Gear and Technology
The Pro Sound News Holiday Gift Guide, 2019
Time to decide what to buy your favorite producer, engineer or musician this holiday season—and PSN is here to help.
Beatles
Recording
Giles Martin to Lead Audio & Sound at UMG
New role will see Martin connect UMG artists with new audio formats, technologies.
Music Production
Mastering the New John Lennon Box Set
Mastering team tasked with bringing cohesion, clarity to 140 tracks across massive new collection.
Music Production
Legendary Engineer Geoff Emerick, Dead at 72
By Clive Young. Legendary recording engineer Geoff Emerick died in Los Angeles Tuesday, October 2, of an apparent heart attack. The four-time Grammy winner recorded The Beatles from 1966 through their dissolution in 1970, contributing to albums like Revolver,...
Business
London’s Legendary AIR Studios Up For Sale
By Clive Young. Founded by late Beatles producer George Martin, London's AIR Studios has recorded the likes of Paul McCartney and Adele, as well as countless film and TV soundtracks. Now it's on the market.
Business
Nielsen Music Tallies Up 2017 Sales
By Steve Harvey. Nielsen Music has released its sales reports for 2017, revealing R&B/Hip-Hop has taken over the music world. Meanwhile, streaming and vinyl continue to surge.
Music Production
United Archives ‘Lost’ Lennon Demos
A cassette of John Lennon demos, thought lost for years, was recently preserved at United Recording.
Live
Eight Plays, A Streak: Paul McCartney Tours NYC
By Clive Young. Go inside Paul McCartney’s recent mini-tour of New York City, where the rock legend and crew tackled eight sold-out shows, playing two nights a piece at Madison Square Garden; Brooklyn’s Barclays Center; across the Hudson River...
Studio
Sir George Martin (1926-2016): An appreciation
Phil Ward reflects on the life of "the world's most famous producer"
Installation
Sennheiser to play major role at Sgt Pepper exhibition
V&A Museum retrospective to include immersive 3D AMBEO content
Studio
Abbey Road multi-million-pound expansion gets green light
Investment is the largest since the studios was established in the 1930s
Studio
Step inside Abbey Road Studios in Google’s new virtual tour
Inside Abbey Road offers the general public a look inside the world’s most recognisable studio
Blogs
10 Things We Learned From Glyn Johns’ “Sound Man”
Legendary producer/engineer Glyn Johns’ autobiography Sound Man is filled with cool stories about creating classic albums with dozens of household names. The tales are fun, but there’s also a lot that audio pros can learn from the book.
Blogs
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 Producer.
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