‘Incredibly engaging creatively’: Inside the comedy podcast boom
David Davies discusses the podcast's role in the renaissance in creative audio comedy
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David Davies discusses the podcast's role in the renaissance in creative audio comedy
Kadry worked in advertising before the chance to record a jingle led to an inspiring first encounter with the studio world
With its frenetic schedule and hugely varied ensembles, the iconic classical music festival makes seamless collaboration between the audio teams obligatory, writes David Davies
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...
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...
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...
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
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..?
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
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
With a fresh haul of MPG and Grammy Awards newly added to his mantelpiece, Tony Visconti remains at the very top of his game
From 1984 single Careless Whisper to 2004’s Patience LP, the late George Michael frequently called on the services of mastering engineer Tony Cousins
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
The reasons for – and implications of – the R&D crossover
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
The closure of iconic venues has raised questions about the future of the nightclub sector
The founder of Universal Audio was the first engineer to use artificial reverberation in commercial recording
The legend has a huge track record of involvement in historic product development projects at Yamaha's labs in Japan
Crowd-funding and other methods of alternative finance are increasingly providing pro-audio and MI companies with a new route to realising their innovations
The Memphis recording institution celebrates its 50th anniversary
What does the future of the industry look like in five years' time?
What does the future hold for the industry in five years time?
The uncertainty of Brexit and competition may affect the industry
Four new OB trucks to be launched in total after blaze
David Davies talks to the man in charge about business and Brexit
It was instigated in the late 1970s by Who guitarist and creative force Pete Townshend
Find out why some of the audio companies joined
What impact could the vote have for UK-based pro audio?
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
A look back at some of David Bowie's artistic highpoints – and the collaborators, studios and technological advances that helped to make them possible
With the publication on January 4 of the AES70 control standard, the next piece of the networking puzzle has been moved into position.
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
How many drummers does it take to put the reconstituted KC into ‘go’ mode?
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
“You can hear the difference in drum sounds between pre-and post-1983/4 records as studios bought the DS201”
The venue’s latest audio upgrade is centred around the provision of multiple DiGiCo consoles and a sophisticated network infrastructure
"I think it was Phil who suggested, 'Why not build the mixer into a flightcase?'. And so we did"
Andy Bramhall expects his new Cheshire studio to strike a chord with orchestral overdubbing and mixing clients
We speak to the musician/producer about his favourite studio gear and the “tragic” decline of the engineer’s art
New reissues promise to cement XTC as one of THE great British bands… that's if the tapes can be found