interviews

Tycho: Music That Sounds Like Memories

by Geoff Stanfield

Tycho’s Scott Hansen is a busy man. As the frontman, principle songwriter, producer, as well as the creator of the band’s album art and live visuals, he has no shortage of things on his...

Chino Moreno of Deftones and Team Sleep: on working with Terry Date and Greg Wells

by John Baccigaluppi

We did three and a half records with Terry. When we first got signed in the mid ‘90s, our label [Maverick] asked us who we wanted to produce our debut album. We didn’t know at first; we...

Greg Wells: Save The Song

by John Baccigaluppi

I first met Greg Wells over the phone in 2004 when we were both working on a Team Sleep record, a band put together by Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno. Chino and the guys in the band at the time (Todd...

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Brad McGowan: This Issue’s Tweaker of Tones

by Liam Nelson

Louder Than Liftoff is a relatively young pro audio company. They caught my eye with a unique take on both the 500 series EQ and the two bus processor. A small, two-man operation, born of a passion...

Jonathan Schenke

by John Rau

Jonathan Schenke has made a name and a sound for himself by recording and mixing some of the best independent and experimental rock that came out of New York in the last five years. You may have...

Rick Miller

by Pete Weiss

As the guiding light of twang-raunch-rock stalwarts Southern Culture On The Skids, singer/ guitarist/producer Rick Miller has steered the band through over 30 years of musical adventures, spanning...

Nick Blagona: Super Special Sound with the Tone Guru

by Roman Sokal

Residing in a small town just south of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is Nick Blagona. I met him over two decades ago at a recording studio in Toronto, and he always had valuable pointers for mic...

Mike Dean: Hip-Hop Producer/Mixer

by Jake Brown

If you’re a hip-hop fan it’s almost impossible not to know the name Mike Dean, as his sound is woven so deeply into the last quarter century of music. A low-key legend who prefers to let...

Dave Cobb

by Andy Hong, Mark Rubel, Hayley Thompson-King

“If somebody’s too neurotic, I’m out. I think music is supposed to be fun, reactionary, and impulsive.” Dave Cobb’s great record production for Chris Stapleton, Jason...

Mikey Young (Bonus): Australia’s Finest

by Aaron Turney, Stephen Turney

If you’ve purchased an Australian rock record made in the past decade, there’s a good chance Mikey Young had his hand in the final product. He’s a member of Eddy Current Suppression...

Looking Back at 50 years of Music and Family with John Golden: w/ April & JJ Golden

by Ian Brennan

Beginning his foray into music as an artist, John Golden has been mastering records for nearly 50 years, a time span very few share. I started making records back in the 1980s, and had the good...