interviews

We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.

Sept. 13, 2024  |  No. 163

Joe Boyd: Roots of Rhythm

by Ian Brennan

Having produced classic albums for Nick Drake, Richard & Linda Thompson, R.E.M., and Toots and the Maytals, amongst others, Joe Boyd [Tape Op #60] is arguably the most renowned, living, roots...

Sept. 13, 2024  |  No. 163

Jeff Jones: The Jedi Master

by Ian Brennan

@ Scovil Productions, Norwalk, CT Jeff “The Jedi Master” Jones has been an engineer and producer for music and films in New York City for over 40 years. Starting out as a teenager in...

Sept. 13, 2024  |  No. 163

Joseph LeDoux: Brains & Music

by Richard Barone

Every musician knows that music, memory, and emotion are connected. But how? Joseph LeDoux, Professor of Science and director of the Emotional Brain Institute at New York University, and author of...

July 19, 2024  |  No. 162

Lance Skiiiwalker: I Love the Sounds

by Larry Crane

Born Lance Howard, Lance Skiiiwalker was "discovered" by Kendrick Lamar and signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) a number of years back. Lance's first full release, Introverted Intuition, and his...

July 19, 2024  |  No. 162

Steve Evetts: Remain Human

by Sam Retzer

Belleville, New Jersey, is a deceptively quiet enclave up the river from Newark. A beautiful mural here, a grungy secondhand shop there – it’s a collision of worlds. A bit like the...

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