Facilities

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 07/01/2001

This month, we turn our attention to different methods of recording brass and woodwinds. We spoke with five top engineers Michael Bishop, Al Schmitt,

By Dan Daley ⋅ Published: 07/01/2001

The Hit Factory Criteria Miami held its grand opening bash on April 23. The lavish party, held in the newly resurfaced parking lot of...

By by Buck Moore ⋅ Published: 06/01/2001

Many small- to medium-sized concert venues in urban settings started out as something else. For business purposes, almost any room can be converted into

By Dan Daley ⋅ Published: 05/01/2001

Studio on Wheels' CEO John Falzarano started in remote recording while still in his teens, literally learning the trade from the ground up. A...

By Robyn Flans ⋅ Published: 05/01/2001

Many Los Angeles studios experienced a severe business downturn during 2000, leading to speculation that, perhaps, finally, the long-anticipated fear

By Maureen Droney ⋅ Published: 05/01/2001

Even in a mixed market like Los Angeles, only a handful of recording studios successfully combine work for pop music with jingles and scoring...

By Sarah Benzuly ⋅ Published: 02/01/2001

In 1971, the Kampo Cultural Center was created in Noho, a fixture of downtown culture that joins Soho and the East and West Villages,...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 12/01/2000

1140 N. Western Ave. Hollywood, CA 90029 (323) 462-7761; Fax (323) 462-3393 www.studio-atlantis.com- Neve VR 60 with Mad Labs CP-4 upgrade and Flying

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 10/01/2000

Record Plant Remote has been an industry leader in location recording for over 20 years. We've kept abreast of new developments in audio technology...

By Roger Maycock ⋅ Published: 10/01/2000

CONSOLIDATION HITS THE POST-PRODUCTION SERVICES INDUSTRYFor the past few years, the global business economy has experienced an almost nonstop metamorphosis.

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 09/01/2000

Todd Studios (formerly known as Todd-AO), a name synonymous with quality in film and broadcast audio post-production, is one of the most respected and

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 09/01/2000

Sony Pictures Studios offers the film, television and multimedia industries one of the world's most extensive full-service post-production facilities,

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 09/01/2000

One Union Recording was established around the same time that San Francisco's Advertising Row came into its own. And while One Union's focus remains...

By Maureen Droney ⋅ Published: 06/01/2000

Russ Berger's design philosophy, developed during 30 years of experience in the audio industry, is based on the theory that the perfect acoustic space

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 04/01/2000

For too many years, San Francisco post houses watched as local ad agencies took their mixes south to Los Angeles. National accounts would shoot...

By Kimberly Chun ⋅ Published: 03/01/2000

How can a former rehearsal space for garage, punk and noise pop bands survive amid the escalating rents of the IPO-fueled San Francisco business...

By Kimberly Chun ⋅ Published: 12/01/1999

Not many prospective studio owners can imagine a 145-year-old farmhouse transformed into a recording facility. But, in the Bible Belt town of Gastonia,

By Kimberly Chun ⋅ Published: 11/01/1999

The down-to-earth vibe and vintage gear at Gravity Studios in Chicago draw demo work from local alternative rockers such as Smashing Pumpkins. But how

By Dan Daley ⋅ Published: 10/01/1999

Every picture tells a story, and paging through the Mix Master Directory under the New York headings provides an interesting snapshot of the New...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Sony Music Mastering is part of the technologically and creatively diverse entity of Sony Music Studios-Santa Monica. The facility is as aesthetically

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Sony Mastering, one of the departments that make up the comprehensive but user-friendly Sony Music Studios in New York, is integral to the complete...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

Recording studios have a long tradition of opening new audio-related ventures such as record labels, music publishing companies and, in recent years,

By Dan Daley ⋅ Published: 07/01/1999

For the past two years the Nashville-area studio market has been characterized by consolidation and contraction, which makes Sound Kitchen a rare success

By Dan Daley ⋅ Published: 06/01/1999

John Storyk has been a fixture in studio design almost since there were studios to design. At 53, he can trace his professional lineage...

By Mike Castronovo ⋅ Published: 06/01/1999

It takes a long time to grow a basement studio to the point where moving to a new facility is possible. For us at...

By Barry Cleveland ⋅ Published: 05/01/1999

It is difficult to imagine what popular music in the latter half of the 20th century would have sounded like if the electric guitar...

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 03/01/1999

There is something genuinely comforting about walking into Quad Recording Studios after leaving the hustle of 7th Avenue ten floors below. The wood is

By Bob Hodas ⋅ Published: 02/01/1999

When Mix asked me to write an article on acoustic fixes for small home studios, I said, "No problem, I've analyzed plenty of small...