Bryce Gonzales: The ETA Sessions
by John Baccigaluppi
In a Pitchfork review of SML's Small Medium Large album, Matthew Blackwell wrote, “There were no rules at Enfield Tennis Academy (ETA). The tiny Los Angeles cocktail bar… became a...
interviews
We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.
Joe Reineke and Karyn Gold-Reineke: In the Temple
by Larry Crane
I first met Joe Reineke in early 1989, when he caught our band, Vomit Launch, on a middle slot between Nirvana and Mudhoney in San Jose, California. He had a band called The Mice (soon renamed The...
Emil Amos of Holy Sons: Not Left Behind
by Jake Newcomb
Fresh off releasing his first solo record, Zone Black, for Drag City Records, Emil Amos takes a break to talk about his production philosophies, home recording in the '90s, and what still keeps him...
Mid-Fi: Cutting Plastic Records with Michael Dixon
by Scott Evans
Based in Tucson, Arizona, Michael Dixon runs what seems like a hundred businesses centered around lathe cut records, from cutting records for bands, to selling lathes and parts, to a training camp...
Dan Johnson: Preserving the Past
by Larry Crane
In a nondescript office building out in Burbank, California, you'll find Audio Archiving Services, Inc. Run by Dan Johnson, these rooms are full of all types of audio playback devices, and Dan...
Modular Synthesis in the Control Room
by Chris Koltay
This is part 1 of a 2 part article, you can find the other part here: "A Practical Guide to Integrating Modular Synthesis in the Control Room" It seems but a distant memory now, but yet somehow...
A Practical Guide to Integrating Modular Synthesis in the Control Room
by John Baccigaluppi
This is part 2 of a 2 part article, you can find the other part here: "Modular Synthesis in the Control Room" After reading Chris Koltay’s super fun and inspiring “Modular Synthesis in...
Malcolm Toft: Innovator & Audio Mogul
by Brian Tarquin
Malcolm, left, in Japan with Trident A Range console, 1974. Malcolm Toft [Tape Op #26] has a career spanning over 50 years in the professional audio industry. He started at CBS Studios in London...
Alessandro “Asso” Stefana
by Geoff Stanfield
We get a lot of email at Tape Op. It is typically from public relations firms, record labels, and gear manufacturers. I do my best to keep up with all of the interview pitches and requests for...
Making 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love”
by Ian Brennan
Prince’s “When Doves Cry” is often cited as the first modern pop hit without a primary bass guitar part. But, as great as Prince was, that distinction actually belongs to 10cc, and...
Betty Bennett, Founder of Apogee Electronics: Whenever you find your passion, it's not really work anymore.
by John Baccigaluppi
I've been using Apogee converters in my studio since I bought my first AD 500 analog to digital converter in the early '90s. I've found all their gear to sound fantastic, work reliably, and inspire...
Alan Parsons
by Larry Crane
I first met Alan Parsons in 2004, when I interviewed him for Tape Op issue #42. We’ve been lucky enough to work together on Recording Academy presentations and meet up socially a few times...