Blogs
Seen on the Scene: AES Show 2024, Part 1
The AES Show is back in New York City this week, so we've been trekking the floor to discover the highlights and must-sees; here's...
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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
Sound Designer Kai Harada Talks Latest Tony-Nominated Work
Kai Harada is nominated for a Best Sound Design of a Musical Tony Award this year for his work on New York, New York....
Business
METAlliance Returns with Drum Recording/Mixing Workshop at AES 2022
The METAlliance—recording legends Chuck Ainlay, Niko Bolas, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, and Elliot Scheiner—will present a free one-hour workshop on drum recording and mixing...
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
Red Bull Arena’s Audio Kicks
New Jersey's 25,000-seat Red Bull Arena recently updated its audio system with a new L-Acoustics A Series loudspeaker system.
Facilities
BerkleeNYC Turns Legendary Power Station Back On
The legendary facility is “on a mission to reinvent the large-format studio business,” says BerkleeNYC executive director, Stephen Webber.
Live Sound
A Tour of Duty with The War On Drugs
Playing Madison Square Garden for the first time is a milestone for any band and its crew, but for The War On Drugs, that...
Live Sound
UBS Arena: Built for Hockey, Made for Music
The new $1.1 billion UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. opened with great fanfare in mid-November.
Live Sound
The Cap Comes Back
A legendary venue that hosted everyone from the Grateful Dead to Pink Floyd, The Cap hit hard times, then bounced back stronger than ever.
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Good: Inside NYC’s Latest Must-Play Concert Spot
Brooklyn Made, a new 500-capacity venue in NYC, is looking to reinvent small venues from the ground up, from treating the artist well to...
Facilities
Burst Pipe Forces Quad Studios Rebuild
After a water pipe burst at the end of 2020, New York City’s famed Quad Studios had to rebuild one of its rooms.
Music Production
Pioneering Female Studio Owner Lori Burton Passes at 80
Former singer, songwriter, producer and studio owner Lori Burton has died at 80. Originally a vocalist and songwriter, Burton went on to studio manage...
Music Production
Invite Only Studios Opens 5.1 Rooms
Overlooking midtown Manhattan, three-room Invite Only Studios offers both familiar and unique recording gear
Music Production
Man Made Music Adopts PMC Speakers
Man Made Music has upgraded the stereo and surround monitoring in one of its two control rooms with PMC speakers.
Live Sound
Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia
David Byrne’s American Utopia tour is playing Broadway through February, featuring a massive band that is mobile throughout the performance, thanks to RF wizardry.
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