The Spirit of Independence
I’ve only met Linda Perry once, and it was for no more than two or three minutes last January at NAMM.
Editor's Note
The Scientist and the Bard
I still can’t believe that 40 years after first being mesmerized by Apocalypse Now as a 16-year-old, Mix is featuring the legendary director Francis Coppola and John Meyer
From the Editor: Learning When to Take Control
I wrote two stories this month about two artists—Carrie Underwood and Esperanza Spalding—strong women from two very different backgrounds and two very different places in the music industry.
From the Editor: The Ghosts in the Walls
In putting together this December issue, the past came rushing back during my conversation with producer Eric Valentine and the legacy of the room he’s been living, working and breathing in for the past 18 years.
From the Editor: So Many Ways to Play the Game
Every single month, in putting together issues of "Mix," I am reminded of just how many and varied styles there are to bring music and sound to life.
From the Editor: All My Best Memories
So many, many great memories, and they all involve music.
Musicians in the Studio, Let Them Play
By Tom Kenny. Times have changed, certainly, and few artists today have the luxury to book a high-end studio for more than a week or two.
You Have Arrived, Your Destination Is on the Left
Tom Kenny visits Power Station New England.
Control Theory
Control Theory doesn’t often come up in casual conversation. But it’s come up for me lately, quite a bit actually, and I still have a hard time getting a grasp on it.
Thanks for the Dinner, David
Last night, in Santa Fe, I had a nice dinner with David Schwartz, co-founder of Mix and the man who hired me as an editorial assistant for $5.50 an hour way back in 1988.
Living the Good Life
Until very recently, Conway Recording Studios was something of a mystery to me.
SFMOMA: Sound in a Space
I spent more time in museums, and thinking about museums, over the past month than I typically do.
Stop. Look. Listen.
We use the term “golden ears” every now and then in the pages of Mix, usually to describe an engineer whose taste and talents are beyond reproach and we’re not entirely sure why; they just are.
Bringing It All Back Home
Three things struck me immediately after two separate days of walking through the stunning new Dolby Building at 1275 Market Street in San Francisco.
Monitoring Reality
So many speakers. And they’re everywhere. In your living room, kitchen and bedroom. In your car, on the plane, on the bus, on the train.
Gear, With Personality
I write this in the Thursday early morning from Room 335 of the Anaheim Marriott, just a football field and a few hours away from the doors opening on the 2016 NAMM Show.
In the Room Where It Happens
John Davenport, owner of this month’s cover studio, is quite a character.
The Making of a Belmont Story
Sometimes a ready-made story, a good one, just falls into my lap.
All Music, No Distractions
By the time I joined Mix in 1988, the heyday of true “residential recording” seemed to have passed.
Big or Small, It’s All Sound for Picture
My first real assignments at Mix, once I was finished copyediting and proofreading for the day, were writing about Sound for Film, starting with The Doors movie back in 1991.
MixTrips: Finding a Groove on the Road
I’ve said it before in these pages: I’ve always wanted to go out on summer tour.
This One’s for My Buddy Dwight
You don’t know Dwight. There’s really no reason you should. He’s not a recording engineer or live sound professional. He doesn’t make audio products...
What Is a Recording Studio?
Back in 1989 when I walked into John Mellencamp’s Belmont Mall Studios off Highway 46 east of Bloomington, Ind., I had no idea that I was looking into the future.
Everybody Loves a Good Story
I’m of mostly Irish descent, and I come from a large family. My undergrad degree is in history and my master’s is in journalism. I love a good story.
Where Legacy Becomes Future
When we last featured Capitol Studios on the Mix cover, in November 2012, we invited a whole gang of L.A.’s finest engineers and producers...
Never Settle for Good Enough
Toto could have easily phoned this one in and nobody would have blamed them, or even criticized them.
The Industry and the Engineer
There is a long tradition of artist-industry collaboration in professional audio, and it comes in many, many forms
It’s All About the Experience
You can’t talk about recording studios without talking about their “vibe.”