HOW Sound
Houses of Worship Plug into Digital Networking
Houses of worship have become some of the most forward-thinking adopters of new technologies. Several recent HOW installations nationwide underline that fact as they...
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.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Having a Blast at No Fun Club
Built over the course of five years, Winnipeg’s No Fun Club studios brings together new and vintage technologies inside an opulent facility built out...
Recording
Engineer Gena Johnson Makes ACM History
Gena Johnson is the first woman ever to receive an ACM Award nomination in the Audio Engineer of the Year category.
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – The World of Tim Atlas
Producer, engineer and artist Tim Atlas sits down to discuss his career so far, including that time he was a contestant on The Voice.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Silverbirch Studios Takes Root
With internet content so crucial to modern artist development, new independent facility Silverbirch Studios has been specifically built to capture audio and video for...
Music Production
Smallpools Makes a Splash
The pandemic didn’t stop indie pop act Smallpools from finishing its second album, even if it meant renting a Nashville Airbnb during lockdown.
Music Production
Pirate Sees Self-Service Studio Market for the Taking
Having conquered the UK, Pirate aims to build 4,000 unattended, self-service studios across North America by 2024.
Music, Etc
Music Etc: Jim Keller on ‘By No Means’
Jim Keller's latest album, "By No Means," is his first solo project in seven years, but the co-founder of power-pop band Tommy Tutone has...
Recording
Ed Cherney: Recalling An Engineering Great
As the late engineer Ed Cherney is honored by the Grammys this weekend with a posthumous Trustee Award, his fellow METAlliance members look back...
Music Production
Emily Lazar Launches Music Industry Equity, Inclusion Initiative
Emily Lazar, Grammy Award-winning founder of The Lodge mastering and mixing facility in Manhattan, has introduced We Are Moving the Needle, a new initiative...
Music Production
The Wonderly of It All
You’ve heard the work of alt-folk/soundtrack mavens Wonderly; now the duo is releasing two collections about the ‘Pacific Northweird.’
Recording
Studio Showcase: Setting Up San Juan Sound
Matteo Burr, drummer and founding member of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, fell in love with San Juan, Puerto Rico, and knew he had...
Music, Etc
Music, Etc. – Lee Ritenour: Turning Devastation into Dreamcatcher
Lee Ritenour lost 100 guitars, 40 amps and his studio to a fire; now he’s back with his first true solo album, Dreamcatcher.
Music Production
Recording Live to Vinyl to Zoom at Welcome to 1979
Nashville’s Welcome to 1979 studio overcame technical challenges to bring its ‘Direct to Vinyl’ recording summit online.
Music Production
Tools for the Personal Studio 2021
2020 drove home recording to new heights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Top pro audio manufacturers weigh in with tips and gear suggestions to...
Music Production
The Lost Treasure of Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes
Legendary UK producer Joe Meek left behind nearly 1,900 tapes when he committed suicide in the 1960s. After sitting in storage for 50-plus years,...
Live Sound
Nu Deco Ensemble’s New Shows
Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble returned to playing live shows in October, with precautions ranging from masks to Plexiglas to social distancing all in place.
Recording
Studio Spotlight: Noise Nest Invests in the Future
Inspired by pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek’s now-defunct Fantasy Factory, producer/entrepreneur Nick Gross developed a small songwriting facility into Noise Nest, a sleek, new...
Music Production
Goldfinger Gets Nostalgic with Never Look Back
John “Feldy” Feldmann, leader of ska-punk heroes Goldfinger, shares how the pandemic brought the band back together again (remotely) to record its latest album,...
Music Production
Coast Mastering Digs In for New Facility
Michael Romanowski suffered for his clients’ art, going without heat in his home for 18 months as he dug out 10 feet beneath his...
Music Production
Saving the Bob Dylan Archive from Adhesion Syndrome
More than 60 2-inch master tapes from The Bob Dylan Archive were being destroyed by adhesion syndrome. Iron Mountain’s Kelly Pribble shares how he...
Facilities
Rick Camp and Master Mix Live
FOH Engineer Brings Live Sound Technologies to New Dolby Atmos Facility
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: M.A.G.S. Moves Forward
Elliott Douglas, aka M.A.G.S., talks pros and cons of self-recording, the genesis of his name and where his influences take him.
Music Production
Paul Boutin Barrels Through the Pandemic
How did Grammy-winning Engineer Paul Boutin get where he is today? Despite what he humbly says, it's not just "luck."
Business
Restart-19 COVID Concert Experiment Shares Results
According to the results of an experiment in Germany, indoor sports and cultural events including music concerts could return soon—under the right conditions.
Music Production
Grammy-Nominated Engineer Louis Bell Breaks Out
When Post Malone's "Circles" landed a GRAMMY nomination for Record of the Year, it was yet another recognition of Louis Bell's work. Now the...
Music Production
Studio Showcase: Asheville’s Vinyl Answer
A former newspaper printing plant/radio station has gotten a new lease on life as Citizen Vinyl—home to a new recording studio, vinyl record pressing...
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.
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...