Additional Dialogue with Michael Beinhorn: Soundgarden, Korn, Hole

When I recently interviewed Emily A. Sprague for the upcoming January 2026 issue of Tape Op, she mentioned having played on an LP by artist Hannah Pruzinsky who goes by h. pruz. I’m glad Emily turned me on to pruz, as their new album Red sky at morning that Emily played on is a really beautiful...

I was fortunate to meet Dennis Weinreich several years ago while he was in San Diego, California, visiting his daughter. Looking for a studio to do some work from while away from his home in London, he came by for a tour of my spot (Rarefied Recording). As we chatted, I became enthralled...

Around the time of their 2024 album, Loss of Life, I sat down for a chat with MGMT's co-founders, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, to discuss the recording of the album, all their collaborators, synth solos, and their longtime working relationship with producer/mixer...

As an engineer who mostly works on rock and experimental music, classical recording fascinates me. Seemingly accurate recordings of acoustic instruments feels like one of the more measurable skills in our field, with at least some safe detachment from recording trends. Jennifer Nulsen has...

As a child of Nigerian immigrants, a queer Black person, and a proud advocate for social change, Joy Oladokun has been combating her “constant Little Sister Syndrome” to become a musical force in her adopted home of Nashville, Tennessee. With five studio albums to her name, including 2021’s...