Music Production

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 10/15/2007

Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton — engineer, vocal engineer and co-mix engineer for “Kingdom Come” — insists that the catchy track came down to, as...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 09/15/2007

In May 2006, HELLYEAH — a metal supergroup comprised of musicians from Pantera, Damageplan, Mudvayne and Nothingface — recorded an intense self-titled debut release...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 08/15/2007

David Bendeth, mixer of the two first singles from Southern Weather by The Almost, readily explains that stretching the boundaries of his client base...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 07/15/2007

Mitch Easter, a noted aural architect of the American jangle-pop scene in the early 1980s, has finally released his first solo album.

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 06/15/2007

At the beginning of 2005, the T’s had completed and self-released their full-length, All That We Needed, only to discover that track 13 had...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 05/15/2007

Notwithstanding the occasional cowboy lyrical theme, superstar rock act Bon Jovi had never recorded what could officially be called a “Country” album … until...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 04/15/2007

Last fall, supermixer Mike Shipley received a call from producer Aaron Sprinkle, who had just finished production on the latest from Anberlin, a quintet...

By Strother Bullins ⋅ Published: 03/15/2007

Producer Howard Benson became acquainted with Chris Daughtry just like the rest of the country did: while watching American Idol with his family.

By Janice Brown ⋅ Published: 03/02/2007

By Janice Brown February 2007--While drums are generally regarded as one of the few lasting "live" tracking imperatives, drum programming and rhythm track enhancing...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 01/15/2007

Already well known for his distinctive touches on a variety of modern Latin American music productions, prolific mixer Thom Russo has added yet another...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 12/15/2006

Currently celebrating her 45th year as a vocal superstar, Dionne Warwick has no dearth of hit singles.

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 10/31/2006

By now you’ve probably all heard that Justin Timberlake is “bringing sexy back.” Regardless of your own personal opinion on the subject (or whether...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 09/01/2006

Lynam, an arena rock-style indie band from Birmingham, Alabama, is now experiencing some of its favorite era's "bigness." As of August 2006, the first...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 08/01/2006

Phantasmagore was released after a long period of anxious anticipation on the part of "the Legions," defined as fans of "Undercore," a musical...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 07/01/2006

Somewhere in the prayers of reverent, melodic, and pop-dependent rock musicians, engineers, and producers, "Thank you for Cheap Trick" is surely muttered on a...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 06/01/2006

"Crazy Bitch" — a fun (and slightly profane) romp through traditional American rock territory — channels icons such as Aerosmith and AC/DC but is...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 05/01/2006

Generally, a so-called "hit single" is deemed as such by using one primary criterion: it hit a significant mark on a music industry chart....

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 04/01/2006

Panic! At The Disco — a synth-flavored emo-pop quartet with valuable indie cred — never deemed "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 03/01/2006

"Walk Away" - the fifth single from superstar vocalist Kelly Clarkson's Grammy-gleaning album Breakaway - began not as a tight pop nugget but a...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 02/01/2006

Neal H. Pogue's 2005 five-song agreement with Stevie Wonder was more than just another mix gig; for Pogue, it gave birth to his close...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 01/01/2006

Critically-acclaimed rock trio King's X have spent the latter half of their prolific recording career without a producer, handling production and engineering duties almost...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 12/01/2005

:!:"Rose Garden" - one of the first songs recorded for Timeless - was recorded in Blackbird Studio's Studio A, which features a Neve 8078...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 11/01/2005

Working at TwentyOne Studio, his own private facility in South London, Wheatley began by quickly reviewing what was then the single's mix for the...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 10/01/2005

Comprised of former Berklee College of Music students, the Click Five are now chart-topping, MTV-approved pop stars. Donning matching suits, this stylish and sonically...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 09/01/2005

Late last year, engineer and Sound Sanctuary Recording owner Phil O'Keefe received a phone call from songwriter Dan Fitzgerald, who wanted to re-record one...

By ProSoundNetwork Editorial Staff ⋅ Published: 08/01/2005

In April, 2004, Dominick Maita of Airshow Mastering received yet another album's worth of digital files from Chicago-based producer, engineer, musician, and regular Airshow...