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DibS on EngineRoom Audio
Mixer/tracking engineer David Shackney has opened the doors to DibS Reaction, an independent Pro Tools-based mixing suite inside New York City-based EngineRoom
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Skyline Studios Reopens
Skyline Recording Studios (New York City) which has churned out hits for Eric Clapton, Madonna, Chic, David Bowie, Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and...
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The Village, Studio D
The Village has always had a great West L.A. location and a great history; these days it also has a great buzz going. Celebrating...
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Hacking and Hijacking
The most dangerous man in the music business is on his third, or maybe his fourth, company. He's been selling audio software on the...
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Tisch School Creates Recorded Music Department
The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (www.nyu.edu/tisch/) received a $5 million donation from J Records founder/chairman/CEO Clive Davis
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Robert Rodriguez Upgrades Facility
Acoustic Spaces (Austin, Texas; www.acousticspaces.com) recently finished the design and sound system upgrade for film director/producer Robert Rodriguez's
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Museum of Sound Recording Finds New Home
In April 2001, Mix reported in these pages on the expected opening of a museum dedicated solely to sound recordings in Camden, N.J. According...
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The Hit Factory, Studio 6
On the afternoon of July 24, 2002, as he prepared to throw a party to celebrate the opening of Studios 6 and 7, Hit...
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It All Starts With Guitar
For those who can't get past mandolins and Pavarotti, it may come as a surprise that Italy has a thriving, domestic rock scene. Granted,...
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New Studio Dots New York Skyline
Longtime sound engineer Jonny Sheehan (MTV and VH1 live shows) and noted drummer Tom Kaelin (Merle Saunders, the Rainforest Band, Rick Danko) have opened
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Russ Berger Creates Latin Legends Sound
Latin music label Freddie Records (Corpus Christi, Texas; http://freddierecords.com/) has built a new complex for its corporate and merchandising offices,
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Hearing Film Hits Classrooms
The Hearing Aid Music Foundation (www.hearingaidmusic.com) has just completed Listen Smart Safely Handling the Power, a 15-minute educational film designed
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Berklee to Teach Online
This month, Berklee College of Music will launch www.berkleemusic.com, an online school, job site and networking destination for the music industry. The
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War Stories
One of the best parts of moderating Mix Forums online (www.mixforums.com) is that I get to read and, most of the time, approve all...
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FEARLESS MUSIC HITS THE WEST COAST
For six years, Fearless Music (www.fearlessmusic.net) has provided full-service commercial music production on the East Coast. Now, signing on industry
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ENGINEER ANDY TAUB OPENS NEW STUDIO
Designed by the Walters-Storyk Design Group, lead engineer Randy Taub's new 4,500-square-foot Brooklyn Recording Studio complex in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill
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Sorcerer Sound
Al Fierstein — who built Sorcerer Sound in 1974 — never intended for the facility to serve as a stand-alone recording venue; he merely...
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Audio Books for Students and Pros
Streaming Audio: The FezGuys' Guide By Jon Luini and Allen Whitman Luini and Whitman, better known as the FezGuys, have been informing audio pros...
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NFL FILMS PRESENTS!
You'd be hard-pressed to name any single facility outside of Hollywood that offers as wide a range of audio services as NFL Films.
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ONE-STOP MIX SHOP
A collaborative effort between veteran mixer Bob Rosa and new mixing talent Andy Zulla has resulted in a one-stop, record-fix-and-mix production facility:
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WELCOME TO SOULSVILLE, U.S.A.
Just over three years ago, the roughly four-acre site on which the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the Stax Academy now stand...
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STEP INTO THE PARLOR
The Parlor Recording Studio, originally owned by Randy Travis, reopened its doors on Nashville's Music Row. New owners Larry Sheridan and Robin Ruddy
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High Tide at Ocean Way
In 1974, remembers Allen Sides, I leased a garage on Ocean Way in Santa Monica Canyon, essentially as a hi-fi demo room to show...
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Sunset Sound and Sound Factory
Precious few studios in L.A. (or anywhere else, for that matter) can boast that they've been around 40 years and are under the same...
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Le Mobile
Guy Charbonneau has long been one of the audio industry's most colorful characters. There's the matter of the heavy French accent (he's French-Canadian),
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GOLD STAR STUDIOS REBORNONLINE
FOUNDERS LAUNCH INTERACTIVE WEBSITE Fifty years ago, Gold Star Studios was the place to be an independent, rock 'n' roll studio in a sea...
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Larrabee Studios
Larrabee Studios started out, literally, as a mom and pop business when, back in 1969, music producer Jackie Mills and his wife, Dolores, purchased...
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Survival of the Fittest
Never an industry for the faint-hearted, music recording has been the recipient of multiple whammies lately, such as general record company dysfunction,
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We Don’t Need No Steenking Ethics!
One of the things I like the most about the pro audio business is that almost everybody I know is in it because they...
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Morningwood Studios
Third Eye Blind lead singer Stephan Jenkins is not an ordinary guy, and as such, he's grown weary of ordinary recording studios. When it...
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LIVE.1: SURROUNDED AT PLATINUM LIVE
Contrary to oft-heard complaints, there's plenty of really good music out there. It's just that most of it has a hard time getting heard....
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PHASE ONE COMPLETE
NEW POST-PRODUCTION FACILITY OPENS IN BRAZIL Phase One Studio of the Megacine post-production complex of Estudios Mega, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo,
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THE TRANSFER HOUSE
FOR ALL YOUR FILE-INTERCHANGE NEEDS Design FX, an L.A.-based rental, systems and remote-recording company, has opened The Transfer House, a full-service
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Studying Hard, Hoping to Pass
September is back-to-school month. Mix's Education Issue runs in November (go figure). But for some of us, like those who teach audio and music...
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Avatar Blends the Past and Future
With 25 years under its belt, the New York-based complex now known as Avatar Recording Studios is one of the city's legendary music haunts....
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SUNSET SOUND CELEBRATES 40 YEARS
This month, Sunset Sound and Sunset Sound Factory will celebrate a shared birthday cake: 60 years of creating hits. (Sunset is 40 years young...
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THREE-RING CIRCUS
Business has been good for studios that focus on indie labels. Case point in, producer/engineer Stevo Bruno, owner/operator of the multimedia, 10-room
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Abbey Road at 70
It will probably always be known as The Beatles' studio. Nearly every recording session in the group's storied career took place in the large,...
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The Class of 2002
On the Cover: PatchWerk Recordings Completed in July 2001, PatchWerk Recordings' (Atlanta) new Studio 9000 was designed by Russ Berger Design Group. PatchWerk
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Surround Solutions
In the world of studio design, form follows function, so it's not surprising to learn that the hot-button topic in that universe currently is...
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A BIG BAND GRAND OPENING
The Shed (New Orleans) kicked off its grand opening with a big band recording produced by Maynard Chatters and Ron Black. Engineering was by...