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.
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Blogs
Peek Inside Meghan Trainor’s Next Home Studio
Pop singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor put down $6.6 million around the turn of 2021 for a decked-out mansion in L.A.’s Encino neighborhood; let's take a look at the home studio that came with it.
Blogs
The Gear of Damian Lillard’s Mini-Studio Inside the NBA Bubble; Hear His Tracks
NBA all-star Damian Lillard has been recording as rapper Dame D.O.L.L.A. while in the NBA Bubble, resulting in the appropriately titled mixtape, Live From The Bubble. Let's I.D. the gear he used to make those tracks.
Blogs
Pro Audio Veteran Goes Viral (on YouTube)
A playful cover of the Eighties hit "Easy Lover" has gone viral, bringing a group of L.A. session players into the limelight, including bass legend Leland Sklar and, on vocals, pro-audio industry vet Gussie Miller.
The Wire
Jessica Jolia Continues to Rely on MXL Microphones for a Variety of Musical Genres
Artist Turns to the Brand’s CR89 and 770X Condenser Mics, and Revelation® and Genesis Tube Mics to Capture Crystal-Clear Studio Recordings TORRANCE, CA, JUNE 23, 2020 – Jessica Jolia, an American singer, songwriter, producer and humanitarian, has repeatedly turned...
Gear and Technology
Book Review: Get Tusked – The Inside Story of Fleetwood Mac’s Most Anticipated Album
Grammy-winning co-producer Ken Caillat and assistant engineer Hernan Rojas spent a year recording Fleetwood Mac’s epic double-album, Tusk. Now they share what went wrong: Everything.
Blogs
Home Recording, Beverly Hills-Style
This spacious home studio in Beverly Hills has been used to record Ozzy, Red Hot Chili Peppers and others.
Blogs
A Voice-O-Graph Blast from the Past
Songbyrd Music House and Record Café is home to one of the last surviving Voice-O-Graph booths—a 1940s vending machine that recorded customers to a vinyl record, cut right on the spot.
Business
Rode Microphones releases first audio interface for home recording
The AI-1 interface comes as part of Rode's Complete Studio Kit
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