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...
interviews
We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.
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...
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Mix Copyright: Is a mix intellectual property?
by Mike Caffrey
If I mix someone else's recording, is that particular mix my intellectual property? While there isn't a specific court case as a precedent, the answer seems to be yes. In an era where a reference mix...
Electrodyne History: The History of Electrodyne, Quad-Eight and Sphere
by Larry DeVivo
I'm going to let you in on a little secret — one that few engineers talk about and several will want to kill me for writing about. What if I told you there was a microphone preamp that could...
Dennis Herring: From Timbuk 3 to Modest Mouse
by Tim Lee
The Elusive Frank Lacy: Dennis Herring: The Elusive Frank Lacy
by Tim Lee
Victor Van Vugt: PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Beth Orton and...
by John Bosch
On a bone-cold day I rushed up Varick Street in lower Manhattan in an effort to be on time to interview a certain producer with stellar credentials, a man whom I had volunteered to interview with...
Chris Eckman: The Walkabouts & Working with Victor Van Vugt
by John Bosch
Chris Eckman has been chief songwriter and guitarist for Seattle band The Walkabouts for 20 years. The band's sound has evolved over time as Eckman's collaboration with co-founder, vocalist and...