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Classic Tracks: Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers’ “Tomorrow People”

By Blair Jackson ⋅ Published: 08/09/2024

Two albums into his career, Ziggy Marley took a gamble on working with a producer team that had never made records for anyone other...

news

Engineer, Producer and Mixer Eric “ET” Thorngren Passes

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 05/16/2024

From the birth of Sugar Hill Records to the Dolby Atmos remix of Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, he was the musician's engineer.

Talking Heads' Chris Frantz, seen here being interviewed at the 2022 VersoFest, will return for this year's edition to chat with megaproducer Steve Lillywhite.

Blog

Mix Blog: VersoFest Returns With Expanded Audio Agenda

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 02/14/2023

VersoFest, the music biz event hosted by Connecticut's Westport Library, will return in March with producers, musicians, panelists and more.

FOH pro and 'Soundman Confidential' podcast host Frank Gallagher. Photo credit: Lindsay Gauthier

Blogs

MIX SIDEBAR: Take Me to the Rink—The Surprise Creation of Talking Heads’ “Big Band”

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 02/09/2023 ⋅ Updated: 12/31/2024

FOH engineer Frank Gallagher's stories are always headed somewhere unexpected—like this one, which starts off in late-Seventies New York City.

Frank Gallagher, seen here line-checking the B-52’s at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, has started his own podcast, Soundman Confidential, to explore the artist/engineer relationship.

Live Sound

Frank Gallagher: ‘Soundman Confidential’ Talks Talking Heads, B-52’s and the Evolution of Live Sound

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 02/09/2023 ⋅ Updated: 12/31/2024

Frank Gallagher has mixed rock legends since the Sixties; still touring today, he's sharing how it all went down on his new podcast.

The Wire

“Bonzai Beat” Features Ed Stasium on NAMM’s Playback Blog

By David Goggin communication arcs ⋅ Published: 07/22/2022

NAMM has launched a 15-minute video series, the “Bonzai Beat,” as part of its Playback blog. Music and recording industry figure, Mr. Bonzai, hosts...

Live Sound

Powering David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 03/11/2022

Pete Keppler, system designer and house engineer for David Byrne's 'American Utopia' on Broadway, discusses the show's audio system.

Blog

Last-Minute Music-ish Gifts for Audio Pros

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 12/23/2021 ⋅ Updated: 11/22/2022

Here's some gift ideas for the audio pros you know—record cleaning machines to must-read books to pocket-sized music tech.

Live Sound

Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 11/20/2019

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.

Recording

Reinventing ‘Remain in Light’

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 01/03/2019

By Steve Harvey. 2015 Producer of the Year Grammy Award-winner Jeff Bhasker reveals the production process behind Angelique Kidjo's first English-language album, a cover...