Gavin Lurssen: Mastering with a Master
by Larry Crane
Mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen has been behind the console since 1991, won three Grammys and one Latin Grammy, and runs Lurssen Mastering — one of Southern California's busiest facilities....
interviews
by Larry Crane
Clay Blair: From the Producer’s Workshop to Boulevard Recording
by Larry Crane
I had heard, from contributor Alex Maiolo, that someone from North Carolina had moved out to L.A. and accidentally discovered and re-opened the famed Producer's Workshop studio in Hollywood. That...
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Chris Walla: Making Tape Loops
by Larry Crane
Way the heck back, in issue #19 ofTape Op, we interviewed Chris Walla, then an integral part of the up-and-coming Death Cab For Cutie. Now Chris is off on his own, and his first music expedition (and...
Leo Abrahams: Brian Eno, David Byrne, Wild Beasts
by Larry Crane
I caught Leo Abrahams at his London home after a soundtrack session at Abbey Road and before heading over to play guitar on a recording with Jarvis Cocker of Pulp. It's all in a day's work for this...
Andrija Tokic: Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff
by Larry Crane
Dropping in at Andrija Tokic's Bomb Shelter Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, one might be forgiven for assuming they fell through a time warp. Wood and stone walls harken back to another time, and...
Dave Pensado: Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé, Macy Gray
by Larry Crane
Partway through my chat with world-renowned mix engineer Dave Pensado he said,"Be careful that you don't confuse advice with opinion." Hanging with Dave you realize he is a veritable fountain of...
Additional Dialogue with Gareth Jones
by Larry Crane
I've seen Gareth Jones' name on records since the '80s and have always wanted to meet him. My imagination created a stuffy, meticulous character; an engineer/producer driven by a need for...
Michael Rother: Harmonia, Neu!
by Larry Crane
Harmonia's five LP box set, Complete Works, contains all the released material of this fascinating German band from 1973 to 1976, including their 1976 collaboration with Brian Eno and four...
Gareth Jones: Depeche Mode, Erasure, John Foxx
by Larry Crane
I've seen Gareth Jones' name on records since the '80s and have always wanted to meet him. My imagination created a stuffy, meticulous character; an engineer/producer driven by a need for...
Deke Dickerson: Ecco-Fonic Records & Studio
by Larry Crane
A collector of guitars. Owner of Major Label and Ecco-Fonic Records. Record producer and engineer at his Ecco-Fonic Studios. Band leader. Guitarist. Author of two volumes of The Strat in the Attic....
Glyn Johns Will Make You Better.
by Larry Crane
Any of us who record rock music are likely aware of Glyn Johns. His legacy in the recording studio spans many years, and includes some of the best bands ever. In the sixties he tracked seminal British...
Manny Marroquin: the Push-Pull of Pop Music
by Larry Crane
Turn on the radio; you know, the one that's playing the hit songs of today. It won't be long before you hear something mixed by Manny Marroquin. With his touch gracing truckloads of top ten and number...