Studio
‘Incredibly engaging creatively’: Inside the comedy podcast boom
David Davies discusses the podcast's role in the renaissance in creative audio comedy
David Davies
Studio
‘It all happened by accident’: Leading mastering engineer Heba Kadry discusses her journey to success
Kadry worked in advertising before the chance to record a jingle led to an inspiring first encounter with the studio world
Live
‘It’s a huge logistical exercise’: An investigation into the sound of the Proms
With its frenetic schedule and hugely varied ensembles, the iconic classical music festival makes seamless collaboration between the audio teams obligatory, writes David Davies
Live
Safe and sound? The latest UK initiatives addressing safety issues in the live events industry
Several recent fatalities during the setting-up of live music events have prompted fresh scrutiny of production safety. PSNEurope's David Davies hears about the latest initiatives in the UK from the Production Services Association and the Health and Safety Executive...
Live
‘Grassroots Venues are still treated as commercial concerns not cultural assets’: The current state of the UK’s Grassroots Music Venues
Rising business rates and property rents have led to a series of small and medium size venue closures in London and elsewhere. But as David Davies discovers, there are plenty of people determined to ensure that the UK doesn’t...
Studio
‘HMV has suffered from an ongoing wave of digital disruption’: what the CD decline means for mastering
HMV’s recent entrance into administration prompted fresh questions about the outlook for the CD format and related mastering services. David Davies speaks to notable mastering engineers Katie Tavini and Patrick DSP about the CD decline and what the future...
Studio
RAK Studios execs reflect on a ‘very eclectic 2018’
PSNEurope’s David Davies catches up with RAK Studios managers, Andy Leese and Trisha Wegg, about the thriving business of its four London studio spaces
Live
The future of live events: How AR and VR are shaping the industry
The emergence of AR, VR and Next Generation Audio technologies has raised some intriguing questions about the future nature of live music events. But which of them really has the potential to go the distance, wonders David Davies..?
Live
Will 2018 be a tipping point for immersive audio?
From an initial base in cinema, object-based audio and other Next Generation Audio technologies are increasingly crossing over into broadcast, post-production and other fixed installation applications
Business
Networking the networkers: the collaboration going on between different alliances
Although their emphases and outlooks may vary (sometimes dramatically so!) there is more col-laboration going on between separate audio networking-related alliances than might be expected
Studio
Tony Visconti on David Bowie, Blackstar and beyond
With a fresh haul of MPG and Grammy Awards newly added to his mantelpiece, Tony Visconti remains at the very top of his game
Studio
George Michael was “a perfectionist in the recording studio”, says Tony Cousins
From 1984 single Careless Whisper to 2004’s Patience LP, the late George Michael frequently called on the services of mastering engineer Tony Cousins
Studio
John Otway’s Caribbean Odyssey
Or how the self-proclaimed ‘Two Hit Wonder’ brought recording back to Montserrat more than 25 years after the demise of AIR Studios’ legendary facilities on the island
Business
Crossover stars – pro-audio and MI technologies
The reasons for – and implications of – the R&D crossover
Studio
Montreux Jazz Festival digitises concert archives
The project has involved the digitisation of the festival’s entire half-decade of live performances, involving more than 14,000 tapes covering 11,000 hours of video recording
Business
Is there murder on the dancefloor? A look at the nightclub sector
The closure of iconic venues has raised questions about the future of the nightclub sector
Uncategorized
Genius!2: Bill Putnam Sr. and the studio #16
The founder of Universal Audio was the first engineer to use artificial reverberation in commercial recording
Uncategorized
Genius!2: Toshifumi Kunimoto (aka Dr. K) and Virtual Circuit Modelling #9
The legend has a huge track record of involvement in historic product development projects at Yamaha's labs in Japan
Business
Pro-audio’s new adventures in ‘alt-finance’
Crowd-funding and other methods of alternative finance are increasingly providing pro-audio and MI companies with a new route to realising their innovations
Studio
Ardent Studios and the pursuit of authenticity
The Memphis recording institution celebrates its 50th anniversary
Business
PSN2021: networks and speakers
What does the future of the industry look like in five years' time?
Business
PSN 2021: What might pro audio look like in five years’ time?
What does the future hold for the industry in five years time?
Live
Is the festival scene facing challenging times?
The uncertainty of Brexit and competition may affect the industry
Broadcast
NEP UK brings Dante onboard after inferno
Four new OB trucks to be launched in total after blaze
Installation
Q&A: Adlib MD Andy Dockerty
David Davies talks to the man in charge about business and Brexit
Studio
All aboard the Grand Cru recording studio
It was instigated in the late 1970s by Who guitarist and creative force Pete Townshend
Broadcast
Can the AIMS Alliance bring clarity to the IP debate?
Find out why some of the audio companies joined
Business
EU Referendum: Should we stay or should we go?
What impact could the vote have for UK-based pro audio?
Business
Optocore at 20: Rings around the world
Twenty years ago the first Optocore products were released and a networking technology odyssey began in earnest. Key personnel Marc Brunke and Tine Helmle take a trip down memory lane
Studio
Station to (work)station: Bowie’s studio milestones remembered
A look back at some of David Bowie's artistic highpoints – and the collaborators, studios and technological advances that helped to make them possible
Business
AES70: puzzling out a network control standard
With the publication on January 4 of the AES70 control standard, the next piece of the networking puzzle has been moved into position.
Studio
Analogue days are here again: British Grove at 10
A studio combining the best of old and new technology, Mark Knopfler's London studio complex is, 10 years from hosting its first commercial sessions, going from strength to strength
Live
Ian Bond on mixing King Crimson’s three-drummer frontline
How many drummers does it take to put the reconstituted KC into ‘go’ mode?
Live
Jean Mullor: Making plans for Nexo [interview]
With Yoshi Tsugawa returning to Japan after three-and-a-half years at the helm, Nexo has a new CEO – who plans to plug gaps in its product range and expand its global training programme
Studio
GENIUS! #9: Ivor Drawmer and the frequency-conscious gate
“You can hear the difference in drum sounds between pre-and post-1983/4 records as studios bought the DS201”
Installation
Bringing the Barbican into the new age of networking
The venue’s latest audio upgrade is centred around the provision of multiple DiGiCo consoles and a sophisticated network infrastructure
Business
GENIUS! #3: Graham Blyth and the flightcase mixing console
"I think it was Phil who suggested, 'Why not build the mixer into a flightcase?'. And so we did"
Studio
Analogue recording reborn in Runcorn at Analogue Baby
Andy Bramhall expects his new Cheshire studio to strike a chord with orchestral overdubbing and mixing clients
Studio
Martin ‘Youth’ Glover: Young at heart
We speak to the musician/producer about his favourite studio gear and the “tragic” decline of the engineer’s art
Studio
Senses (still) working overtime: Remixing XTC with Steven Wilson
New reissues promise to cement XTC as one of THE great British bands… that's if the tapes can be found