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Are You Backing Up?

by Mike Kosacek

There is an old saying: “Only back up what you can’t afford to lose.” As musicians and audio personnel, I believe most of us can’t afford to lose any of our product (aka...

Mixing Phosphorescent’s Revelator: with Dave Cerminara

by Dave Cerminara

One of my favorite records of 2024 to date is Phosphorescent’s Revelator. It's a beautifully recorded album, featuring Matthew Houck's timeless songwriting and lyrics plus gorgeous...

What is Success in Music?

by Kyle Nicolaides

If there was a Grammy awarded for comparing one's life with others and then suffering about it, I'd be a superstar by now. I have a long history of picking up a magazine, such as this one, comparing...

Éliézer Oubda: Work With Whatever You Have

by Ian Brennan

When my colleague, professor Amandine Pras of The University of York, visited Mali to study the regional recording studio industry, she was shocked to hear the same person’s name come up again...

Sera Cahoone: Protector of Songs

by Larry Crane

Known as a drummer (including the band Carissa's Wierd, for singer-songwriter Patrick Park, and in an early version of Band of Horses), Sera Cahoone received much acclaim as a songwriter once her...

Margo Cilker

by Larry Crane

I caught Margo on Zoom while she was gigging in Bozeman, Montana.

John Morgan Askew

by Larry Crane

I dropped by to see John's studio, Bocce, and ask him about working with Sera Cahoone (see Sera interview here) and Margo Cilker (see Margo interview here).

Sera Cahoone with Margo Cilker & John Morgan Askew

by Larry Crane

L to R: Rebecca Young, Sera Cahoone, Margo Cilker, John Morgan Askew - photo by Adam Levy Sera Cahoone Interview Margo Cilker Interview John Morgan Interview

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Mike Bridavsky: Bloomington's Russian Recording

by John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez, Greg Saunier

In downtown Bloomington, Indiana, Mike Bridavsky owns and operates Russian Recording, where he's tracked, produced, mixed, and mastered local bands and artists from all over, including M. Ward, The...

The Sphere Electronics Eclipse Type III Console Rebuild

by Larry Crane

In our interview with Mike Bridavsky (see Mike interview here) of Bloomington's Russian Recording, he mentioned his very unique, heavily modified Sphere Eclipse Type III console. I was curious about...

Jarvis Taveniere: A Collective Flow State

by James Toth

Jarvis Taveniere is a producer, engineer, and musician working out of Los Angeles, California. His work with his own band, indie favorites Woods, as well as with artists like Purple Mountains, Surf...