Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 1
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look...
Music Production
Music Production
Bringing Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” to Vinyl
Tracy Chapman and producer David Kershenbaum have long had discussions about celebrating the 35th anniversary of Chapman’s debut self-titled album.
Business
Inside Mix Nashville—Immersive Music Production III, Part 2
Pros came out for the third annual Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production event, where they were treated to expert panels and tech demos.
Facilities
Industry Partners Help Fair and Parodi Rebuild
Grammy-winning composers and producers Starr Parodi and Jeff Fair are back at work after losing their home and studio in the Pacific Palisades wildfire.
Music Production
Home or Away, Sal Oliveri Gets the Job Done
Sal Oliveri, a producer focusing on artist development, has made an SSL 18 audio interface part of his second studio.
Music Production
Stuttgart Media University Modernizes Studio
Stuttgart Media University in Germany has modernized its central recording studio with the arrival of a new production console.
Music Production
Meredith Parks Find Her Way in the Studio
Meredith Parks got to work with recording legend Bill Szymczyk on her debut album—not to mention a long list of Audix microphones.
Facilities
Les Paul’s Groundbreaking Recording Gear Gets Back to Work – Part 2
Les Paul was the father of modern recording, and his original Monster console and Octopus 8-track are back in service, powering the all-new Les...
Facilities
Les Paul’s Groundbreaking Recording Gear Gets Back to Work – Part 1
Les Paul was the father of modern recording, and his original Monster console and Octopus 8-track are back in service, powering the all-new Les...
Facilities
Dr. Dre Updates His Studio: Nuthin’ But an SSL Thang
Dr. Dre has upgraded his Aftermath Entertainment studio facility with a 96-input Solid State Logic Duality Fuse.
Facilities
London’s ReKognition Sound Upgrades Monitors
ReKognition Sound in London recently upgraded its monitoring with new speakers that producer-engineer Sean Genockey has something of a history with.
Music Production
Sparks Go ‘MAD’ in the Studio
Sparks have been on their own unique wavelength for over 50 years, but moving into self-production gave them more control over their music than...
Music Production
How Do You Mic a Naked Opera Singer?
Recording the Houston Grand Opera's recent production of 'Breaking The Waves' proved challenging for Soundmirror.
Live Sound
‘The Wizard of Oz’ Gets Radical Audio Reinvention for Las Vegas Sphere
The film classic 'The Wizard of Oz' is coming to Las Vegas' Sphere as an immersive experience, complete with reinvented sound.
Facilities
Manny Marroquin, Sony Team to Find Next Generation of Audio Pros
The Larrabee Studios Creator Seminar will bring 15 music creators to L.A.—all expenses paid—to learn from Grammy-winning mixer Manny Marroquin.
Music Production
HotWax Delivers A ‘Hot Shock’
The electric full-length debut by HotWax, recorded at RAK Studios, captures the UK trio’s raw, live-performance energy.
Events
Guitar Center Foundation to Honor Jam and Lewis, John McBride
The Guitar Center Music Foundation will honor sound mixer John McBride and songwriting and record producing duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Facilities
Focusrite Moves into Cypress Hill’s Studio
Cypress Hill member Christian Olde Wolbers has updated his studio with Focusrite RedNet.
Music Production
Kicking Back with Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Part 2
Eight years after the Grammy-winning TajMo, two blues masters reunite to let the world know that there is always Room on the Porch.
Music Production
Kicking Back with Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Part 1
Eight years after the Grammy-winning TajMo, two blues masters reunite to let the world know that there is always Room on the Porch.
Facilities
Keith Urban Brings A Nashville Classic Back to Life, Part 2
Country supersrtar Keith Urban takes us inside his new studio—the legendary facility formerly known as The Tracking Room.
Facilities
Keith Urban Brings A Nashville Classic Back to Life, Part 1
Country supersrtar Keith Urban takes us inside his new studio—the legendary facility formerly known as The Tracking Room.
Music Production
Recapturing Led Zeppelin’s Sound for New Documentary
Discover the incredible effort Bernard MacMahon and Nick Bergh made to recapture the true sound of Led Zeppelin in the 1960s.
Music Production
Fame Studios Teams with UA for Console Rebuild Documentary
Muscle Shoals’ legendary Fame Recording Studios has teamed with Universal Audio for a documentary series on rebuilding the facility’s UA 610 recording console.
Music Production
Chaikin Keeps Things Real for Acoustic Recording
Engineer Peter Chaikin recently recorded a duet between Ian McCrudden and Wendy Joyner.
Music Production
Queen, Cars Producer Roy Thomas Baker Passes at 78
Across a 50-plus year career, Roy Thomas Baker captured some of rock’s most incredible performances by its biggest names.
Music Production
Multi-Platinum Producer Talks Favorite Monitors
Laureano “Lauro” Pardo shares his journey from beginner watching YouTube videos to a pro with Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations.
Music Production
Ex-Heartbreaker Returns to the Trenches with The Speaker Wars
The Speaker Wars was born while Stan Lynch, former drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, was producing a solo record for Jon Christopher...
Music Production
Live Looper Talks Up Improvising Tools
Live looper John Allen performs his real-time, improvised planetarium scores nationwide.
Music Production
Tracking With Immersive Music in Mind, Part 2
Unlike stereo recording, there are no ‘standard techniques’ for mic placement when capturing immersive music at its source— in the studio. So…let the innovations...
Music Production
Tracking With Immersive Music in Mind, Part 1
Unlike stereo recording, there are no ‘standard techniques’ for mic placement when capturing immersive music at its source— in the studio. So…let the innovations...
Music Production
Baby Brown Calls on Nugen
Music producer and composer Baby Brown discusses plug-ins used on projects like the Keanu Reeves show Brawn on Disney+.
Music Production
National Recording Registry Adds Chicago, Elton, Minecraft and More for 2025
25 recordings that will join the National Recording Registry, including releases by Elton John, Chicago, Mary J. Blige, Amy Winehouse and the cast of...
Events
Mix Nashville Returns May 17! Early Bird Passes Available
Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production will return to Music Row on Saturday, May 17, 2025!
Events
Inside Mix LA: Immersive Music Production, Part 3
Continue on with our deep dive inside the recent Mix LA: Immersive Music Production event!
Music Production
Les Paul Studio Powers Up with Telefunken
Tom Camuso oversaw the restoration of Les Paul's original recording console and says only one model of rectifier tube survived more than one power...
Events
Inside Mix LA: Immersive Music Production, Part 1
Over the next three days, we're going to take you deep inside our Mix LA: Immersive Music Production event!
Business
ACM Awards Production Nominations Announced
The Academy of Country Music has announced nominees for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, including in categories recognizing producers.
Business
Juno Awards Name Producer and Engineer of the Year
More than 40 awards were given out at the 54th 2025 Juno Awards, including for producer and recording engineer of the year.
Business
Full Compass Climbs Aboard John Lennon Tour Bus
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus has partnered with Full Compass to enhance its mission of helping students discover their creativity.
Business
Gear from Butch Vig, Billy Bush and Smart Studios Heads to Auction
Mics, outboard units, instruments and a one-of-a-kind mic pre made for Eddie Van Halen are among the treasures hitting online auction house Analogr.
Music Production
Composer Laura Karpman Takes On Captain America – Part 2
Composer Laura Karpman took on a variety of challenges when she scored the recent blockbuster, 'Captain America: Brave New World'.