Music Production
Rock Producer Shel Talmy Passes at 87
Shel Talmy, who produced legendary tracks by The Kinks and The Who, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, of undisclosed causes.
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Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
2025 engineering and production nominees listed in all major categories.
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Engineer, Producer and Mixer Eric “ET” Thorngren Passes
From the birth of Sugar Hill Records to the Dolby Atmos remix of Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, he was the musician's engineer.
Music Production
Steve Albini, Alt-Rock Musician/Producer, Dead at 61
Steve Albini, longtime musician, recording engineer, reluctant producer, studio owner and poker champion, died Monday, May 7, 2024.
The Wire
ATC SCM25A Pro Mk2 Monitors at The Village
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: It was inevitable. The world-class recording studio, The Village in LA, known for its creative musicality and technological genius, chose TEC-nominated...
The Wire
Vance Powell Installs ATC Monitors for Sputnik Sound’s Dolby Atmos Immersive Studio
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Vance Powell recently completed a studio makeover at Sputnik Sound, installing the popular ATC 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitor system to add the...
The Wire
ATC 7.1.4 Immersive Studio Monitors Co-Star in Starstruck Studios’ Dolby Atmos Room
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: ATC Loudspeakers legendary reputation just got better. And why not? Top studios worldwide are accustomed to their pristine sound. Today, the ATC...
The Wire
Acclaimed Recording Producer Michael Beinhorn Adds ATC SCM20 Monitors to His New Remote Production Room
ACCLAIMED RECORDING PRODUCER MICHAEL BEINHORN ADDS ATC SCM20 MONITORS TO HIS NEW REMOTE PRODUCTION ROOM VANCOUVER ISLAND – APRIL 2023: Over the last forty...
Business
Falling Tree Destroys Ronan Chris Murphy’s Recording Studio
The studio—and home—of noted producer/engineer Ronan Chris Murphy was destroyed by a massive tree that fell on the structure.
Music Production
Alan Parsons Master Class Records, Mixes Contest Winner in Atmos
The latest edition of Alan Parsons' ASSR Recording Master Classes saw the legendary engineer record and mix a prize-winning song in Dolby Atmos.
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Legendary Punk Producer Glen “SPOT” Lockett, Dead at 71
Glen “SPOT” Lockett produced many of the earliest releases by essential punk acts Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Misfits, Minutemen and others.
Business
The History of The NAMM Oral History Program
Discover the history of the NAMM Oral History Program, as we look back to where it started, some of its landmark interviews and more.
Music Production
The Resilience of Jeff Saenz
After losing both hands, engineer/guitarist/studio owner Jeff Saenz has returned to music, focusing on his work as a producer.
The Wire
TAG Introduces the ATC SCS70 Pro, an Active Subwoofer with Exceptional Low-Frequency Detail and Flexible Settings
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 2022: TransAudio Group, U.S. distributor of the finest professional recording equipment in the world, is pleased to announce the...
Business
Al Schmitt Equipment Collection Auctioned Online via ANALOGr
The recording equipment of late, legendary recording engineer Al Schmitt is currently being auctioned online by global music industry marketplace ANALOGr.
Business
Grammy Engineering and Production Award Winners Announced
The Recording Academy announced the winners of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including those categories honoring recording and mastering engineers, mixers, remixers and record...
Blogs
Mix Live Blog: Higher Road Expense
FOH engineer/Mix blogger Steve La Cerra discovers another surprise side-effect of the pandemic: More concert security.
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Berklee Creates Al Schmitt Engineering Scholarship
Berklee has announced the creation of the Al Schmitt Engineering Scholarship for students of its Music Production and Engineering Department.
Recording
Latin Grammy Engineering and Production Winners Announced
This year's Latin Grammy Awards winners for engineering, mixing, mastering and production have been named.
The Wire
ATC Monitors Mix the Long-Awaited Jam & Lewis Vol. 1 • Plus, a Larger Version of the ATCs Herald the Recording’s Showcase Event
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: After nearly four decades in the industry, the Grammy Award-winning legendary songwriting/production duo, recently turned artists, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis,...
Recording
Immersion Networks Hires Ellis Sorkin
Immersive sound product developer Immersion Networks has hired industry veteran Ellis Sorkin.
The Wire
Dweezil Zappa Depends on an ATC Full 7.14 Monitoring System for His Dolby Atmos Recording and Mixing Hikari Studio
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 2021: Dweezil Zappa is at the vanguard of the immersive audio movement, recognizing it both for its limitless creative...
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Landr Unveils Dolby Atmos Mastering Services
Lander's new service, Landr Upmastering, will allow users to upmaster existing stereo tracks into the Dolby Atmos audio format.
Recording
Lord Huron Finds a Natural Sound on Long Lost
To record Lord Huron's new album, Long Lost, a number of DPA microphones were used on a variety of instruments and tracks.
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Young Guru to Keynote AES Modern Music Symposium
Multi-platinum, Grammy-winning engineer/producer Young Guru will keynote the online AES Modern Music Production Symposium July 7 – 8.
The Wire
Clearwave Recording Audio’s ATC SCM12 Pro Monitors Make Recordings that Translate Beautifully
DECATUR, ALABAMA: Now celebrating twenty years of inspired music, Clearwave Recording Studio is the Northern Alabama home base of veteran producer and audio engineer...
Music Production
Have Genelecs, Will Travel
Grammy-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen has made Genelec’s 8341A monitors a centerpiece of his portable reference setup.
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Peek Inside Hunter Hayes’ Home Studio with this Video Tour
Country star/producer Hunter Hayes has built a well-appointed home studio for himself in the hills above Los Angeles. Let's go gear-spotting as he gives...
Blog
Book Review: Major Label Mastering—Professional Mastering Process
Mastering is one of those corners of pro audio that everyone knows about, but doesn’t necessarily know what it truly entails. Shedding some light...
Recording
Al Schmitt, Legendary Engineer, Passes at 91
Al Schmitt, arguably the most successful recording engineer ever, died Monday, April 26, at the age of 91, capping a career that saw him...
Music Production
Legendary Metal Producer/Engineer Michael Wagener Retires
With his name on more than 90 million albums sold, hard rock and metal producer/engineer Michael Wagener has announced his retirement.
Recording
Engineer Gena Johnson Makes ACM History
Gena Johnson is the first woman ever to receive an ACM Award nomination in the Audio Engineer of the Year category.
Business
Grammy Engineering and Production Winners Announced
The Recording Academy announced the winners of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in an audience-free show that reflected some of the events of the...
Recording
Ed Cherney: Recalling An Engineering Great
As the late engineer Ed Cherney is honored by the Grammys this weekend with a posthumous Trustee Award, his fellow METAlliance members look back...
The Wire
Like All of the Other NYC-Area Studios They Frequent, Tony Shanahan and Stewart Lerman Now Have the Inspiring, Fatigue-Free, Translatable Sound of ATC Monitors
Tony Shanahan and Stewart Lerman are friends and fellow music industry insiders who share Hobo Sound Studios in Weehawken, New Jersey. Shanahan has variously...
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Evil Audio Pros are Back with ‘Sound of Violence’
The new indie flick 'Sound of Violence' brings back our favorite niche horror movie trope: The Evil Sound Professional.
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The Mix Consultancy: The Four (and a Half) Jobs in a Studio
Grammy Award-winner Dom Morley takes us through the variety of jobs in a modern studio and the responsibilities they entail.
Music Production
Elliot Mazer, Legendary Producer/Engineer, Dead at 79
Legendary producer/engineer Elliot Mazer, best-known for his work with Neil Young, Janis Joplin and others, died of a heart attack in his San Francisco...
The Wire
Songwriter/Producer/Engineer DJ Bless Runs a Virtual “Metric Halo Console” with Metric Halo Production Bundle of Plugins
SAFETY HARBOR, FLORIDA: DJ Bless, who often goes by his darker alter-ego Sutter Kain, was a songwriter and producer first and only became known...
The Wire
Eleven ATC Monitors Define Decades of Tom Petty’s Box Set “Wildflowers & All The Rest”
Relying on Eleven ATC Monitors, Producer/Engineer Ryan Ulyate Unifies Decades of Tom Petty’s Demo, Live, and Studio Recordings Into Wildflowers & All the Rest...
Music Production
Producing the Producer: Creating Rick Rubin’s ‘Broken Record’ Podcast
Rick Rubin's Broken Record podcast has seen the music industry icon interview everyone from The Black Keys and Leslie Odom Jr. of Hamilton to...
Music Production
UK Producer Steve Brown, Dead at 65
Steve Brown, producer/engineer behind hits by Freddie Mercury, Wham, The Cult, Manic Street Preachers and more, has died following a fall in December.