2016
Rooney, ‘Washed Away’
Robert Schwartzman mixed and mastered the newest Rooney album, Washed Away, three times with three mastering engineers. The final version, mixed by Dave Trumfio...
Profiles
2016
We Are Scientists, ‘Helter Seltzer’
We Are Scientists, now pared down to two core members—guitarist/vocalist Keith Murray and bassist Chris Cain—had the good fortune to have their one-time keyboard...
2016
Cool Spin: Pet Shop Boys, ‘Super’
Super marks the second in a reported trilogy of albums the Pet Shop Boys are recording with uber-pop producer Stuart Price. Written in Berlin...
2016
Return to the Eighties
Marianas Trench Dives Back 30 Years to Find the Right Tones for ‘Astoria’
2016
Producer Matt Wallace Works With 3 Doors Down on ‘Us and The Night’
Us and The Night (Republic Records) marks the sixth release of new material for 3 Doors Down. This time out the band was joined...
2016
The Wild Feathers, ‘Lonely Is a Lifetime’
Pop/rock band The Wild Feathers recorded its latest in producer Jay Joyce’s St. Charles studio (Nashville) with Joyce and his go-to engineer, Jason Hall....
2016
Black Stone Cherry Return Home for ‘Kentucky’
Recapturing the energy and sound of their self-titled first album—that’s what Black Stone Cherry set out to do in recording their latest release, Kentucky,...
2016
Drums Are ‘The Story of Fred Short’
Although songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Marco Benevento has just released his sixth album, The Story of Fred Short, it’s his first to be recorded in his own...
2016
Carlos Rodriguez-Quiros
Carlos Rodriguez-Quiros is a renowned classical guitarist with an affinity for sound. From what he hears in his brain to his fingers on the...
2016
Judah & The Lion Records in Low Country Sound
Nashville-based Americana-folk band Judah & The Lion recently released Folk Hop ‘N Roll, an album whose name couldn’t be more spot-on. It’s a unique,...
2016
Boulevards Gets Funky With ‘Groove!’
The authentic spirit of funk lives in Raleigh, N.C.’s, Jamil Rashad, aka Boulevards. The songwriter has defined ideas for delivering the essence of funk,...
2016
Charles Bradley’s ‘Changes’
The challenge for producer/engineer/guitarist Thomas Brenneck, who has completed his third album with the fabulous ’60s-style soul singer Charles Bradley, is somehow to capture...
2016
Producer/Engineer Ian Schreier
There was a moment a few years back, and again a few years before that, where Ian Schreier faced the career dilemma a lot...
2016
Cool Spin: Unloved, ‘Guilty Of Love’
David Holmes’ honed musical knowledge, Keefus Ciancia’s extensive musician experience, and Jade Vincent’s classic torch singing style meet in Unloved. From samples that reference...
2016
James Hunter at Daptone West
British soul James Hunter’s latest Daptone release, Hold On!, has a retro R&B vibe blended with a bit of ’60s lounge. The album was...
2016
The Pines, ‘Above the Prairie’
Above the Prairie is the perfect name for The Pines’ album, which couches acoustic sounds in an airy atmosphere of ethereal synths. “That’s the...
2016
Skilled Mechanics Blend Organic Instruments With Studio Wizardry
It’s hard to pin which city Tricky is currently calling home as the Bristol, UK-bred artist flits his way from continent to continent every...
2016
Leland Sundries at The Creamery
“What compels me about Nick’s music is his storytelling,” says engineer/studio owner Quinn McCarthy; he recorded and mixed Music for Outcasts from Leland Sundries,...
2016
Cool Spin: John Newman, ‘Revolve’
John Newman is perhaps better known as a feature vocalist than a singer/songwriter in his own right, but that is doing the multi-talented Newman...
2015
Mix Regional News: Los Angeles
COMPOSER TURNS SUBARU INTO MOBILE RECORDING RIG When composer Cody Westheimer wanted to untether from his home studio (New West Studios) in Los Angeles...
2016
Sam Sparro, ‘Quantum Physical Volume 2’
Sam Sparro is identified by his smooth and soulful vocal style, but unlike others in his musical bracket, he does all the parts himself....
2016
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers, ‘Angels & Ghosts’
Listening to Dave Gahan and Soulsavers’ latest album, Angels & Ghosts, it’s hard to believe it was created between their home studios—all but the...
2016
Cool Spin: Yacht, ‘I Thought the Future Would be Cooler’
By the time you get through the second full play of I Thought the Future Would be Cooler, you’ll have decided whether you love...
2015
‘A Very Swingin’ Christmas’ with the Count Basie Orchestra
Music being one of the season’s greatest gifts, we interviewed the seven-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/musician who made one of this year’s grandest Christmas albums: The...
2015
Cool Spin: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, ‘It’s a Holiday Soul Party’
No one else working today makes real soul records like Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. And now, in the great tradition of the big...
2015
Cool Spin: Sam Phillips – The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll
Just cross everything else off of your Christmas list and buy these two things for every music lover you know: Peter Guralnick’s upcoming biography...
2015
Bellfuries, ‘Working Man’s Blues’
The Bellfuries’ latest album was recorded in Hi-Style Studios (Chicago) by engineer/musician Alex Hall. Working Man’s Blues reflects what Hall and Hi-Style capture so...
2015
The Stone Foxes, ‘Twelve Spells’
Engineer George S. Rosenthal’s parents assembled a demo studio in their live/work warehouse in the late ’70s, when the elder Rosenthals were musicians in...
