Business
Juno Awards Name Production Nominees
Nominees for all this year’s Juno Awards were announced Monday, including the production categories.
Producer
Profiles
Alt. Rock Producer Paul Fox Passes at 68
Producer/keyboardist Paul Fox, known for his work with top music names in the 80s and 90s, died on Dec. 25, 2022.
Business
Jack Antonoff to Keynote AES New York 2022 Convention
2022 Grammy Award winner for Producer of the Year Jack Antonoff will keynote the AES Convention in New York on October 19.
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.
Facilities
Nashville Producer Upgrades Studio Monitor System
Fred Mollin says the Dynaudio Core 59 setup adds a bit more "warmth...clarity and detail."
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...
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,...
Profiles
Switchfoot Calling Tony Berg – Part 1
Tony Berg treated Grammy-winning rockers Switchfoot as a brand-new band when he agreed to produce its 12th album.
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...
New Products
Apple GarageBand Remix, Producer Packs by Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Others Debut
Use GarageBand to rough out ideas? Apple has released eight Producer Packs of beats, loops, and instruments, all created by noted producers, and two...
news
Bob Sargeant, Top Post-Punk/New Wave Producer, Passes
UK producer Bob Sargeant has reportedly died, leaving behind a legacy that includes era-defining albums with XTC and The Damned, as well as now-legendary...
news
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...
The Wire
Producer and Engineer Mike Gonsolin Reaches for Metric Halo Plugins to Affect a Sound without Altering Its Soul
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Mike Gonsolin has strong opinions about sound and the tools that he uses to craft sound. An LA-based producer and engineer,...
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...
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.
Business
Bob Porter, Noted Jazz Producer/Radio Host, Passes at 80
Bob Porter, prolific Grammy-winning jazz and blues reissue producer turned radio host, has died at age 80.
Recording
Rapper/Producer Shock G, AKA ‘Humpty Hump,’ Dead at 57
Rapper/producer Gregory Jacobs, best-known as the frontman for Nineties hip-hop act Digital Underground, died Thursday of unknown causes.
The Wire
Inside the Mix with Michael J. Moritz
NUGEN Audio Q&A with Acclaimed Record Producer, Music Director and Music Supervisor Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself. A: I’m originally from...
The Wire
Insights in Sound – Erik Zobler, Producer/Engineer (Episode 7)
Producer/engineer Erik Zobler was a part of the legendary George Duke’s secret sauce, live and in the studio, for more than 30 years, as...
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...
Music Production
German Rap Producer Juh-Dee Outfits New Studio
Producer Juh-Dee hit the top of the German charts four times last year, creating both demand for his work and the need for his...
Blog
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
Graphic Nature Audio Relocates
Will Putney’s Graphic Nature Audio recording studio is relocating to a rural property in Kinnelon, NJ.
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...
Music Production
Phil Spector, Producer/Murderer, Dead at 81
Legendary producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died January 16, 2021 of COVID 19-related complications.
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.
Music Production
Producer Jason Slater, Dead at 49
Jason Slater, founding bassist of Third Eye Blind and producer for numerous acts including Queensrÿche, has died at the age of 49.
Music Production
A Very Socially Distanced Recording Method
After creating a Dante network throughout Farm Studios' property, producer Garth Richardson can now record virtually anywhere on the seven-acre site.
Music Production
Grammy-Nominated Engineer Louis Bell Breaks Out
When Post Malone's "Circles" landed a GRAMMY nomination for Record of the Year, it was yet another recognition of Louis Bell's work. Now the...
Music Production
Steve Albini Gets Fuzz on Tape at United
Power trio Fuzz hit United Recording with recording legend Steve Albini just before lockdown for the group’s new collection, “III.”
Music Production
Hard Rock Producer/Engineer Martin Birch, Dead at 71
Martin Birch, who recorded more than 60 albums for Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and others, has died.
Music, Etc
The Grahams Get Their Kicks for Third Album
Nashville-based duo The Grahams—childhood sweethearts Alyssa and Doug Graham—rode the length of Route 66 on motorcycle to find inspiration for their latest album, the...
Blog
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma – Book Review
The new book, 'The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma,' features household names, mobsters, poor life choices, big laughs and, most of all, a lifetime’s worth...