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Press for Tape Op Book and int. with Larry
by Larry Crane
One of the local Portland weeklies did a blurb on me and the Tape Op book for the reading tonight. Mercury
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Vinnie Castaldo's DVD Reviews
by Larry Crane
Vinnie Castaldo was in the new issue of Tape Op. Check out his reviews of his two fave educational DVDs. -LC Trust Your Ears: The Drum Tech Explorations of Jeff Ocheltree If you’re like me, always getting stuck tuning drums before a session,...
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Women and the Grammy for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical”
by Larry Crane
***This is a guest "re-post" from the SoundGirls website (courtesy of SoundGirls and Ainjel Emme)*** THE DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS CEILING: Women and the Grammy for "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical" by Ainjel Emme (originally...
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A Treasure Trove of Acoustic Information
by Larry Crane
My pal Ethan Winer is half of the company Real Traps and hosts a page of all sorts of articles and information about acoustics and control rooms at this site: Real Traps One of my favorite pieces nearly ended up in Tape Op Magazine but after I...
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Alan Sparhawk Releases White Roses, My God
by Geoff Stanfield
The husband and wife partnership of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker will forever be remembered for their work in the band Low. Their remarkable vocal harmonies always told a story of a long and storied relationship that went far beyond the music and...
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Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is Afraid To Say
by Geoff Stanfield
Justin Douglas of King Electric Recording in Austin, Texas compiled some good thoughts on all the stuff nobody likes to talk about but really, really should! Check it out here:Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is...
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Herb Alpert: 50
by Geoff Stanfield
We interviewed Herb Alpert in Tape Op #140, and he hasn't slowed down since. He just released his 50th album, aptly titled 50. It is yet another prime example of the lounge pop genre he all but invented with The Tijuana Brass starting in the...
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Tell Congress to Save Music and Stop the "Pandora Bailout Bill"
by Allen Farmelo
In the never-ending, century-old battle between corporations and content producers: I give you the latest bit of pro-artist activism. This is taken directly from the Grammy Foundation's website: Tell Congress to Save Music and Stop the "Pandora...
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Release New Album: Flight b741
by Geoff Stanfield
No secret that I am a big fan of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. They first caught my ear in 2017 with their Turkish Psych-Rock flavored album, Flying Microtonal Banana, and I have been a fan ever since. If you asked me what the definitive KGLW...