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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Bobby Owsinski
04/10/13 01:02 PM,
This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. If you’ve not heard the news, famed engineer/producer Andy Johns passed away over the weekend. Andy was instrumental in so many hits by rock icons from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to newer artists like Cinderella, Joe Satriani and Chicken Foot. He was a guy that definitely liked to have fun, but he was dead serious when it came to recording. In honor of his life, here’s an interview…
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Keith Hatschek
02/20/13 03:54 PM,
Editor’s Note: This interview was done by Keith Hatschek for the first edition of his book “How To Get A Job In the Music and Recording Industry.” A second edition of this book is now available from Berklee Press here. Leslie Ann Jones is director of music recording and scoring at Skywalker Sound, the recording and production facilities built by George Lucas in Marin County, CA. She has been a recording and mixing engineer for 30 years, during which time…
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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Paul Watson
02/07/13 06:28 PM,
British RF engineer Barry Macleod has had a long and distinguished career in rock ‘n’ roll, looking after wireless systems at major international events such as Live 8 and Live Earth, as well as a plethora of BRIT Awards and MTV Awards ceremonies. I recently spoke with him about his latest project, the touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar (JCS), which will hit U.S. arenas in the coming months. Paul Watson: The JCS tour required 50 channels…
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Friday, October 05, 2012
Bootz
10/05/12 05:02 PM,
This article is provided by Audiofanzine. It’s always a great and unusual experience to meet someone who has contributed some much to the evolution of the way we work. In addition to the videos previously released on Audiofanzine, we had the extreme pleasure to get together with George Massenburg during his last Parisian visit and to talk more about music production. An interview with a real open-minded master. Bootz: George, just before we start, what are you working on at…
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Matthew Weiss
09/11/12 01:54 PM,
This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. Dave Pensado is a man who requires minimal introduction. He’s a world class mix engineer who’s worked on countless hit records. He’s also a teacher and mentor to an entire generation of successful mix engineers (including Jaycen Joshua, Ethan Willoughby, Ariel Chobaz and more). Dave was kind enough to take time out of busy schedule to join us and answer some questions. Enjoy. I went to bed at 3 am…
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Matthew Weiss
05/01/12 04:53 PM,
This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. Andrew Dawson is a Grammy-Award winning engineer and producer. A fast rising-star on the scene, Dawson’s credits include Kanye West, Common, T.I., Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Erykah Badu & more. He’s been the primary tracking & mix engineer for the last four Kanye West albums, including the latest, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to speak with me…
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
John Gibson
04/05/12 03:41 PM,
jg - The first question is about your use of baffles. B.H.- My use of baffles? I don’t use them. Using directional characteristics of the microphones, you can get just as good separation as you can using baffles. You have to remember that sound travels… the example that is most often used is that if you drop a pebble in still water, it makes concentric circles spreading out, and that’s what happens to sound. If you put a baffle up,…
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Bootz
03/29/12 04:33 PM,
This article is provided by Audiofanzine. The Beginnings Hi Chris, can you tell us what are you currently working on at the moment? Chris Lord Alge: What I am currently working on right now is finishing up an album by a band called Shinedown, just wrapping that up. The single is already out to radio and then the record comes out. Just before I finished Shinedown, I finished mixing Bruce Springsteen. I kind of co-mixed that with Bob Clearmountain. Bob…
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Matthew Weiss
09/14/11 08:42 AM,
This article is provided by the ProAudioFiles. Andrew Dawson is a Grammy-Award winning engineer and producer. A fast rising-star on the scene, his credits include Kanye West, Common, T.I., Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Erykah Badu & more. He’s been the primary tracking & mix engineer for the last 4 Kanye West albums, including the latest, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” Andrew kindly took time out of his busy schedule to speak with me - Engineer…
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Wiliam Wolf
08/02/11 12:16 PM,
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George Martin at A.I.R. Studio London bw: What do the letters “A. I. R.” stand for? gm: Associated Independent Recordings. bw: Has A.I.R. done any independent production locating the talent, etc. as yet? gm: Yes, but not much. We left our respective companies just over five years ago—three of us left EMI and one left Decca—and we had to do a deal with EMI which lasted five years in fact; it ended about a month ago. This was basically an…
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