By Steve Harvey. Founded 30 years ago, Zippah was purchased in 2003 by the studio’s biggest client, Brian Charles. Today, it remains a fixture on the vibrant Boston music scene, hosting recording and songwriting workshops and developing plug-ins with Rare Signals.
After suffering a fire two years ago, San Francisco’s One Union has recovered and is going full steam ahead.
Homegrown recording project brings a baby grand to the Grand Canyon.
Tiger’s Rios prowls his studio when checking bass, and wound up turning to Powersoft.
A mainstay of the New York City recording scene, Hirsch was an influential part of the AES's Historical Committee.
Concert recordings, made between 1939 and 1945, are being digitally preserved.
Long-lived studio aims to use upcoming AES Convention as launchpad to next chapter.
Epps Music Productions tackles recording, mixing and mastering with artists from all over the world.
By Steve Harvey. Winners reflected the increasingly diverse artists and genres driving the music business.
Producers and engineers extol HRA’s virtues in new mini-documentary series.
By Clive Young. Electrical fire damages gear, instruments and one-of-a-kind console.
By Clive Young. Studio where Caruso recorded sold after less than a year.
Recording effort required high-end mics, new cables and all cell phones turned off.
"Lift Every Voice and Sing” released through United Masters.
Initiative aims to increase the number of female producers and engineers across the industry.
Ryan West discusses why he shapes urban hits with a Manley setup.
By Steve Harvey. Former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb rolls out his second solo album, self-recorded over the course of 16 years.
By Steve Harvey. Producer/engineer Jesse Mangum has no patience for slick sounds created in facilities to match, and The Glow, his hand-built recording studio outside Athens, GA, reflects that considered mindset.
Jacques Sonyieux talks with Kasey Chambers about nitpicking vocals, microphone choices and what it’s like having her dad playing in her band.
By Steve Harvey. Maor Appelbaum’s mastering desk is an ever-changing patchwork of old and new gear, with units swapped in and out in his eternal quest for something newer, better or just different.
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
By Steve Harvey. Eric Valentine’s Barefoot Recording in Hollywood is now available to outside clients.
According to the companies, the partnership’s goal is to help music creators overcome imperfect monitoring environments.
Decked in tech from a variety of pro-audio brands, Dynaudio's pop-up studio will record a dozen acts this week at NAMM.
Jaques Sonyieux talks with singer/songwriter Adam Hood about keeping it raw, being true to working-class roots and the pleasure of stepping away from overproduction.
Hit DJ/producer builds out commercial studio to build out production career
The Nashville facility recorded the likes of Elvis, Dolly Parton, The Everly Brothers and countless other legends. Now it has a new console.
By Clive Young. The beleaguered historic studio has been saved from demolition by an unlikely new owner.
Recording in hotels and backstage areas required monitoring that could overcome its surroundings.
By Steve Harvey. Corporate owner of Abbey Road and Capitol Studios snaps up multi-building Berry Hill studio campus.
By Steve Harvey. The studio owner and inventor also led the Grammy-nominated act, The Tractors.
The UK console company turns to another British brand for monitoring.
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
By Steve Harvey. Nestled in East Hollywood at a notorious site, Gold Diggers has opened as a boutique hotel, club and music recording facility masterminded by L.A. nightlife impresario Dave Neupert and Kingsize Soundlabs' Dave Trumfio.
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 of Talking Heads' "Remain in Light."
By Steve Harvey. Multiple Grammy-winning engineer and producer Dave Way, who has worked with nearly everyone (only a slight exaggeration), chats about working on the latest 7Horse project and his home-based Waystation Studio.
By Clive Young. NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover will capture audio on Mars properly for the first time.
By Clive Young. Professional podcasting has become big business and its audience is only increasing—48 million Americans now listen to podcasts weekly. As a result, the need to provide a quality listening experience is growing, too, and the pro audio industry is answering the call.
By Clive Young. The desk, used to record dozens of iconic acts, including Led Zeppelin, was auctioned off by Bonhams.
DJ Jonas Blue jumps from his dad’s garage to his own custom studio.
The veteran producer/engineer keeps it clean in his mix facility.
"Captain Kirk" himself talks about recording his new Christmas album, hanging out on Brad Paisley's tour bus, and what the recent Mars landing might mean for our future.
Artists may grab all the headlines, but there's plenty of top audio pros nominated this year for a variety of production GRAMMYS—find them all here!
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.