Blogs
Seen on the Scene: NAMM 2024, Part 3
The conclusion of our NAMM 2024 photos finds us neck deep in deep tech, with some of the most eye-catching gear at the show.
Prince
Live Sound
First Avenue Goes First with L Series Install
Minneapolis’ First Avenue club may have been immortalized in Prince’s "Purple Rain," but that doesn’t mean it's stuck in the Eighties.
Business
Susan Rogers to Keynote AES New York 2022
Multi-platinum producer/engineer Susan Rogers will deliver the Thursday, October 20 Keynote at the AES New York 2022 Audio Engineering Convention.
Live Gear
Slamhammer Audio Glam Slams at Prince Mural Reveal
Regional audio provider Slamhammer Audio tackled audio for the recent street party unveiling a 100-foot-tall mural of Prince in Minneapolis.
Post and Broadcast
Audio Pro Recovers Film Sound of 11-Year-Old Prince
Minneapolis TV station WCCO recently discovered a "lost" interview with pre-fame Prince, but had to turn to an outside pro to rescue the audio...
Profiles
The Mix Interview: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
After four decades of hooks and hits, music’s most influential production duo is ready for its next act
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
Whitney Houston’s First Platinum Single, Produced by Narada Michael Walden
Business
WAMCon Virtual Brings Recording Conference Online
San Francisco-based nonprofit Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) will host its first online immersive conference, WAMCon Virtual, from July 24-25, 2020.
Music Production
Classic Hits Go Immersive
Elton John and Prince Get the Dolby Atmos Music Treatment
Recording
Prince Protégé’s Studio Destroyed by Fire
By Clive Young. The home and studio of Prince’s musical director, Morris Hayes, were ravaged by fire in mid-September.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Prince and the Revolution’s “Let’s Go Crazy”
Trying to Tone Down Prince’s Live-in-the-Studio Track
Music Production
Niko Bolas on Mixing the Prince “Originals” Album
Faced with mixing the new archival release, "Originals," engineer Niko Bolas had to find the best way to honor the material, including taking the...
Business
Recording Engineer Must Pay $4M to Prince Estate
By Clive Young. George Ian Boxill and his business partners have been ordered by a Minnesota judge to pay nearly $4 million to the...
Blog
Police Photos Reveal First Look Inside Prince’s Legendary Tape Vault
By Clive Young. Prince's tape vault, rumored to contain thousands of unreleased songs, was a musical urban myth until his 2016 death, when photos...
Featured
“That One Time, When I Met Prince…”
Evan Bakke, director of engineering at Power Station New England, reminisces about his time working with Prince.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Sinéad O’Connor took a forgotten album track by The Family—that just happened to be written by Prince—and turned it into one of the biggest...
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