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Friday, April 12, 2013
Jon Chappell 04/12/13 03:01 PM,Guitarists are constantly seeking their own sound or unique voice. However, producers often resort to giving instructions like, “Give me a raunchy blues sound à la Stevie Ray Vaughan,” rather than “Give me something wholly original that I’ve never imagined before.” It’s not that producers are unimaginative or that they deliberately want to mimic another guitarist’s sound; it’s just that categorizing sounds saves a lot of time and gives you a point of departure. Often you’ll hear producers requesting that… View this story
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Bobby Owsinski 01/08/13 02:30 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Reader Hector Gutierrez wrote in with a couple of questions that I’m happy to answer. Here we go: How do you become a producer? You’re a producer when you have a client that trusts you with their music. They have to feel comfortable with you personally first and foremost, but they also need to know that you’ll help them make the right decisions. Work with as many artists as you can in… View this story
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Howard Massey 09/07/12 11:00 AM,Maybe it’s just a side effect of the Starbucks jet fuel she gulped down as we conduct the interview, but a couple of things soon become abundantly clear about Trina Shoemaker: one, she is supremely confident in her abilities. And, two, she takes no shit from anybody. Shoemaker grew up in Joliet, Illinois, a small town near Chicago, where her hobbies included buying every album she could get her hands on and disassembling her dad’s hi-fi equipment. At the age… View this story
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Howard Massey 06/08/11 07:16 AM, 0 CommentsJoe Chiccarelli is a chameleon. Not literally, of course. But unlike many producers whose sonic stamp is immediately recognizable (a Roy Thomas Baker or a John Shanks, for example), you’d be hard pressed to identify a Joe Chiccarelli “sound.” It’s hard to believe that the same individual who produced the rough-and-ready White Stripes’ Icky Thump was also responsible for the ephemeral, moody ambience of the Shins’ Wincing the Night Away or the smooth, slick jazz tones of Kurt Elling’s Night… View this story
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
PSW Staff 04/28/11 08:33 AM, 0 CommentsBest known for his work with popular aggressive bands like Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, The Melvins, Bad Religion and Kyuss, Joe Barresi is one of the most sought-after producer/mixer/engineers in the recording industry today. Considering that his talents have helped shape some of the most avant-garde and influential hard rock recordings, On The Mark Media (OTM) is proud to announce the availability of Joe Barresi: Tracking Rock, a behind-the-scenes video that takes viewers through Barresi’s process of producing… View this story
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Howard Massey 03/24/11 09:30 AM, 0 CommentsSometimes a little humility—combined with tenacity—can go a long way. Consider the career of engineer/producer Kevin Killen, who was willing to start at the bottom rung of the ladder not once, not twice, but three times before he finally broke through to the pinnacle of his profession, manning the board for the likes of U2, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Jewel, Lindsey Buckingham, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, and Paula Cole. Rewind the tape to 1979, when a young Killen began working… View this story
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Keith May 03/08/11 10:02 AM, 0 CommentsThese words can raise the hairs on the back of a purist’s neck, but if it rocks, it rocks! Jason Carmer’s work on Third Eye Blind’s back-to-back, multi-platinum smashes (their eponymous debut and “Blue,” their follow-up album), and a Grammy-nominated release for Los Amigos Invisibles, have got the purists taking notes on some of Carmer’s techniques. John Carmer (Jason’s dad) was a musician in New York City. As a result, Jason spent his early childhood in the Big Apple. In… View this story
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Barry Rudolph 02/16/11 08:20 AM, 0 CommentsMany studios built in the 1970’s were designed not to have any acoustic influence on the recorded sound produced in them. This was accomplished by over-deadening walls, floors and ceilings so no sound waves (leakage) would reflect and add (or subtract) from the instrument’s original sound waves. Bass traps were purpose-built for controlling sound from electric bass amps, small isolated (and dead sounding) drum booths were mandatory and heavy gobos or baffles were used around all musicians separating them and… View this story
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Monday, February 07, 2011
PSW Staff 02/07/11 05:02 PM, 0 CommentsThe Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a GRAMMY Week event titled “Shaken Rattled & Rolled” honoring legendary producer T Bone Burnett for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. GRAMMY-winning artists Elton John and Leon Russell will serve as honorary event co-chairs at the event, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles. GRAMMY Week culminates with… View this story
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Howard Massey 12/30/10 08:16 AM, 0 CommentsAh, the eighties. Every record sounded like it was made in a stadium, every singer working their uppermost range until it seemed as if their vocal cords were about to leap out of their throat, every hit wrapped in a glossy package of shimmering guitar leads and silky bass. And, of course, every snare drum was passing through a gated reverb. Hugh Padgham is largely responsible for many of those sounds—particularly the latter— but he’s also responsible for crafting many… View this story
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