Profiles

Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, NJ. The Studio A control room is centered around a Neve VR console.

The Legacy Lives on with a Bold Move to New Jersey

By Mike Levine
Oct 3, 2018

Frank Turner, February 18, 2018

By Anthony Savona. Punk Folk Troubadour Aims to “Be More Kind” With His Latest Release

By Anthony Savona
May 7, 2018

Sheldon Gomberg

More Great Music to Come After a Move to the Other Side of the Glass

By Barbara Schultz
Apr 4, 2018

Multi-platinum album producer/mixer/engineer Chris Tabron has produced or mixed records by Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Common, The Strokes and Erykah Badu.

Or, the Mixer’s Guide to Producing: Inside the Creative Mind of Chris Tabron. By Anthony Savona.

By Anthony Savona
Mar 30, 2018

Producer Ethan Johns is seated in the foreground as Watkins, Jarosz and O’Donovan share one Neumann M49C mic. Photo by York Tillyer

By Barbara Schultz. Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan have co-founded beloved roots bands and have released nine solo albums among them. But it was during an impromptu performance at the Telluride festival in 2014 that they realized that when they combined their talents, they had lightning in a bottle.

By Barbara Schultz
Feb 26, 2018

Through Swift’s fish-eye lens, we see the band tracking live in National Freedom. Swift describes the drum-miking scheme: “There was nothing unaffordable, that’s for sure. I think my most expensive mic in the studio might be a stereo Cascade ribbon. I bought a CAD live drum setup—with clips and everything. It’s corny but I love how it sounds. I use the CAD kick mic and a clip-on under the snare, and then I use Coles overheads. Just a few drum microphones, typically. I think one time I miked a floor tom, but that was a very radical decision.”

By Barbara Schultz, photos by Richard Swift. Producer/engineer Richard Swift shares his personal studio photos and details about the production of "Tearing at the Seams," the much-anticipated sophomore release from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

By Barbara Schultz, photos by Richard Swift
Feb 26, 2018

By Sarah Jones
Oct 18, 2017

Gregg Allman Returns to Muscle Shoals to Record His Musical Farewell

By Sarah Jones
Oct 18, 2017

Powerhouse Producer Greg Kurstin Brings a New Sound to the Foo Fighters

By Anthony Savona
Oct 18, 2017

Barnaby Taylor’s Score Captures Drama Of The Natural World

By Gary Eskow
Oct 9, 2017

Artist Explores Memories of Home and Family on New Album

By Robyn Flans
Aug 9, 2017

Al Schmitt Recalls His Final Session with Tommy LiPuma

By Ken Micallef
Jul 27, 2017

By Top Dollar PR
Jul 27, 2017

Rockers Mine Saturated, Psychedelic Sounds In The Studio

By Ken Micallef
Jun 14, 2017

By Sarah Jones
Jun 6, 2017

Hit Making Producer Pays It Forward

By Gary Eskow
May 8, 2017

Record Store Day EP Captures Performance at Welcome to 1979

By Randy Fox
May 8, 2017

Live Sessions Fueled by Vinyl, Coffee and the Specter of Spector

By Barbara Schultz
Apr 10, 2017

By Lily Moayeri
Mar 21, 2017

By Lily Moayeri
Mar 21, 2017

By Barbara Schultz
Mar 21, 2017

By Jennifer Walden
Feb 16, 2017

By Barbara Schultz
Feb 15, 2017

By Barbara Schultz
Feb 15, 2017

By Barbara Schultz
Feb 14, 2017

By Barbara Schultz
Jan 12, 2017

By Markkus Rovito
Jan 11, 2017

Echo Mountain leads the way on homegrown, full-blown production

By Barbara Schultz
Dec 22, 2016

Song Creation, Vocal Dancing—an L.A. Story

By Lily Moayeri
Dec 21, 2016

Recording saintmotelevision

By Lily Moayeri
Dec 21, 2016

Making the Sam Roberts Band's album TerraForm

By Lily Moayeri
Dec 21, 2016

Mastering on the Sony Lot, From Vinyl to Hi-Res

By Robyn Flans
Dec 20, 2016

Producer-guitarist Rob Caggiano reveals his metal methods

By Anthony Savona
Nov 16, 2016

From left: busbee; Scott Goldman, Vice President, Grammy Foundation; Cindy Mabe, President, Universal Music Group Nashville; Keith Urban; and Greg Wells.

Artist performs and discusses new album, Ripcord

By Robyn Flans
Nov 16, 2016

Jamie Lidell plays with his son, Julian, at his home studio.

Recording new album at home and in the studio

By Lily Moayeri
Nov 16, 2016

Gregory Alan Isakov

'Singer/songwriter's compositions arranged for orchestra

By Barbara Schultz
Nov 16, 2016

Vocals for country star's bluegrass album

By Barbara Schultz
Nov 16, 2016

Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst

Growing Little Seeds is a family affair

By Barbara Schultz
Nov 16, 2016

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KING at the Top of L.A.’s Electro-Soul Music

By Jennifer Walden
Oct 18, 2016

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Billy Bragg and Joe Henry Ride the Rails to Record ‘Shine a Light’

By Barbara Schultz
Oct 5, 2016

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A Dozen Years and Many Miles Can’t Stop the Descendents

By Anthony Savona
Oct 5, 2016

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Bass Battle on ‘Everything Is No Thing’

By Lily Moayeri
Oct 5, 2016

By Lily Moayeri
Oct 5, 2016

Master Guitarist, Engineer, Producer on His ‘Emergence’

By Gary Eskow
Oct 5, 2016

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Back to Where It All Began—Building Speakers

By Tom Kenny
Oct 5, 2016

Oklahoma Producer Takes Americana Artists to the National Level

By Barbara Schultz
Sep 2, 2016

Raw, Dead Sound for ‘How To Be a Human Being’ By Lily Moayeri

By Lily Moayeri
Sep 2, 2016

Session Aces Captured Live in the Studio for Debut Album

By Barbara Schultz
Aug 1, 2016

By Gary Eskow
Aug 1, 2016

Ethan Johns Brings Tom Jones Back to His Roots

By By Matt Hurwitz // Photos by Mark Woodward
Aug 1, 2016