Business
Abbey Road Opens U.S. Institute
The Abbey Road Institute's first U.S. location will open this fall at Miami Art House in Florida, led by Grammy and Latin Grammy winner...
Music Production
Business
Nashville Tornado Hits Music Venue, Studio
A deadly storm that passed through Tennessee in the early hours of March 3 left 22 dead and created a tornado that tore through...
Music Production
Pavlík Goes All-In with DPA
Rostislav Pavlík recently recorded Slovak opera singer Gustáv Beláček at the Brno concert hall in the Czech Republic, capturing the performance for his record...
Music Production
Wells Adapts to ITB with SSL
Producer/engineer Greg Wells (Elton John, Celine Dion, The Greatest Showman) has been using SSL gear for his ITB workflows.
Music Production
T.I. Buys Atlanta’s Silent Sound Studios
Aiming to preserve a key part of Atlanta’s recording history, Grammy-winning rapper T.I. has purchased Silent Sound Studios.
Music Production
Oberlin College Launches Recording Arts and Production Degrees
Oberlin College & Conservatory will start a new program in Recording Arts and Production in fall 2020.
Music Production
Producer Andrew Weatherall, Dead at 56
Producer and DJ Andrew Weatherall has died at the age of 56, with the UK music industry hailing him as one of the most...
Music Production
Concordia Launches New Recording Facilities
A new recording studio centered around a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console at Concordia University Irvine is expected to aid students’ learning experience.
Music Production
Soundfrackery Finds Analog Mojo
A composer for popular video games, Steve Kilpatrick recently set himself up with a new studio centered around an AMS Neve 8816.
Music Production
Caelum Music Production Revamps its Acoustical Treatments
Composer/producer Dante Lattanzi revamped acoustical treatments in his facility, Caelum Music Production, to make the most of the versatile space.
Music Production
Tracks – February 2020
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using...
Music Production
Invite Only Studios Opens 5.1 Rooms
Overlooking midtown Manhattan, three-room Invite Only Studios offers both familiar and unique recording gear
Music Production
Finneas on Producing Billie Eilish’s Hit Album in his Bedroom
Finneas O’Connell—Billie Eilish's co-writer, producer, older brother and an artist in his own right—discusses recording her sonically adventurous debut at their family home.
Music Production
Morten Lindberg Grammy Win Happily Ends Streak
Producer/Engineer Morten Lindberg won the Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album last night, finally breaking his streak of 28 losses and 0 wins—the longest...
Music Production
Ford v Ferrari Revs Up with Sound Oscar Nominations
Much of the drama in Ford V Ferrari hinges on the excitement conjured by the sound captured by production sound mixer Steve Morrow and...
Music Production
Carter Burwell Breezes into New WSDG Studio
WSDG created a sizable studio for film composer Carter Burwell in his newly renovated 4,420-square-foot home at the end of Long Island.
Music Production
Gateway Mastering Adopts Sonoris Review Software
Sonoris Review software allows Gateway Mastering’s clients to hear, approve projects remotely.
Music Production
Tracks – January 2020
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using...
Music Production
NK Sound Tokyo Buys World’s Largest Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Console
Japanese studio NK Sound Tokyo recently purchased a 80-channel 5088 console, the largest-ever manufactured by Rupert Neve Designs.
Blog
Peek Inside French Montana’s Home Studio
Take a look inside rapper French Montana’s home studio, located in a guesthouse on his 3.1-acre estate.
Music Production
Recording Engineer Nick Blagona, Dead at 74
Canadian engineer Nick Blagona designed Le Studio and recorded classic tracks by The Police, Bee Gees, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Alexisonfire, April Wine, Chicago,...
Music Production
Audio Builders Workshop Sets Mountain Recording Retreat Scholarships
Three scholarships for women to attend the Mountain Recording Retreat have been announced.
Music Production
Rufus Wainwright Gets into Trouble at United
Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright teams with producer Mitchell Froom for latest set.
Music Production
Tim Boyle, Hollywood Score Mixer, Dead at 71
A first-call score mixer for decades, Boyle had more than 300 film and television credits across his career.
Music Production
Sure Sure Brings It All Back Home
Something akin to a mashup of Steely Dan and Talking Heads, Sure Sure have been living together since 2014, mixing, engineering and producing all...
Music Production
UK’s Monnow Valley Studios for Sale
Monnow Valley Studios, which recorded Black Sabbath, Oasis, Robert Plant and others, will be redeveloped if it isn’t sold by February
Music Production
Workshop Dissects Immersive Music
PMC Studio in Los Angeles recently hosted an immersive audio workshop titled “The Anatomy of Immersive & Surround Sound Audio” for a select group...
Music Production
Machines with Magnets Attracts API 2448 Console
The Pawtucket, RI mixed-use facility recently upgraded to a new API 2448 desk.
Music Production
PMC Monitors Power Yamamoto’s Pinewood Studio
Youki Yamamoto’s facility at Pinewood Studios in the UK was recently augmented with a pair of PMC monitors.
Music Production
Narwhal Studios Nets Rupert Neve Designs Desk
Narwhal Studios, a recently opened recording facility in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, sports a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console.
Music Production
Man Made Music Adopts PMC Speakers
Man Made Music has upgraded the stereo and surround monitoring in one of its two control rooms with PMC speakers.
Music Production
Finishing Move Go Outboard with SSL
An SSL Fusion stereo outboard processing unit fuels the game audio company’s analog chain.
Music Production
Tracks – December 2019
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using...
Music Production
Bruce Botnick, Bernie Grundman Master The Doors’ ‘The Soft Parade’ 50th Anniversary Box Set
Extensive audio restoration and corrections were made before Bruce Botnick and Bernie Grundman remastered the classic album.
Music Production
Getting Immersive with ‘The Traveler’
Mastering and mix engineer Michael Romanowski teamed with Eric “ET” Thorngren to mix an immersive audio version of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s recent...
Music Production
Noisematch Studios Makes Noise with Ocean Way, MDG
Noisematch Studios, a new facility designed by the Malvicino Design Group and built from the ground up in Miami, features an SSL Duality SE...
Gear and Technology
The State of Plug-Ins: From Emulations to the Unknown
Having so many plug-in choices can be overwhelming—what is an engineer to do? Three top pros share their insights—and favorite plugs.
Music Production
WSDG, TC Zhou Collaborate for Beijing Studio
WSDG recently collaborated with studio engineer TC Zhou to create a new recording facility in Beijing, China.
Music Production
Bates Adds to ATC Collection
Composer Tyler Bates recently purchased a second pair of ATC SCM20ASL monitors.
Music Production
Thinking Big with A Bad Think
Michael Marquart’s latest album as A Bad Think, The Saviour, had a production think-tank behind the scenes: co-producer/engineer Dave Way; co-producer/studio owner Marquart; and...
Music Production
Inside Ummet Ozcan’s New Studio
Working with studio designer Jan Morel, producer Ummet Ozcan has built his dream facility, Oz Studios, in his house.
Music Production
Collapsing Scenery Builds Its Debut
By Steve Harvey. The winding road to Collapsing Scenery’s debut album was a five-year journey.