Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes”
Honoring an undisputed classic and the Original Cat alike, herein lies the tale of how “Blue Suede Shoes” came to be.
The Beatles
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 5
T Bone Burnett, engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up, came together.
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 4
T Bone Burnett, engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up, came together.
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 3
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up,...
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 2
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up,...
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 1
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look...
Blog
Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2024, Part 4: 8-5
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by YOU, the readers of Mix!
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Watching the Wheels”
John Lennon's top-10 hit, “Watching the Wheels,” was among producer Jack Douglas' favorite songs on 'Double Fantasy.'
Blog
“Beatles ’64” — A Mix Film Review
The latest Beatles documentary, "Beatles '64," focuses on the cultural hurricane surrounding the band's first U.S. visit.
Blog
Mix Blog Live: The High Cost of Being a Celebrity
Is that particular LA2A, Neve mic pre or Alesis 3630 worth the inflated price at auction just because it once sat in the rack...
Business
Beatles’ “Abbey Road” Console Up For Sale
The EMI TG12345 prototype console used to record The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” is up for sale again.
Music Production
Alan Parsons Sets July Music Production Workshop
The legendary Alan Parsons has announced his next ASSR Music Production Workshop at his studio in Santa Barbara, California, on July 19 and 20,...
Facilities
John Lennon Tour Bus Still Rolling After 25 Years
Since 1998, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus has helped thousands of students learn about recording, collaboration and their own creativity.
Business
Rock Stars’ Studio Gear Rocks the Auction Block
Winners and auctioneers weigh in on what's driving the rock star gear auction trend, as pro-audio technology once owned by John Lennon, Frank Zappa,...
Business
The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ Console Heads To Auction
The original EMI TG12345 Mk I console that the Beatles recorded ‘Abbey Road’ on will head to auction in December.
Music Production
The Beatles Release Final Song ‘Now And Then’ and Production Documentary
The Beatles have released their last single of new music, “Now And Then," nearly five decades after John Lennon first recorded a rough demo...
Blog
Building The Last Beatles Song
Next week's release of The Beatles' final track, "Now And Then," completes a 30-year quest to finish a nearly 50-year-old song.
Music Production
Giles Martin Talks Remixing The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ in Dolby Atmos
Giles Martin has brought the epic 'Pet Sounds' into immersive…warily: “I have that view of ‘This should not be touched, and maybe especially by...
Blog
Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2022, Part 3
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by the readers of Mix!
New Products
The Beatles “Revolver” Box Set — A Real-World Review
The new Beatles 'Revolver' box set explores how the band began to turn the recording studio into an instrument for the first time.
Post and Broadcast
2022 Emmy Award Sound and Music Winners Announced
The 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners, including in the sound editing, sound mixing and music categories, have been announced.
Blog
John Lennon’s Mic Leads Lead to Art
Artist James Wilkinson has created portraits of John Lennon out of the late Beatle's studio mic cables.
Recording
Giles Martin on Remixing The Beatles in Spatial Audio, Part Two
Giles Martin discusses his Spatial Audio mixing philosophy, the hardest Beatles tracks to remix, and getting the stamp of approval from Paul McCartney himself.
Music Production
Giles Martin on Remixing The Beatles in Spatial Audio, Part One
Giles Martin offers insight into the process of remixing the Beatles' number-ones in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos for Apple.
Blog
I Need a Witness!
The massive documentary, 'The Beatles: Get Back,' highlights the band's creativity while offering insights for audio pros.
Blog
2021 Pro Audio Holiday Gift Guide
Noted Nashville engineer Russ Long has yet to buy a single gift, but he's got some ideas and that's a start.
Blog
John Lennon: Producer
Everyone thinks of John Lennon as a Beatle or Songwriter or Musician or Activist or Wit; today, let's look at his work as a...
Music Production
Eddie Kramer to be Focus of New Rock Documentary
Legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer will be the focus of an upcoming documentary, From the Other Side of the Glass.
Profiles
The Ultimate Remix: The Beatles 50th Anniversary Editions
Giles Martin, Sam Okell and Abbey Road Studios go back to the source—the original, individual, pre-submixed tracks—on a three-year journey through Sgt. Pepper’s, the...
Music Production
Alan Parsons Readies Trio of Classes in New Studio
The three themed events will be held at his new facility in Santa Barbara, CA.
Music, Etc
Music Etc.: Micky Dolenz
Hey, hey, it’s Micky Dolenz, looking back on 50-plus years as a Monkee, recording with the legendary Wrecking Crew and more.
Featured
Geoff Emerick, 1945-2018
It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of engineer Geoff Emerick yesterday, apparently from a heart attack as he was conducting...
2017
The Beatles at Shea—How the First Stadium Concert Was Recorded
When the Beatles played the first stadium concerts ever at Shea Stadium in 1965, a team of recording pros—and 55,600 screaming fans losing their...
Live Sound
The Beatles Live! How the Legendary Hollywood Bowl Shows Were Recorded — and Revived Decades Later
The epic saga of recording the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl -- from capturing the original shows with the tech of the day, to...
Blog
Interview: Alan Parsons on George Martin, Dark Side of the Moon and the Art and Science of Sound Recording
For most people, being an assistant engineer on The Beatles’ Abbey Road would be the high point of their careers. For a 19-year-old Alan...
Blog
We Buy White Albums
Exploring the idea of fleeting sounds traveling in a physical world, artist Rutherford Chang has collected 693 first-pressings of the Beatles’ White Album in...
Live Sound
Inside the Audio of Billy Joel’s ‘The Last Play at Shea’ Concerts
The Beatles held the first stadium concert ever at New York's Shea Stadium in 1965; 43 years later, hometown hero Billy Joel sent the...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Paul McCartney’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”
Only an artist with the confidence and musical genius of Paul McCartney could write a song with 12 sections and make it a hit.
Music Production
The Naked Truth About The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be…Naked’
Phil Spector famously used his trademark "Wall of Sound" production style to complete the Beatles' "Let It Be" sessions, but the "Naked" version reshapes...
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