Profiles
The ‘Astonishing’ Dream Theater
John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, Richard Chycki and the Creation of a Rock Opera
Classic Tracks: The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin”
In 1966, pop music was changing drastically, and so were The Moody Blues.
Mix Regional: Los Angeles
Updates from Capitol Studios, Mick Schultz's personal studio, Eldorado Recording Studios, Before Noon Post, and Guitar Center's flagship Hollywood store
Esperanza Spalding’s “12 Little Spells”
Smooth, Beautiful Vocal, With a Closing Boost of Bass
The Evolution of Frank Turner
By Anthony Savona. Punk Folk Troubadour Aims to “Be More Kind” With His Latest Release
Producer/Engineer Sheldon Gomberg
More Great Music to Come After a Move to the Other Side of the Glass
Chris Tabron: The Producer’s Guide to Mixing
Or, the Mixer’s Guide to Producing: Inside the Creative Mind of Chris Tabron. By Anthony Savona.
I’m With Her
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...
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
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...
Richard Devine — Implications Of Virtual Reality
I’d like to tell you what Richard Devine is working on right now, but I’m sworn to secrecy. The Atlanta-based producer and sound designer...
Eric Lewis and The Vet-Traxx Project
Injuries sustained by veterans can often be invisible. US Retired Navy Petty Officer Eric Lewis was looking for a way to support fellow combat...
Temples: Contemporization Of Volcano
Since their 2012 single, “Shelter Song,” and its follow-up full-length, Sun Structures, the UK’s Temples have caught ears because of their clever interpretation of...
Sampha’s 100% Humidity
Sampha Sisay’s collaborations with Kanye West, Drake, Frank Ocean and Solange, to name just a few, have had the 27-year-old soulful singer/songwriter traveling far...
Valerie June And The Order Of Time
Wondrously resonant and authentic, the music of Valerie June is roots-fueled yet defies category. The songs on her new album of all-original songs, The...
Game Composer Winifred Phillips
If composition terms like “horizontal resequencing” or “vertical layering” aren’t familiar, that’s understandable. They’re not necessarily film-composing terms, but they are part of a...
Rose Cousins And Natural Conclusion
The beauty of Rose Cousins’ new album, Natural Conclusion, is practically on a Joni Mitchell level. She’s a poetic and precise yet fearless artist...
Entrance’s Book Of Changes
“As a musician who gets to write and play the music and sing and produce the album, there are so many artforms that go...
Nathan East
Since the early 1980s, Nathan East has been a go-to session bassist for Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Daft Punk and...
Keegan Dewitt
Keegan DeWitt, the 34-year-old indie rock musician, also composes music for HBO’s Divorce and the upcoming Fox comedy Making History. Handling multiple scoring gigs...
The ‘Asheville Symphony Sessions’
Echo Mountain leads the way on homegrown, full-blown production