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The Recording World of Bob Suffolk
From Rock Star Days in London to the Studio Designer’s Life in Dallas
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Ed, My Friend, It’s Too Hard to Say Farewell
I write this late on an unusually warm Tuesday night in California, following close to 18 hours living in a fog of real tears,...
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Mix Blog Studio: The Benefits of Actually Being There
It wasn’t that long ago, maybe 10 years or so, when there was talk bout trade shows being on their way out. People speculated...
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The Music of Moulin Rouge!
New Broadway Production Uses Over 70 Popular Songs Across Seven Decades to Tell Its Tale
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Mix Blog Studio: When Bad Sounds Good, and Vice Versa
There’s a certain irony to the fact that we put so much time and energy into getting the best fidelity possible in our recordings,...
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Mix Blog Studio: Before You Press That Upgrade Button…
In October, Apple will release Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, and when it does, my Mac will start bugging me to upgrade—and it can...
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Classic Tracks: “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Behind the Scenes of Bonnie Tyler’s Classic Earworm
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Mix Blog Studio: Get Smart
Over the weekend, I read a fascinating op-ed in the New York Times called “How to Build Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust.” Its basic...
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Please Hold, Jenny Lewis Is “On the Line”
Artist Explores Her Own Self, Surrounded By a Few Music Legends
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The Immediate Family Gets Back in the Studio
LOS ANGELES, CA, August 28, 2019 — On the heels of successful tour dates in Japan, The Immediate Family, featuring Danny Kortchmar (guitar and...
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Mix Blog Studio: Of Moods and Mixing
Here’s a thought exercise. Imagine you had to mix the same song twice, in different studios with different monitors (I know that sounds like...
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Mix Blog Studio: Something Is Rotten in Copyright Land
A couple of weeks ago, Katy Perry and some members of her production team were hit with a $2.8 million copyright-infringement verdict, which stated...
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Blackbird Debuts Dolby Atmos Music Studio
Top Nashville Facility Adds ATC Monitor System, AVID Control
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Anne Bisson at United Recording
In her sixth album, the charismatic former television personality explores engaging stories with expressive performances
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Bear Rinehart Steps Solo Into Wilder Woods
Frontman of NEEDTOBREATHE Tries New Studio, First-Time Producer
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Mr. Bonzai’s Birth of a Record: “Building the Perfect Beast”
Join producer/composer/guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, recording engineer/producer Niko Bolas, drummer extraordinaire Jim Keltner, and moderator Mr. Bonzai in a deep discussion of Don Henley’s...
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The Musician’s Playground
Gold Diggers and Kingsize Soundlabs Are Redefining the Studio-Stage-Hotel Experience
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Mix Blog Studio: Separation Anxiety
I have a modular music system in my house that has speakers in three different rooms. It’s super-convenient, allowing me to listen to the...
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Mix Blog Studio: Master of Some
Back in the analog era, it was easier to fully master the gear in your studio because, unless you were working in a large...
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Mix Blog Studio: Chatty Plug-ins
Do your plug-ins have a good working relationship with your DAW? Sounds like a silly question, right? After all, plug-ins by their nature are...
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Southern Hospitality
Westminster, SC’s Red Arrow Studio Gives Back to Regional Bands with World-Class Facilities
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Mix Blog Studio: Audio—A Second-Class Citizen
This week, I’m going to deviate from the usual studio-related subject matter to talk about a more general issue. Have you noticed how in...
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Personal Style
Jennifer Decilveo Brings Out the Best in Ben Platt’s Intimate Debut Album, Sing to Me Instead
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Mix Blog Studio: Rent-to-Own Gathers Steam
More than ever, you have options for acquiring music software. You can buy it, subscribe to it and, in a more recent development, rent-to-own...
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Mix Blog Studio: Learning By Doing
Did you know that daisy-chaining AC power strips is considered to be dangerous? Neither did I, but when doing some research for my recent...
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Scott Sedillo Remasters U2 Vinyl at Bernie’s
Entire Catalog Reissued, Including Colored Discs
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Hilltop Studios, Nashville
56 Years of Roots in Gospel, Bluegrass and Good Ol’ Country Music
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Mix Blog Studio: Tear It Down and Start Over
I’ve had my home studio in its current location for about six years, and what started out as a relatively organized setup, has gotten...
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Poe Re-Imagined
Marianas Trench Goes for a Macabre Theme for Phantoms, Their Latest Release
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Classic Tracks: ‘Ships in the Night’ by Be-Bop Deluxe
By 1975, British rockers Be-Bop Deluxe had recorded and released two albums on EMI’s Harvest label without much notice in the States. The first,...
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Mix Blog Studio: Son of a Glitch
I was at lunch recently with a bunch of veteran musician/composer/producer colleagues, and I posed this question to them: What is the thing that...
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Capitol Toasts “King” Cole…Twice
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Calif., recently served as the site of content sessions for two projects celebrating the legendary Nat “King” Cole. First, Dulé Hill...
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Mix Blog Studio: The Soul of a Machine?
With the continuing development of artificial intelligence, there’s been plenty of talk lately about robots replacing humans in the workplace. If you’re a musician,...
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The Enduring Style and Talent of Margarita Mix
Leading L.A. Post Facility Adapts, Thrives and Grows on a Foundation of Service and Sound
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Mix Blog Studio: Europe Revamps Its Copyright Laws
I don’t generally get to use the phrase “Here’s some breaking news,” in this space, but, well, here’s some breaking news. Today in Brussels,...
