Interviews | No. 46
Phil Taylor
by Jeff Touzeau
For nearly a century, The Astoria has woven its own distinct musical heritage along the banks of the river Thames, just southwest of London. With its lush and leafy surroundings, highly reminiscent...
interviews
We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.
Mark Hornsby: Serving the Song
by Jeff Touzeau
When you're young and picking a career, everyone always tells you to "do what you love." In the music industry however, sometimes such lofty platitudes aren't enough to pay the bills – even if...
John Storyk: Acoustics and Studio Design
by Jeff Touzeau
John Storyk is not just a famous studio designer and architect; he's also a master of details and implementation, sharing an innate creative sense that many of his longtime clients also possess....
Nick Mason: Behind the Scenes with Pink Floyd drummer
by Jeff Touzeau
Nick Mason's recent autobiography, Inside Out, recalls his unique experiences as the drummer for Pink Floyd during for over three decades — he is the only member to have remained with Pink...
Real World Studios: A behind the scenes tour
by Jeff Touzeau
Real World Studios is an icon in the studio business, recognized internationally for its innovative architecture, high technology standards and, of course, its association with founder Peter Gabriel....
John Leckie: Life after Abbey Road and Radiohead
by Jeff Touzeau
John Leckie's handiwork has been on many ground- breaking recordings in the U.K. He has worked tirelessly for over thirty years on seminal projects like George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, Pink...
Fran Manzella: Studio Designer
by Jeff Touzeau
Fran Manzella, designer of East Hill Studios, Masterdisk, Sterling Sound, Stratosphere Studios and many, many others, learned studio design through his inquisitive nature and determination to...
Stratosphere Sound: Recording Ivy and more
by Jeff Touzeau
Rock and roll can cause you to behave irrationally. I was working on a renovation project at my home and while carrying a bunch of lumber, I stepped on 2-inch nail that went straight through my...
Ian Catt: Saint Etienne, Trembling Blue Stars
by Jeff Touzeau
Ian Catt has developed a unique style that is behind some of the most interesting sounds coming out of the U.K. today. Having produced and engineered such bands as Saint Etienne, Trembling Blue...