Facilities
MTSU Opens Main Street Studios Facility
Middle Tennessee State University opened its new, nearly $2 million “Main Street Studios” facility last Friday night with a ribbon cutting.
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Profiles
Mixer Joe Zook Unveils New Dolby Atmos Room
Mixing engineer Joe Zook has installed a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitoring system in his new immersive studio.
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Neither Snow Nor Heat Stays Sound Recordist’s Task
From recording winds in the Romanian Carpathian Mountains to capturing the sounds of the Ethiopian desert, George Vlad has recorded it all.
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Tom Lord-Alge Revisits his Origins at New Studio
Mix engineer Tom Lord-Alge recent moved to Miami Beach and nabbed a Solid State Logic Origin console for his new studio.
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WSDG Completes New Rooms at Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Walters-Storyk Design Group recently designed three control rooms for The Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm.
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Lil Ronnie Launches Einnor Studios in Atlanta
Multi-platinum music producer Lil Ronnie has been building Einnor Studios, a new production complex in Atlanta.
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Grammy Engineering and Production Nominations Announced
The Recording Academy has announced its nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including the production categories.
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Latin Grammy Engineering and Production Winners Announced
This year's Latin Grammy Awards winners for engineering, mixing, mastering and production have been named.
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Peek Inside Camila Cabello’s Home Studio
"Havana" singer Camila Cabello is selling her L.A. mansion for $3.95 million; let's check out her home studio's gear in the listing.
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Pennsylvania College Adds Immersive Teaching Tools
Montgomery County Community College’s Sound Recording and Music Technology (SRT) program has added immersive audio capabilities.
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Migration Studios Opens, Dedicated to Carbon Capture
New UK facility Migration Studios plans to donate 100% of its booking proceeds to fund carbon capture projects.
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Audio Education: Weber State University
A new recording facility at Weber State, Ogden, Utah, opened last month in the Val. A. Browning Performing Arts Center.
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Grand Bay Upgrades After Pandemic Boom
Alex “Mixedbylex” Romero upgraded the main room at his Grand Bay Recording Studios in Tampa with an SSL Origin.
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Audio Education: Occidental College, Choi Family Music Production Center
Occidental College's new Choi Family Center spaces include a fully operational recording studio, large control room and a 16-student music computer lab.
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Immersion Networks Hires Ellis Sorkin
Immersive sound product developer Immersion Networks has hired industry veteran Ellis Sorkin.
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How Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ Got A Dolby Atmos Mix
Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue is now available on Apple Music in an immersive Dolby Atmos Music mix created at Capitol Studios in Los...
Profiles
Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg – Part 2
Tony Berg treated Grammy-winning rockers Switchfoot as a brand-new band when he agreed to produce its 12th album.
Profiles
Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg – Part 1
Tony Berg treated Grammy-winning rockers Switchfoot as a brand-new band when he agreed to produce its 12th album.
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Turner Works with Tascam at Home and Away
Musician, writer and producer Lee Turner, who plays keyboards and acoustic guitar for singer/songwriter Darius Rucker, discusses gear at his personal facility in Nashville,...
Profiles
With ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore,’ The War on Drugs Find Beauty in the Journey
The War on Drugs’ new album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, took three years to make. "I have this way of working that could...
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Blasting Room Documentary in the Works
The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO is getting the full documentary treatment, celebrating its role as the birthplace to crucial albums by Descendents,...
Profiles
Opium Moon: Start With a Jam Session, Be Sure to Hit “Record”
Few acts win a Grammy for their debut album, much less for one that's almost entirely improvised live in the studio. That's what happened...
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Dweezil Zappa Unveils His Immersive Hikari Studios
Dweezil Zappa’s new Hikari Studios, built from the ground up in Los Angeles, is equipped with a 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitoring system.
Profiles
Building ‘Home in This World:’ A Tribute to Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads
How Randall Poster has produced Home In This World, a new track-by-track remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic Dust Bowl Ballads collection.
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Rome’s 3Cycle Outfits with Genelec
Rome, Italy-based 3Cycle recently built its own studio facilities for dubbing work, outfitted with Genelec monitors and subwoofers.
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Seagrass Studio Grows
Los Angeles-based producer Brad Wood’s Seagrass Studio is now fully-equipped to tackle Dolby Atmos immersive work.
Profiles
Birth of the Bootleg—Part 3: The End of the Road
In Part 3, bootleg label Trade Mark of Quality has to change with the times, fool Led Zeppelin and ultimately bring its illicit business...
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Infinite Power Studios Upgrades
Matia Simovich, owner of Infinite Power Studios in Los Angeles, has installed a Neve 8424 console at the facility.
Profiles
In the Studio with The Darkness
Locked down in a horse barn with mares mere steps from the mics, The Darkness spent the pandemic recording its latest loud album, Motorheart.
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Miking Up PostmodernJukebox
Since starting out 10 years ago, PostmodernJukebox has become famous from its viral videos, which has resulted in the group updating and upgrading its...
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Dave’s Room Vibes with Mojave Mics
David Bianco outfitted his facility, Dave's Room, with Mojave Audio mics.
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Building A Studio on Lundin Time
During the pandemic, producer/engineer Jon Lundin poured $10,000 of concrete in his backyard and built his dream studio.
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The Re-Emergence of Binaural
Delivering an authentic immersive audio experience to headphones has proven a tough nut to crack; the solution is binaural.
Profiles
Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 4—On Animation and the Future
In Part 4 of our Danny Elfman interview, the composer/musician discusses his approach to composing for animation and what's on his plate in the...
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Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 3—Working with Tim Burton
In Part 3 of our interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman, he discusses his long-running creative relationship with director Tim Burton.
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Rome’s 3Cycle Outfits with Genelec
Rome, Italy-based 3Cycle recently constructed a new dubbing space, outfitted with Genelec monitors and subwoofers.
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Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 2—Moving Into Film
In Part 2 of our interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman, he recounts his transition to film composition.
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Old Meets ‘News’ at Citizen Vinyl
Citizen Vinyl’s focus is on vinyl pressing, but the business includes a studio featuring a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console.
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Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 1—Creating a ‘Big Mess’
Part One of our five-part interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman explores how 'Big Mess,' his first solo album in more than 35...
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Kingside Studio Reups with Neve
Kingside Studio, a residential facility in rural Sweden, has replaced an aging Neve VRP60 with a new Neve 8424 console.
Facilities
Axis Audio Opens Immersive Mixing and Mastering Studio
Axis Audio is a new immersive mix facility outfitted with 14 Neumann KH Series speakers in a 7.1.4 monitor layout.
Profiles
Launching a Dolby Atmos Music-Centric Label
Producer/engineer Michael James is relaunching his artist development label, Alternator Records, which will issue Dolby Atmos Music mixes for every release.