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You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
Think of a small, picturesque island in Vancouver, and the phrase "hard rockin' town" probably doesn't come to mind. But maybe it should, for...
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Paragon Studios
It was a long time coming. Engineer Fred Paragano's Paragon Studios, a new, ground-up facility in Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville, was the...
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Hit Factory/Criteria
Last winter, I had a speaking engagement that gave me the opportunity to visit my old stomping grounds in Miami. Back in the early...
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Guitarvolution!
Some have argued that rock 'n' roll was born some half-century ago with the debut of Bill Haley & His Comets' Rock Around the...
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Webcasting Royalties
The fight to get public-performance royalties for sound recordings in the U.S. has a history that is long, distinguished and largely unsuccessful.
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The Class of 2003
Mix magazine class of 2003 is a collection of new recording studio acoustic design projects. Learn about acoustics and design in these new recording...
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Getting Noticed
Fresh talent is what keeps the music industry vital and, ultimately, profitable. The paradox? There's more and more music being made, but fewer and...
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Grass-Rooted Creativity
In Nashville, but off of the beaten path both geographically and client-wise is Alex the Great Recording, a residential, rock-oriented studio owned by
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Up, Down, All Around
The theory goes like this: If people buy fewer CDs, then record company budgets shrink and recording studios make less money. This means that...
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WNET/thirteen
Production for public television. It brings forth images of dingy rooms with frayed carpet and exposed wires, perhaps a leftover radio studio, where somehow
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Todd-AO Revamps Post Stages
Todd-AO (Los Angeles) has completely renovated its two identical stages at the Burbank and Santa Monica media centers. Pro Tools/Focusrite Control 24s
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B1 Goes B5.1
Design and production studio B1 (Burbank, Calif.) has added a 5.1-capable suite for sound design, mixing and mastering clients, as well as for its...
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Networking NPR West
National Public Radio, headquartered in Washington, D.C., needs little introduction. At a time when many news companies are reducing operations, NPR News has expanded...
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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,