Amy King: Versatile... Dedicated.
by Roman Sokal
Grant Avenue Studio, based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is a prestigious, fabled, and legendary studio originally built by the brothers Bob and Daniel Lanois [Tape Op #37, #127]. In 1985, musician...
interviews
We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.
Kyle Crane: Bigger Achievements
by Dave Middleton
I first met Kyle Crane at the airport in Austin before a barrage of SXSW showcases in 2012, when the band I was playing with flew him in from L.A. to be our drummer for the week. Eight years later,...
Jon Castelli: Modern Mixing, a conversation with Doug Fearn
by Doug Fearn
Jon Castelli is a mix engineer and producer working out of his studio, The Gift Shop, in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. Jon studied with Tony Maserati for five years and has since...
Ray Moore: Moore on Moore: Reflections on the Studio Life, Columbia Records (1957-1995)
by Vic Svorinich
The article you are searching for has been removed due to copyright issues. Please check out Edison, Musicians, and the Phonograph: A Century in Retrospect for an interview with Ray Moore and many...
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Peterson Goodwyn of DIY Recording Equipment: This Issue's Do-It-Yourselfer
by Scott Evans
DIY Recording Equipment (DIYRE) is a cool company, making great, easy-to-build DIY studio gear. I've written a few enthusiastic reviews of their kits for Tape Op, and I was glad to get an hour of...
Jack Antonoff at Home in Brooklyn: Messages in Bottles
by Bren Davies
Born in Bergenfield, New Jersey, Jack Antonoff has performed, recorded, and toured with the bands Outline, Steel Train, fun., Bleachers, and, most recently, Red Hearse, with a self-titled album...
Phil Thornalley: I Want it to Sound Like This
by Paul Myers
Apart from the world of recording, Phil Thornalley may not be a household name, but a quick scan of the many records he's produced, engineered, and co-written (or all of the above) reveals a...
Norbert Putnam: From Muscle Shoals to Nashville to Margaritaville
by Jake Brown
A recording studio in a house is something you'd expect in Nashville in today's age of in-the-box recording, but back at the dawn of the 1970's it was an unheard of move most country music record...
Ebonie Smith: Keeping the Flow
by Angelica Tavella
Last year I had the opportunity to pay a visit to Atlantic Records, right off of Times Square in New York City, to have a conversation with their Senior Engineer, Ebonie Smith. We talked about her...
Greg Kurstin: Music is My Happy Place
by John Baccigaluppi
Greg Kurstin is an in demand producer who's worked with a laundry list of great artists, including Lily Allen, Sia, Pink, The Shins, Foo Fighters, Liam Gallagher, Beck, The Flaming Lips, Tegan and...
Maria Elisa Ayerbe: "You've Got to Tell Your Story"
by Larry Crane
In 2019, I was asked to moderate a panel at Music Expo Miami, and luckily for us one of the panelists was Maria Elisa Ayerbe, a local recordist, producer, and mixer I had heard much about and wanted...