1, puts a modern spin on the Chicano Batman sound, courtesy of producer Leon Michels and mixer Shawn Everett.
Recording
New Halo Music Studio Inspired by Legendary Le Studio Facility
The Canadian facility Le Studio Morin Heights outside Montreal recorded classic albums before it was abandoned and ultimately burned down. Now Halo Music Studio,...
Live Sound
Dolby Atmos Moves into Live Sound
By Steve Harvey. Immersive audio is already available in cinemas and homes. Live sound is increasingly exploring ways to bring that element to the...
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Guster
Alternative folk-pop mainstay Guster spent the start of the year on the road with a U.S. acoustic tour that not only showed off the...
Recording
Valhalla Studios Jumps into Analog Immersive Mixing
Valhalla Studios owner/Manowar founder Joey DeMaio collaborated with Grammy-winning mastering engineer Darcy Proper and top engineer Ronald Prent to upgrade the facility’s main room...
Music Production
Immersive Mix Room Studio 1 LA Debuts
Karma Auger and longtime collaborator Erich Gobel have teamed up to create Studio 1 LA, a new mix facility built from the ground up...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc. – Rob Graves – Creating an Atmospheric Solstice
Dove Award-winner Rob Graves talks about producing hard rockers Red, recording his own new album and why coronavirus might become a positive experience.