In a Pitchfork review of SML's Small Medium Large album, Matthew Blackwell wrote, “There were no rules at Enfield Tennis Academy (ETA). The tiny Los Angeles cocktail bar… became a...
When we interviewed him at 86 years old, Shel Talmy had no intention of retiring. He had continued to look to produce new artists that excited him. In December 2024, Shel passed away, leaving behind...
Finneas O’Connell is the youngest person to ever win a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Rising to fame as the producer for, and collaborator with, his sister, Billie...
Gloria Kaba is a Ghanaian-American sound engineer, producer, mixer, and writer whose impact spans over a decade. Renowned for her contributions to albums such as A Tribe Called Quest's We Got It...
I first met Joe Reineke in early 1989, when he caught our band, Vomit Launch, on a middle slot between Nirvana and Mudhoney in San Jose, California. He had a band called The Mice (soon renamed The...
Fresh off releasing his first solo record, Zone Black, for Drag City Records, Emil Amos takes a break to talk about his production philosophies, home recording in the '90s, and what still keeps him...
Based in Tucson, Arizona, Michael Dixon runs what seems like a hundred businesses centered around lathe cut records, from cutting records for bands, to selling lathes and parts, to a training camp...
In a nondescript office building out in Burbank, California, you'll find Audio Archiving Services, Inc. Run by Dan Johnson, these rooms are full of all types of audio playback devices, and Dan...
This is part 1 of a 2 part article, you can find the other part here: "A Practical Guide to Integrating Modular Synthesis in the Control Room" It seems but a distant memory now, but yet somehow...
This is part 2 of a 2 part article, you can find the other part here: "Modular Synthesis in the Control Room" After reading Chris Koltay’s super fun and inspiring “Modular Synthesis in...
Malcolm, left, in Japan with Trident A Range console, 1974. Malcolm Toft [Tape Op #26] has a career spanning over 50 years in the professional audio industry. He started at CBS Studios in London...
We get a lot of email at Tape Op. It is typically from public relations firms, record labels, and gear manufacturers. I do my best to keep up with all of the interview pitches and requests for...
Prince’s “When Doves Cry” is often cited as the first modern pop hit without a primary bass guitar part. But, as great as Prince was, that distinction actually belongs to 10cc, and...
