Business
FireAid Issues First Wildfire Relief Grants
FireAid, the massive concert benefitting those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires earlier that month, has issued its first grants, totaling $50 million.
Los Angeles
Blog
Mix Live Blog: When Things Go Wrong
I’m finding it difficult to come up with something meaningful to say in the wake of what’s going on in Southern California.
Business
L.A. Music Industry Moves Forward
As firefighters begin to slow the spread of the fires blazing across Los Angeles, the music industry is taking next-steps, holding previously planned events,...
news
Relief Programs Ramp Up for Fire-Impacted Music Industry
A week into the raging wildfires that continue to scorch large swaths of the Los Angeles area, relief programs look to help afflicted industry...
Business
Wildfires Tear Through Los Angeles Audio Community
Thousands of homes and buildings, including studios, venues and more, have been destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires, adversely impacting the pro audio community.
Business
Renowned Record Plant Studio Shutters
Record Plant is closing its complex in Los Angeles, the last facility to bear the name of the venerable studio brand.
Live Sound
The Bellwether Opens, Ready to Rock L.A.
The latest cool club in L.A. is The Bellwether, a 1,600-capacity, 45,000-plus-square-foot, multi-room complex with an audio system that's ready to rock.
Business
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
Steely Dan/David Lynch Engineer John Neff Passes at 71
Journeyman audio engineer John Neff had a wide-ranging career that saw him work with everyone from Steely Dan to David Lynch.
Business
CP Communications Returns to Los Angeles
Live REMI and streaming services company CP Communications has opened a new office in Van Nuys.
Blog
Building Paul Massey’s Dolby Atmos Mix Room—Part 3: Juggling the Dance
Bruce Black, project acoustic designer, documents the creation of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Paul Massey's personal Dolby Atmos mix room.
Music Production
Capturing ‘Blues & Hues’ in Two Tracks, Part 1
Clifford Lamb, Jeffrey Weber and Clark Germain capture the emotional immediacy of Blues & Hues, recording at legendary studios live to two tracks.
Live Sound
Bon Iver Puts L-ISA Processor II to the Test with 7.1 Immersive Concert
A pair of Bon Iver concerts in Los Angeles marked the first official deployment anywhere of L-Acoustics’ 3D audio processing engine, the L-ISA Processor...
Live Sound
3G Productions Revamps, Restructures, Readies for 2022
3G Productions has restructured, moving to a new facility in Vegas, undergoing recapitalization, and dropping some operations and services in the process.
Profiles
Danny Elfman: Making Music, Part 1—Creating a ‘Big Mess’
Part One of our five-part interview with film composer/recording artist Danny Elfman explores how 'Big Mess,' his first solo album in more than 35...
Profiles
Mix Cover Story: Dave Way is Digging Atmos Music
Legendary Grammy-winning engineer/producer Dave Way embraces the creative possibilities of “space” and performance with the adoption of Dolby Atmos Music mixing in his Waystation...
Blog
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...
Music Production
Harvey Mason Unveils Harvey Mason Media
Five-time Grammy-nominated record producer, songwriter and movie producer, Harvey Mason Jr., has unveiled the new home of Harvey Mason Media.
Blog
Peek Inside the Private Studio of The Matrix’s Scott Spock
Scott Spock of legendary production team The Matrix has put his home on the market for $3.95 million, providing an opportunity to check out...
Music Production
Studio Bonsai Sprouts From Focusrite Hub
Six-time Grammy-nominated record producer, engineer, mixer and remixer, songwriter and programmer Damian Taylor has built out a Dante-networked setup at Studio Bonsai, located at...
Live Sound
Dodger Stadium Gets Massive Audio Update
Built in 1962, Dodger Stadium has wrapped up a considerable renovation that included a massive installation of L-Acoustics loudspeakers.
Live Sound
Indie Band’s Tour Sound Ready to Wreck and Roll
L.A. pop-punk act The Wrecks rips it up live, but that's aided by an inspired high-tech, low-cost system the band carries on tour.
Live Sound
SSL Gets Cooking at Verse
Leave it to a Grammy-winning engineer to put an SSL console in his new restaurant.
Music Production
Sure Sure Brings It All Back Home
Something akin to a mashup of Steely Dan and Talking Heads, Sure Sure have been living together since 2014, mixing, engineering and producing all...
Music Production
PMC Opens Demo Facilities in NYC, LA
PMC’s new studios will be creative hubs as well as demo spaces.
Live Sound
Learning at the Live House
Musicians Institute Opens Stunning Venue for Students, Streamers and Rock ’n’ Rollers
Live Sound
Growing Gratitude Sound
By Steve Harvey. After touring the world with a succession of hardcore bands, working as a guitarist, guitar tech and stage manager, Bryan Hinkley...
Live Sound
Rat Sound Helps Zebulon Land in L.A.
Transplanted from Brooklyn to Frogtown, the arts club/restaurant/bar Zebulon loaded up on L-Acoustics systems designed and installed by Rat Sound.
Recording
Police: Studio Fire, Murder due to Argument
By Clive Young. Security cameras track arsonist from gas station to flame-gutted recording studio.
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