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Thursday, February 03, 2011
Jimmy Stewart 02/03/11 11:17 AM, 0 CommentsThis is the second in a two part series of a conversations between R-e/p, Bruce Swedien, and Quincy Jones. The first part in the series is available here R-e/p: How do you see your role as engineer: working behind the console and handling the technical side of the recording process? Bruce Swedien: Well, I guess I have to go back just a little bit in my background to really answer that question. Number one, working in Chicago in the jingle… View this story
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Jimmy Stewart 01/27/11 10:56 AM, 1 CommentIf the word “professionalism” can be epitomized by one of the most successful producers currently working in the recording industry, that man must surely be Quincy Jones. The reports of his humanity, care and response to the needs of his recording “family,” and an almost telepathic rapport with his favorite engineer, Bruce Swedien, truly makes Quincy Jones a consummate producer. During the many session hours that R-e/p spent with Quincy and Bruce in the studio, it became readily apparent that… View this story
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
John M. Eargle 01/26/11 02:32 PM, 0 CommentsThe Early Years James Bullough Lansing was born James Martini, 14 January 1902, in Macoupin County, Millwood Township, Illinois. His parents were Henry Martini, born in St. Louis, Missouri, and Grace Erbs Martini, born in Central City, Illinois. The elder Martini was a coal mining engineer, and his work required that the family moved about quite a bit during Lansing’s early years. Lansing was the ninth of fourteen children, one of whom died in infancy. For a short time, Lansing… View this story
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Bruce Borgerson 12/07/10 01:22 PM, 0 CommentsThis article is the second in a series on the historic Muscle Shoals studios. The first part is available here. After signing Jimmy Cliff to Island Records in 1971, label owner and producer Chris Blackwell was determined to introduce Cliff to wider audiences both in America and Europe. Deciding it might help to cut some songs with more of an R&B flavor, he brought Cliff to Muscle Shoals where, according to Hawkins, “we cut six, eight, maybe even ten songs.”… View this story
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010Bruce Borgerson 11/30/10 12:22 PM, 0 CommentsThis article is the first in a series on the historic Muscle Shoals studios. The second part is available here. Working at Muscle Shoals was by far the best period for me, from the middle sixties through the seventies. “I think my understanding was broadened and deepened so much by watching records being made from scratch, rather than deductively from written arrangements.” “Oh, man, it changed my life! There was never such an interaction between me and the musicians, and… View this story
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Rick Chinn 06/25/10 05:14 PM, 1 CommentThe Electro-Voice (EV) model 664 microphone, introduced in the mid-1950s, was designed for typical sound reinforcement applications of that era. EV employees with the company at the time recall that one of the reasons for the 664’s development was to answer the considerable success of the Shure model 55 (Unidyne). Yet the 664 was hardly an imitation. It’s the first microphone to employ the company’s renowned Variable-D design principle, which is still at the heart of some EV mics popular… View this story
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Keith Clark 12/31/09 01:20 PM, 0 CommentsEditor’s Note: This interview with Mr. Stanley was conducted in 2002. Also, you can learn more Crown history here. As Crown marks its 55th anniversary - celebrating a unique history marked by many notable contributions to the pro audio industry - I spoke with Gerald Stanley, who, with his expert product design and engineering work, has had significant impact in helping bring those contributions to life over the course of almost 40 years with the company. He continues to thrive… View this story
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
Keith Clark 01/06/08 06:17 PM, 0 Comments1925: Shure Radio Company is founded on April 25 by Sidney N. Shure as a one-man company selling radio parts kits before factory-built radio sets were marketed. Office is located at 19 South Wells Street in downtown Chicago. 1926: A direct mail catalog is published, one of only six radio parts catalogs in the U.S. 1928: Shure grows to more than 75 employees. Sidney N. Shure’s brother, Samuel J. Shure, joins the company. Shure Radio Company becomes Shure Brothers Company,… View this story
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Keith Clark 01/06/08 05:24 PM, 0 CommentsSeventy-five years ago, a confident young entrepreneur in Chicago embarked on his career, combining an interest in sound with his work. On April 25, 1925, Sidney N. Shure rented a one-room office at 19 South Wells Street for five dollars per month and founded the Shure Radio Company, a business that sold kits for building radios at a time when factory-made radios were not yet available. As a child, S. N. Shure was fascinated by radio. In 1913, when he… View this story
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Keith Clark 01/06/08 05:06 PM, 0 CommentsMichael Pettersen has worn several hats since joining Shure in 1976. Currently he’s the driving force behind the company’s Application Engineering Department, which he founded in 1993. The excellence of this department in terms of its ability to support customers has earned a well-deserved reputation of leadership in the professional audio industry. Michael has seen a lot in the 25 years he’s worked with the company as it has evolved into one of the leading manufacturers in the pro audio… View this story
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