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Richard Dodd

by Larry Crane

Even among recording, mixing, and mastering engineers, Richard Dodd's career has been a unique one, covering many styles of music. His work began in the early '70s and continues today. In that time...

Bob Ludwig: Master of Mastering

by Nicolay Ketterer

If someone has mastered 8,000 to 9,000 albums to date — many of them rock and pop DNA — they are probably doing something right. Bob Ludwig started cutting lacquers at A&R...

Jim Sclavunos: Bad Seeds, The Jim Jones Review

by Matt Frost

As a drummer, Jim Sclavunos has kicked it with the best of them for over 35 years: Red Transistor, Beirut Slump, 8 Eyed Spy, Sonic Youth, The Cramps, Alex Chilton, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Congo...

Rich Williams: Behind the Gear with Burl Audio

by Larry Crane

Burl Audio, under the direction of owner/designer Rich Williams, has developed some of the best new recording equipment over the last eight years. Their mic preamps, summing amps, and control room...

Oliver Ackermann: Death By Audio

by Alex Maiolo

With the music biz shifting, daily talk amongst musicians mainly revolves around the subject of adaptability. As old doors close, others are opening, offering creative control, DIY tools, and...

Chris Mara & Cameron Henry

by Stephen Allbritten, Larry Crane

In an industry that has become more and more digitized, Nashville's Welcome to 1979 and its owner, Chris Mara, are offering clients an opportunity to step back in time. With a recent purchase of a...

"a kid with a soldering iron writing stuff in BASIC": Grammy-Winning Technologist Brian Transeau's Childhood Adventures in Synthesis

by Andy Hong

For me, the highlight of the inaugural A3E (Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange) event in Boston (September 23-24, 2014) was the closing keynote, which featured Dr. Richard Boulanger, Professor...

Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, LL Cool J: Selected Stories from David Bianco's Lifetime of Record-Making

by Geoff Stanfield

What do Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, LL Cool J, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, U2, Mick Jagger, AC/DC, The Damned, The Posies, and Rage Against the Machine all have in common? They all...

Bill Whitlock: Behind the Gear with Jensen Transformers

by Larry Crane

Jensen Transformers was founded in 1974 by Deane Jensen as part of his quest for excellent studio sound. He believed the transformers of the era were of a substandard quality, and our field has...

Ian Shaw

by Ian Shaw

Ian Shaw, engineer and producer from London, England, relocated to the heart of tropical Key West, Florida, the southernmost point in the continental US. In the winter of 2011 Ian shipped his...

David Bianco (bonus): Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, LL Cool J

by Geoff Stanfield

What do Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, LL Cool J, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, U2, Mick Jagger, AC/DC, The Damned, The Posies, and Rage Against the Machine all have in common? They all...