interviews

What I Learned In Recording School

by Jeremiah Cymerman

Back in the golden days of Sun Studios and Gold Star, when recording was still a new enterprise, in order to be a recording engineer you had to actually be an engineer. Before you...

Russell Frehling Expanded

by Steve Silverstein

I contacted Russell Frehling for a sidebar to my interview with composer Pauline Oliveros. To accompany the Oliveros article, I wanted to include a profile of Deep Listening Space's...

Harvey and Alex Gerst

by Kent Powell

Harvey Gerst has been a major-label musician (the Villagers, Sweetwater), hit songwriter (the Byrds), product designer (Acoustic, JBL), engineer, and producer. I his 60's, he...

Oranger

by Ian Swanke

Oranger may be the best self produced, home recorded band you've never heard of. When they aren't on tour with Elliott Smith, Wilco, The Apples In Stereo or R.E.M, they're tucked away in a foggy...

Will Oldham is Bonny "Prince" Billy

by John Dylan Keith

I've been listening to Bonny 'Prince' Billy's "Master and Everyone" a little obsessively lately, so it seemed auspicious when the chance to interview him came up.  His avoidance...

Crystalphonic

by Larry Crane

This summer I was part of a press junket to Crystalphonic Sound Studios in Charlottesville, Virginia. A press junket is a trip where they fly writers from various magazines to a...

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Cerberus Shoal Recording Diary

by Scott Colburn

1-3-03Damn!  Why did I book a 6:30am flight?  Oh yeah — it's half the price of a sane-hour flight.  So, it's up at 4am, down some cheerios, and head to the airport.  My wife,...

Home Studio Pop Quiz

by John J. Volanski

We didn't announce it, but that is why they call it a pop quiz! This month we are going to test your knowledge on several aspects of the home recording studio. Below are ten...

Poor Man's Mellotron

by Bruce Harvie

You just can't beat a Mellotron or Chamberlin for adding texture and interest to any track. This precursor of the modern digital sampler utilized pre-recorded tapes that played as the keys were held...

Ronan Chris Murphy

by John Rodd

You are known for doing tons of really complicated rock records like the King Crimson double trio or that Bozzio/Levin/Stevens record you just did.I do seem to attract some of the crazier projects....

Experimental Sound Studio

by Philip Von Zweck

Housed in a former bakery in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood is the Experimental Sound Studio. ESS has been a staple of Chicago's art and music scene for nearly 16 years with a unique purpose. It...