Live Sound
Mixing Carnegie Hall’s All-Star Billy Joel Tribute Concert
New York City's annual ‘Music Of’ music education charity concert will ‘Start The Fire’ at Carnegie Hall this week with Marc Colletti behind the...
Billy Joel
Blog
Blog: When Billy Joel was a Hassle
Before he became the Piano Man, Billy Joel cut his teeth in pop act The Hassles and the disastrous metal duo Attila—both of which...
Music Production
A Matter of Trust: How Brad Leigh is Remixing Billy Joel for Dolby Atmos
Brad Leigh helped record half of Billy Joel’s discography; now the veteran engineer is carefully bringing it into Dolby Atmos.
Blog
Editor’s Note: Making The Connection
Much of this month’s cover story about Billy Joel's first single in 30 years takes place on his home turf: Long Island.
Music Production
How Freddy Wexler Created ‘Turn the Lights Back On’ with Billy Joel
Songwriter/producer Freddy Wexler has worked on pop hits for Bieber, Blackpink and more, but teaming with Billy Joel for the Piano Man's first true...
Business
Billy Joel Exhibition to Honor Phil Ramone’s A&R Recording
A new Billy Joel museum exhibition will explore the entertainer’s career, including his studio work inside New York CIty's legendary A&R Recording studio.
Live Sound
Keeping the Crowd in a Billy Joel State of Mind
With 160 million albums sold, these days Billy Joel focuses on live performances, all of which are mixed by longtime FOH engineer Brian Ruggles...
Blogs
Last Week in Nashville: Tuesday
Tom Kenny's epic travels through Nashville continue, as he scopes out Curb and Starstruck Studios, Belmont University and very respectable Mexican food at Nada.
Facilities
Inside the ‘Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium’ Atmos Mix
Tom Davis and Jake Davis of Seismic Sound, Nashville, remixed the film for release in the Dolby Atmos format and confirm, “This was such...
Events
Sound Reel Showcase Lineup Announced for Mix Presents Sound for Film & TV
The lineup for the popular Sound Reel Showcase at Mix Sound for Film will include entries from The Batman, Bullet Train, The Woman King,...
Featured
Music Producer and Mixer Jim Boyer Passes
Engineer had a long relationship with Billy Joel and Phil Ramone, also worked with Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Chicago, Paul McCartney and others
2013
Classic Tracks: Billy Joel’s “My Life”
'The Stranger' was Billy Joel's breakthrough, but it was the follow-up, '52nd Street'—which kicks off with "My Life"—that cemented his success.
Live Sound
Inside the Audio of Billy Joel’s ‘The Last Play at Shea’ Concerts
The Beatles held the first stadium concert ever at New York's Shea Stadium in 1965; 43 years later, hometown hero Billy Joel sent the...
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