Music Production
Steve Albini Gets Fuzz on Tape at United
Power trio Fuzz hit United Recording with recording legend Steve Albini just before lockdown for the group’s new collection, “III.”
Producer
Post and Broadcast
‘Working Class Audio’ Podcast Tackles Realities of Recording Life
Uncertainty is constant in audio production, but creator Matt Boudreau shows a different path.
Music Production
Hard Rock Producer/Engineer Martin Birch, Dead at 71
Martin Birch, who recorded more than 60 albums for Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and others, has died.
News
‘Floodlines’ Podcast Tracks Tragedy in New Orleans
Sound designer David Herman uses local sounds in creative ways to tell the story of Hurricane Katrina in the eight-part podcast "Floodlines."
Music, Etc
The Grahams Get Their Kicks for Third Album
Nashville-based duo The Grahams—childhood sweethearts Alyssa and Doug Graham—rode the length of Route 66 on motorcycle to find inspiration for their latest album, the last produced by the late Richard Swift.
Blogs
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma – Book Review
The new book, 'The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma,' features household names, mobsters, poor life choices, big laughs and, most of all, a lifetime’s worth of insight and advice on what it takes to be a world-class record producer.
Music Production
Producer/Artist Rupert Hine, Dead at 72
Rupert Hine, the producer behind hit albums by Rush, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks, The Fixx and others, was also an accomplished artist in his own right.
Music Production
Producer Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon, Dead at 59
A mainstay of 1980s and 90s reggae, producer/engineer Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon died of kidney disease.
Music, Etc
Music Etc. – Huey Lewis and the News Deliver ‘Weather’ Report
Steve Harvey talks with Johnny Colla, founding member and longtime producer of Huey Lewis & the News, about their latest album, Weather; mixing with Bob Clearmountain; and how highpoint “One of the Boys” came together.
Business
Recording All-Stars Welcome Niko Bolas to METAlliance
Chuck Ainlay, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt have named producer/engineer Niko Bolas as a new member of the METAlliance.
Music Production
Funk Studios Opens New Studio A
Salt Lake City’s new Funk Studios has opened with three rooms, including its Studio A, centered around an SSL Duality desk.
Recording
Producer/Engineer Knox Phillips, Dead at 74
The son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, Knox Phillips made his own way, recording the likes of Willie Nelson, John Prine and Jerry Lee Lewis before becoming an emissary of Memphis’ music scene.
Music Production
Eddie Kramer to be Focus of New Rock Documentary
Legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer will be the focus of an upcoming documentary, From the Other Side of the Glass.
Music, Etc
Music, Etc. – Rob Graves – Creating an Atmospheric Solstice
Dove Award-winner Rob Graves talks about producing hard rockers Red, recording his own new album and why coronavirus might become a positive experience.
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.
Music Production
Legendary Producer Keith Olsen Dead
Keith Olsen, the Grammy-winning producer/engineer who arguably defined the sound of hard rock in the late Seventies and Eighties, has died.
Music Production
Producer Andrew Weatherall, Dead at 56
Producer and DJ Andrew Weatherall has died at the age of 56, with the UK music industry hailing him as one of the most influential figures of his generation.
The Wire
Rafa Sardina Finds Inspiration With Nugen Audio
Thirteen-Time GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® Winner Selects Company’s Intuitive Plug-ins for Superior Audio and Control LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 – Rafa Sardina, a 15-time GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® winning producer/mixer/engineer, works on a wide array of projects for...
Blogs
Chasin’ The Dream
One busted truck driver recently discovered that the cab of a semi is no place for mobile recording.
Music Production
Finneas on Producing Billie Eilish’s Hit Album in his Bedroom
Finneas O’Connell—Billie Eilish's co-writer, producer, older brother and an artist in his own right—discusses recording her sonically adventurous debut at their family home.
Music Production
Recording Engineer Nick Blagona, Dead at 74
Canadian engineer Nick Blagona designed Le Studio and recorded classic tracks by The Police, Bee Gees, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Alexisonfire, April Wine, Chicago, Rainbow and others.
Blogs
Music’s Unluckiest Night
Producer/engineer Morten Lindberg has a career total of 28 Grammy nominations and 0 wins—the unluckiest streak in Grammy history. Will he finally win in 2020?
Gear and Technology
Real-World Review: Making Sound — Creative Music Production Tips and Philosophies
Producer/engineer Russ Long pages through Making Sound and declares, "I don’t think there an engineer alive who won’t receive some benefit from reading it."
Business
Hackers Posed as Producer to Steal, Leak Music
Accused hackers reportedly stole 50 GB of tracks, many unreleased, and leaked them.
Business
2020 Production Grammy Nominations Announced
2020 Grammy Nominations have been announced, including the production, engineering, mixing, remixing and mastering categories.
Business
AKG Honors Quincy Jones with Lifetime Achievement Award
The award was bestowed at AKG's 70th Anniversary party at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
Recording
Recording Academy P&E Wing to Honor Dr. Dre
13th Annual Producers & Engineers Wing event will kick off Grammy Week
Business
Recording Academy Launches ‘Behind the Record’
The social media initiative aims to spotlight producers, engineers and others who contribute to the music recording process.
Recording
Recording Legend Ed Cherney, Dead at 69
By Clive Young. Grammy, Emmy and TEC Award-winning producer/engineer Ed Cherney died Monday, October 21.
Recording
Busbee, Grammy-Nominated Producer and Songwriter, Dead at 43
By Steve Harvey. The noted producer collaborated extensively with Maren Morris and Lady Antebellum, and co-wrote hits with Pink, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts.
Business
Spotify Acquires SoundBetter Audio Pro Marketplace
Music/audio production personnel site added to Spotify’s services for creators.
Recording
Jimmy Johnson, Engineer, Producer and Swamper, Dead at 76
By Steve Harvey. Producer, engineer and guitarist Jimmy Johnson had a hand in some of the Sixties and Seventies’ most indelible hits, working with everyone from Aretha Franklin to Lynyrd Skynyrd to The Rolling Stones.
Recording
Grammy Pros Share How to Overcome Recording Obstacles
Top pros weighed in on topics ranging from “demoitis” to the role of the producer.
Music, Etc
Music, Etc.: Craig Leon
By Jacques Sonyieux. Craig Leon dishes on producing the Ramones, his favorite folk music influences and his new synth epic, Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music, Vol. 2: The Canon.
Business
$70,000 of Gear Stolen from Producer Tucker Martine
By Clive Young. Thieves stole vintage mics, amps and guitars from Grammy-nominated producer/engineer Tucker Martine's nearly completed studio. Now efforts are underway to help Martine, who's worked with R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists and others, recover.
Recording
Hugh Padgham Fêted for Storied Career
Producer/engineer behind the sound of the Eighties reminisces.
Business
Music Biz Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
The Music Business Association has revealed this year’s HOF additions.
Blogs
Book Review: Al Schmitt On the Record—The Magic Behind the Music
Arguably the most successful engineer ever, Al Schmitt has worked with everyone from Duke Ellington to Dr. Dre—and now he's written an autobiography to tell the tale and share what he's learned along the way.
Blogs
The METAlliance Report: Where We Are
By Ed Cherney. Legendary producer/engineer and METAlliance member Ed Cherney (Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan) explores the struggle to bring album credits back into the limelight in the age of streaming—and how that effort...
Recording
Production Grammy Award Winners Announced
By Steve Harvey. Winners reflected the increasingly diverse artists and genres driving the music business.
Recording
Engineers and Producers Promote Hi-Res Audio
Producers and engineers extol HRA’s virtues in new mini-documentary series.
Music Production
Recording Academy Unveils Inclusion Initiative
Initiative aims to increase the number of female producers and engineers across the industry.