interviews

by Larry Crane

Nov. 14, 2023  |  No. 158

Working With a Mix Engineer

by Larry Crane

For over 25 years, I have done an extensive amount of mixing of music that I didn't track or produce. This work has been for home recordists, artists that used a studio for tracking but wanted...

Sept. 13, 2023  |  No. 157

Ryan Hadlock: Bear Creek and Beyond

by Larry Crane

Not far outside of Seattle, Washington, there's a converted old barn out in the woods named Bear Creek Studio. It's been there for well over 40 years, making it one of the oldest continuously running...

Sept. 19, 2023  |  No. 157

Joe Hadlock: Bear Creek's Early Years

by Larry Crane

Not far outside of Seattle, Washington, there's a converted old barn out in the woods named Bear Creek Studio. It's been there for well over 40 years, making it one of the oldest continuously running...

July 13, 2023  |  No. 156

Jason Livermore: The 30 Year Plan

by Larry Crane

Photo by Kevin Kirchner The Blasting Room, a studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, has been in operation for 30 years. What began as a home base/practice room/band studio for the groups Descendents...

July 13, 2023  |  No. 156

Sonic Boom: Music Can Be Anything

by Larry Crane

Noah Lennox and Pete Kember Photographed by Ian Witchell After Tape Op's online editor Geoff Stanfield interviewed both Noah Lennox and longtime collaborator Pete Kember [#46] for the Tape Op...

May 10, 2023  |  No. 155

Tony Hoffer: Stirring it Up

by Larry Crane

For years I had seen the name Tony Hoffer on album credits. In addition to producing Belle & Sebastian albums, he’s also mixed hits for M83, co-produced Beck's Midnite Vultures, mixed...

May 17, 2023  |  No. 155

Next Big Thing In Music Production?

by Larry Crane

We recently received a query from a curious reader, Tzuriel Kastel. Tzuriel wanted to know, "What do you see as the next big thing in music production?" I passed this on to various Tape Op...

May 10, 2023  |  No. 155

Kenny Siegal: A Sense of Balance

by Larry Crane

In his well-equipped and comfortable Old Soul Studios in Catskill, New York, where artists such as Ratatat, Beirut, and The New Pornographers [Tape Op #27] have made records, Kenny Siegal has worked...

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