Brad Cook: No Gatekeeping
by Jacob Paul Nielsen
Brad Cook has been making and recording music since he was a kid growing up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Throughout his 20-plus year career, he's toured with people like Sharon Van Etten and produced...
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Interviews, tutorials, etc. All about the art of music recording.
Noah Lennox: Music Can Be Anything
by Geoff Stanfield
Noah Lennox and Pete Kember Photographed by Ian Witchell After Tape Op's online editor Geoff Stanfield interviewed both Noah Lennox and longtime collaborator Pete Kember [#46] for the Tape Op...
Sonic Boom: Music Can Be Anything
by Larry Crane
Noah Lennox and Pete Kember Photographed by Ian Witchell After Tape Op's online editor Geoff Stanfield interviewed both Noah Lennox and longtime collaborator Pete Kember [#46] for the Tape Op...
Jon Markson: It's a Livin' Thing
by Sam Retzer
Photo by John Forrestal If you've been keeping up with the explosion of popularity around hardcore and heavy alternative music, chances are you've heard the name Jon Markson. After a decade in...
Jon Regen & Matt Johnson: Crafting Albums Across the Ocean
by Jon Regen & Matt Johnson
When singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Regen met famed UK synth wizard and producer Matt Johnson after a Jamiroquai gig back in 2018, he had no idea the two would soon begin a fruitful partnership...
Morton Subotnick: We Are Who We Invent
by Elliott Sharp
A pioneer of modern electronic music, Morton Subotnick initiated technical innovations and created new sonic paradigms with his groundbreaking 1967 album Silver Apples of the Moon. Now in his 90th...
Amanda Shires & Lawrence Rothman: "One More For Fun"
by Geoff Stanfield
The pairing of Amanda Shires and producer Lawrence Rothman is an unlikely one. On paper, Amanda's Americana-leaning solo records (including her work with The Highwomen), and Lawrence's art rock...
Hill Kourkoutis: Thriving & Growing
by Lisa Machac
A songwriter, producer, mixer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, director, and actress, Hill Kourkoutis is based in Barrie, a small town outside of Toronto, Canada. In addition to her recording and...
Tony Hoffer: Stirring it Up
by Larry Crane
For years I had seen the name Tony Hoffer on album credits. In addition to producing Belle & Sebastian albums, he’s also mixed hits for M83, co-produced Beck's Midnite Vultures, mixed...
Tunde Adebimpe: Sketching the Panorama
by Ian Brennan
Tunde Adebimpe is the co-lead singer and co-founder of the critically acclaimed TV On The Radio, a group who helped reshape rock music as well as the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York...
Next Big Thing In Music Production?
by Larry Crane
We recently received a query from a curious reader, Tzuriel Kastel. Tzuriel wanted to know, "What do you see as the next big thing in music production?" I passed this on to various Tape Op...
Kenny Siegal: A Sense of Balance
by Larry Crane
In his well-equipped and comfortable Old Soul Studios in Catskill, New York, where artists such as Ratatat, Beirut, and The New Pornographers [Tape Op #27] have made records, Kenny Siegal has worked...