Music Production
Have Genelecs, Will Travel
Grammy-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen has made Genelec’s 8341A monitors a centerpiece of his portable reference setup.
Recording
Music Production
A Renaissance for Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio
The famed facility of celebrated jazz recording and mastering engineer Rudy Van Gelder has a new lease on life following a recent renovation.
Recording
Warner Chappell Unveils Production Music Studios
Warner Chappell Production Music (WCPM) has unveiled two new recording facilities — SkyLight Studios in Los Angeles and Sandtrack Sound in Nashville.
Music Production
From Purge to Perfection: Illangelo on Producing The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’
After selling off his studio gear in order to leave the music business, Grammy-winning producer Illangelo returned to the fold, spending a year working on The Weeknd’s hit album 'After Hours.'
Music Production
New Detroit Studio Launches
Audio Engineers of Detroit has opened a new recording studio offering commercial voiceover, podcast, music recording, stereo, surround and immersive mixing, audio restoration, location sound and audio-visual services.
Music Production
Gary Numan Returns with Intruder
Intruder, Gary Numan’s 18th solo album and his fifth with producer Ade Fenton, was produced, mixed and mastered using PMC monitors.
Business
Creation X Recording Opens Doors Despite Pandemic
Nikki McGuinness built her new studio for her business, Creation X Recording, despite the pandemic, and outfitted it with custom cabling from VDC Trading.
Music Production
United Archiving Launches Video Series
United Archiving, a division of United Recording in Hollywood, has launched a video series .
Music Production
Pioneering Female Studio Owner Lori Burton Passes at 80
Former singer, songwriter, producer and studio owner Lori Burton has died at 80. Originally a vocalist and songwriter, Burton went on to studio manage and co-own Record Plant New York.
Music Production
Bay Eight Changes Things Up with Genelec
Bay Eight Recording Studios, the latest incarnation of a Miami studio institution, has installed a pair of Genelec 8361A “The Ones” Smart Active Monitors, in white.
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Kieran McGee—Reblooming in Brooklyn
In late 2019, after 10 years away from music, inspiration suddenly struck Kieran McGee and two-dozen songs poured out.
Music Production
Cube Recording Studio Builds Out in Pandemic
Cube Recording Studio, located in England, launched a new room at the beginning of the year, constructed during the pandemic
Gear and Technology
Immersion Networks Launches mix³
Immersion Networks, founded six years ago by former researchers from Apple and Bell Labs, has previewed its first commercially available product, mix³.
Recording
Apple Music, Amazon Enter 3D, Lossless Streaming Fray
Apple introduced Spatial Audio this morning and announced a Logic Pro update that will accommodate the format. Amazon quickly responded.
Music Production
Pandemic Folk-Prog Goes Platinum
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal recorded songs by French-Canadian prog band Harmonium during the pandemic; now the album’s gone platinum.
Business
View from the Top: Allen Sides, CEO, Ocean Way Audio
Nearly 50 years, multiple legendary studios and more than 1,000 album credits after he began, Allen Sides is still in the audio business and building speakers as the CEO of Ocean Way Audio.
Music Production
Tracks – May 2021
Tracks is Pro Sound News’ monthly look at the recording process behind 5 new music releases, running down who’s using what gear where.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Having a Blast at No Fun Club
Built over the course of five years, Winnipeg’s No Fun Club studios brings together new and vintage technologies inside an opulent facility built out of 300-year-old reclaimed barn wood.
Business
Audacity Acquired By Muse Group
Audacity, the long-running open source, cross-platform audio editor, has been acquired by Muse Group.
Music Production
Harvey Mason Unveils Harvey Mason Media
Five-time Grammy-nominated record producer, songwriter and movie producer, Harvey Mason Jr., has unveiled the new home of Harvey Mason Media.
Music Production
Ghost-Engineering Meek Mill’s ‘Quarantine Pack’ EP
Platinum-selling rapper Meek Mill thrives recording in an in-person setting, but the pandemic made that impossible. His longtime engineer Anthony Cruz shares how they overcame the challenge, kept the energy up remotely and tracked the recent Quarantine Pack EP....
Music Production
Michael Marquart Tracks New Album with 3D Mics
Grammy-nominee Michael Marquart employed Neumann and Sennheiser 3D technologies while tracking his upcoming album, Lifelike.
Recording
Al Schmitt, Legendary Engineer, Passes at 91
Al Schmitt, arguably the most successful recording engineer ever, died Monday, April 26, at the age of 91, capping a career that saw him work with generations of superstars on iconic recordings of the era.
Music Production
Legendary Metal Producer/Engineer Michael Wagener Retires
With his name on more than 90 million albums sold, hard rock and metal producer/engineer Michael Wagener has announced his retirement.
Business
Bob Porter, Noted Jazz Producer/Radio Host, Passes at 80
Bob Porter, prolific Grammy-winning jazz and blues reissue producer turned radio host, has died at age 80.
Recording
Rapper/Producer Shock G, AKA ‘Humpty Hump,’ Dead at 57
Rapper/producer Gregory Jacobs, best-known as the frontman for Nineties hip-hop act Digital Underground, died Thursday of unknown causes.
Music Production
Bernie Grundman Masters Bill Evans Live Sets
Bernie Grundman has mastered newly discovered recordings of Bill Evans’ historic concerts in Hilversum and Amsterdam, which will debut on Record Store Day.
Music Production
Teaching Musicians Production Tech with SSL
USC Thornton School of Music’s Music Technology program has installed a new Solid State Logic Origin 32-channel in-line analog mixing console.
Recording
Engineer Gena Johnson Makes ACM History
Gena Johnson is the first woman ever to receive an ACM Award nomination in the Audio Engineer of the Year category.
International
Abbey Road Institute Expands into Angel Studios
The Abbey Road Institute is relocating to London’s Angel Studios
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – The World of Tim Atlas
Producer, engineer and artist Tim Atlas sits down to discuss his career so far, including that time he was a contestant on The Voice.
Recording
Studio Showcase: Silverbirch Studios Takes Root
With internet content so crucial to modern artist development, new independent facility Silverbirch Studios has been specifically built to capture audio and video for artists’ campaigns.
Music Production
Smallpools Makes a Splash
The pandemic didn’t stop indie pop act Smallpools from finishing its second album, even if it meant renting a Nashville Airbnb during lockdown.
Recording
Recording the Red Planet
How NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured the first audio ever recorded on another planet.
Music Production
BerkleeNYC Cross-Connects with TSL Network Solution
Diversified married TSL’s GTP-V1virtual control processor and Virtual Panels into a solution that TSL has dubbed IP-Cross Connect at BerkleeNYC.
Music Production
Pirate Sees Self-Service Studio Market for the Taking
Having conquered the UK, Pirate aims to build 4,000 unattended, self-service studios across North America by 2024.
Recording
Miami Beach Studios Adds Symphonic Acoustics Speakers
Miami Beach Recording Studios co-owner Pablo Reynoso had Symphonic Acoustics install a custom-built set of 2X8V monitors with matching 12-inch subs.
Recording
High School Preps Students for Music Careers with SSL Desks
Hudson County Schools of Technology’s County Prep High School program is readying students for music industry careers at its new facility.
International
U.K. Studio Adopts ITB Workflow
Producer and songwriter Gareth Nuttall recently changed the workflow at his studio in Greater Manchester, England, replacing a mixing console with a Neve 1073OPX Octal preamplifier.
Music Production
Audio Restored Digitizes for Good Time
UK-based audio restoration specialist Graham Joiner is using Prism Sound audio converters to digitize 233 analog master tapes for Good Time Records
Music, Etc
Music Etc: Jim Keller on ‘By No Means’
Jim Keller's latest album, "By No Means," is his first solo project in seven years, but the co-founder of power-pop band Tommy Tutone has not been slacking.
Music Production
Zoe Thrall Joins The Hideout Recording Studio
Veteran studio manager Zoe Thrall has taken on the role of director of studio operations at Las Vegas’ The Hideout Recording Studio.