Music Production
Explosion, Fire Destroys Blue Sprocket Sound Studio
A massive explosion rocked a shopping mall in Harrisonburg, VA on Saturday, Oct. 17, destroying a number of businesses in the ensuing fire, including...
Music Production
Music Production
L.A. College of Music Revamps with SSL
Los Angeles College of Music finished renovating its Student Recording Studio with a new 32-channel Solid State Logic Origin console.
Music Production
Recording Engineer Donald C. Hahn Passes at 81
Don Hahn, whose engineering work could be heard on everything from "We Are The World" to Star Trek, died October 10 at the age...
Music Production
Studio Owner Harps on About Nugen
Nartan Records in Italy has been building mixes for today’s streaming standards while using Nugen Audio plug-ins.
Music Production
Tracks – October 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
Inside Jay DeMarcus’ Home Studio: “The Grip II”
Studio designer Carl Tatz has built multiple studios for Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus over the years; The Grip II, a two-room facility in the...
Music Production
Steve Albini Gets Fuzz on Tape at United
Power trio Fuzz hit United Recording with recording legend Steve Albini just before lockdown for the group’s new collection, “III.”
Blog
Peek Inside the Private Studio of The Matrix’s Scott Spock
Scott Spock of legendary production team The Matrix has put his home on the market for $3.95 million, providing an opportunity to check out...
Music Production
Studio Showcase: L.A. Studio Follows Its Muse
There’s a method to their madness at L.A.’s Mad Muse Studios—an open floorplan facility that features a classic SSL console previously used by the...
Music Production
LemonTree Networks with RedNet
A second LemonTree Studios has opened in L.A. with 12 control rooms and a live room, all networked with Dante and Focusrite RedNet interfaces.
Music Production
Mike Elizondo Moves in with Genelec
Grammy-winning producer Mike Elizondo’s new Nashville facility sports Genelec W371A Smart Active Woofer systems and 8361A Smart Active Monitors.
Music Production
Coldcut’s South African Jams Create Keleketla
Pioneering UK DJ duo/multimedia artists Coldcut break down the challenges of recording their new album, "Keleketla," across multiple studios in Africa and Europe, as...
Music Production
Leland Sklar Tracks at Home with SSL Interface
Leland Sklar, who has recording credits on more than 2,000 album projects, never recorded at home until he recently got a Solid State Logic...
Music Production
Earnest Tube Cuts Direct-to-Lacquer at the Home of Country’s Big Bang
Bristol, VA, was the site of country music’s “Big Bang,” where legendary acts like the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers cut their first sides...
Music Production
Mixer Captures ‘Great Performances’ with Lectrosonics
Production sound mixer Reid Mangan has been using Lectrosonics gear to record virtuoso violinist and conductor Scott Yoo, host of the PBS Great Performances...
International
Sixième Son Upgrades to Genelec 5.1 System
Global sonic branding agency Sixième Son recently upgraded the studio facilities at its headquarters in France to a 5.1 setup based around Genelec Smart...
Music Production
Swiss Academy Upgrades to Lawo IP Tech
Basel Music Academy in Switzerland is being outfitted with Lawo IP technology for recording contemporary electronic compositions.
Music Production
United Hosts Lindsey Webster Album Project
Lindsey Webster recorded her new album at United Recording just before LA's Safer at Home emergency order was issued due to the pandemic.
Music Production
Shindig Delivers Soundtrack to “Got Milk?” Revival
Shindig Music + Sound created a catchy hip-hop track to help introduce a new generation of milk drinkers to the iconic “got milk?” tagline.
Music Production
Tracks – September 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
KRK Monitors Move MusicHouse Mixer Marcantonio
Steve Marcantonio turns to KRK V4 studio monitors for work in his facility, MusicHouse.
Music Production
Studio Bonsai Sprouts From Focusrite Hub
Six-time Grammy-nominated record producer, engineer, mixer and remixer, songwriter and programmer Damian Taylor has built out a Dante-networked setup at Studio Bonsai, located at...
Music Production
Legendary Studio Designer Francis Manzella Passes
TEC Award-winning studio designer Francis Manzella died Sunday, August 16, due to complications from hip surgery.
Music Production
Hard Rock Producer/Engineer Martin Birch, Dead at 71
Martin Birch, who recorded more than 60 albums for Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and others, has died.
Music Production
Colorado Sound Studios Unveils Expansion Plans
Colorado Sound Studios’ new addition will be a multi-functional space for everything from video shoots to podcasting to house concerts and more
Business
Special Report: Studios Reopen Cautiously Around U.S.
Studios are looking to carefully reopen and get back on track, even as the COVID-19 pandemic stages a resurgence.
Blog
Peek Inside Green Day’s Old Home Studio
Peek inside the home studio Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong owned and used during the band's 'American Idiot' era.
Music Production
Ron Gilmore Jr. Doesn’t Fake the Funk
Ron Gilmore Jr. has toured the world playing keyboards for J. Cole and Lauryn Hill, and has produced and played on multiple Gold and...
Business
COVID-19 Guidelines for Safe Audio Production Released in UK
Trade group AudioUK has released a 15-page document with COVID-19 guidelines for safe audio production during the pandemic.
Music Production
Tracks – August 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
Remastering Classic Grateful Dead for New 14-LP Set
Mastering engineer Chris Bellman worked with the original stereo master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering for the new 14-LP VMP Anthology: The Story of...
Music Production
Tracks – July 2020
Tracks is Pro Sound News' monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Music Production
Bill Smith to Head United Archiving
Grammy-nominated recording industry veteran Bill Smith has joined United Recording as chief archiving engineer for the facility’s United Archiving division.
Music Production
Golden Bear Grabs Preamps
Bryan Vanderpool recently outfitted Golden Bear Records, the studio he runs with partner Sarah, with AMS Neve 1073LB 500 Series preamps.
Business
Home Studios Finally Legal in Nashville Metro Area
The long fight to reverse Nashville Metro Council’s 1998 residential zoning ordinance that made it illegal for residence-based recording studios and other businesses to...
Music Production
Reverse Engineering: ‘Song Exploder’ Podcast Puts the Pieces Back Together
Popular artists take apart their tracks on "Song Exploder," revealing to host Hrishikesh Hirway and his podcast team what it takes to create a...
Music Production
The Wrecks Go Hi-LoFi for Debut
With the release of the band’s debut album under producer/frontman Nick Anderson, L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks uses lo-fi production to add an edge...
Music Production
Compiling the Box Set of America
Jeff Larson produced and compiled America’s 'Half Century' box set, which brings together 50 years of previously unreleased material.
Music Production
Richards Readies Road Return with ADAM Audio
U.K. guitarist Dan Richards, formerly a touring musician with One Direction and now musical director for such rising artists as Anna Clendening, Loren Gray...
Music Production
Sweetwater Studios Captures Nick D’Virgilio with DPA
When Sweetwater Studios captured tracks for Nick D’Virgilio's new album using DPA mics, the mics were small but the album was Inivisible.
Music Production
Blackstone Sets Up SSL SiX
Adam Blackstone, go-to musical director, recently integrated Solid State Logic’s SiX SuperAnalogue desktop mixing console into his workflow.
Music Production
Taylor Tracks ‘Standard’ Songs at United
James Taylor recorded two tracks at United Recording earlier this year for his latest album, American Standard, performing classic American popular songs.