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Ross Hogarth: Whatever Works...

by Dave Fisher

Ross Hogarth is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. His career spans multiple genres, years, and artists, and his discography reads like a Who's Who of the music industry. Having worked on...

Nick Raskulinecz

by Garrett Haines

While receiving the Grammy for best hard rock performance, Dave Grohl thanked Nick Raskulinecz, calling him the "greatest rock producer around." Coming from an artist who's worked with Tape Op...

Robin Guthrie: From the Cocteau Twins to Violet Indiana

by William Bernhard

I first met Robin Guthrie three years ago. I was playing guitar with Seattle chanteuse Heather Duby and we were opening up for his band Violet Indiana. Needless to say, I was very excited, as I had...

African Underground: Guerilla Hip-Hop recording Senegalese Style

by Jason Hatfield

I sat down with cousins and co- producers Ben Herson and Daniel Cantor at Daniel's Notable Productions studio just outside of Boston. Over strong, delicious Senegalese coffee we discussed the first...

Dan Kennedy: Behind the Gear with Great River Electronics

by Walt Szalva

Nothing Safe About Rock & Roll: Ethan Johns on Record-making for Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne

by Larry Crane

Ethan Johns would be of note to the recording world if only for his familial ties. Being the son of Glyn Johns [Tape Op #109] and the nephew of Andy Johns [Tape Op #39], one might assume...

Ethan Johns/Luther Russell: Luther Russell

by Larry Crane

My friend Luther Russell and I have worked together on a number of records for artists and years ago we spent a lot of an Internet music site's money making a solo record for Luther that never came...

Ethan Johns

by Larry Crane

An eye-catching and imposing centerpiece of Ethan Johns' studio is the unique wraparound console he inherited from his father, Glyn Johns. We sat marveling at the console and picked Ethan's brain...

David Torn: David Bowie, Jeff Beck, SPLaTTerCeLL

by Simon TaufiQue

David Torn is a tough man to pin down — literally and figuratively. One day he's in his upstate New York project studio as a solo artist/avant- guitarist working on the follow-up to his...

Jim Czak: NOLA studios: From Steinways to Streisand...

by Bren Davies

The most important question is, 'What the hell are we gonna eat for lunch?'" This is how photographer Brian Silak and I were greeted by a portly and extremely jovial Jim Czak, co-owner and chief...

Mike Hagler: A Kingsize Engineer

by Louis R. Carlozo

James Demeter: Behind the Gear with Demeter Amplification

by Walt Szalva

One-time major label artist turned gear designer James Demeter talks about tubes, spring reverb and building gear for REO Speedwagon. Demeter Amplification was one of the first companies to...