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Hope Avenue Despair Julie Day
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...
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Monitoring Progress
Phil Ward listens carefully to two channels: one says monitors should be neutral reference points, carved in stone (or at least wood or metal);...
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Ohio Is For Lovers Hawthorne Heights
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...
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The Naked Truth About The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be…Naked’
Phil Spector famously used his trademark "Wall of Sound" production style to complete the Beatles' "Let It Be" sessions, but the "Naked" version reshapes...
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Eddie Kramer Never Stops
One certainly wouldn't blame this year's TEC Hall of Fame inductee — engineer and producer Eddie Kramer — if he wanted to slow down...
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The Mars Volta
Perched high above Laurel Canyon is the supposedly haunted mansion chosen by The Mars Volta to record their much-anticipated debut album, De-Loused in the...
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The Flaming Lips Record ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’
What do the Flaming Lips have in common with the Ozark Big-Eared Bat? Both are native to Oklahoma, and both are on endangered-species lists.
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Dave “Hard Drive” Pensado
Suddenly, David Pensado's name seems to be everywhere, and people who haven't been paying attention might surmise that all his recent recognition has come...
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Little Feat: Bill Payne and Paul Barrere Talk About Their 30-Year Ride
Paul Barrere and Bill Payne discuss their 'Hotcakes & Outtakes' box set, recording with Little Feat throughout the years, and much more!
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Bob Weir and Ratdog: Adventures in the Doghouse
This time it was going to be different. Bob Weir, the former Grateful Dead guitarist/singer, was going to work quickly in the studio....
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Ben Vaughn Was Born A Rambler Man
Ben Vaughn recorded garage rock on his driveway when he tracked his new album 'Rambler '65' inside his titular vintage jalopy.
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