Interviews

WE TALK AT LENGTH WITH RECORD-MAKERS ABOUT HOW THEY MAKE RECORDS.

Regina Spektor

Interviews | No. 172

Regina Spektor: Collaboration & Experience

By Geoff Stanfield and Emily Paige Pereira

The story of Regina Spektor is one of a truly self-made artist. In 1989, at nine years old, Spektor and her family emigrated from Moscow to the Bronx in New York. Her love and affinity for playing the piano found her studying in high school at the Manhattan School of Music, and as she...

BS2000
Dec 27, 2025 NO. 27 Interviews

BS2000: Amery Smith & Adam Horovitz

BS2000 recently released their new album, Simply Mortified, of lo-fi dance hits and keyboard jams. The band consists of Adam Horovitz (of the Beastie Boys) and Amery Smith and their new record was recorded in a damp basement. I caught up with them on the phone to find out how it went...

Phill Brown: Steve Winwood 31st October 1976
Apr 10, 2026 NO. 26 Interviews

Phill Brown: Steve Winwood 31st October 1976

We interviewed Phill Brown in issue number [#12] of Tape Op. Over the years he's worked with some of the greatest artists ever, like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Traffic, Spooky Tooth, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Robert Palmer, Bob Marley, Steve Winwood, Harry Nilsson, Roxy Music, Stomu...

My Bloody Valentine
Apr 10, 2026 NO. 26 Interviews

My Bloody Valentine: Song-by-song with Kevin Shields

"All I Need" from Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

There was a drum machine beat just going like a heartbeat effect. I played an acoustic guitar to it and then it's basically an Alesis Midiverb II, it's the reverse reverb program. If I ever had a secret...

Rupert Neve on *Wonderful Recordings*
Apr 10, 2026 NO. 26 Interviews

Rupert Neve on *Wonderful Recordings*

In a way isn't this all an imperfect science, in that, no matter how good recording gets it will never match the original?

We're getting reasonably close. Some of the film boys are doing some very realistic audio ' still digital, still limited — but they've learned...

Twilight Circus
Apr 10, 2026 NO. 26 Interviews

Twilight Circus: Dub in the Netherlands

You know those cathartic protests against globalization? How come they're so well co-ordinated in cities as far flung as Seattle and Genoa? Could it be that the disappearance of boundaries in global communications actually fosters the forces of radicalism as well as the spread of...

Malcolm Toft
Apr 10, 2026 NO. 26 Interviews

Malcolm Toft: The Trident Legacy

In terms of recognition, Malcolm Toft's name is not as familiar within the pro audio world as, say, Rupert Neve's. However, there is a rich history involving the man who is the co-designer of the Trident A Range, the Series 80 and, more recently, the Trident/MTA Series 980...

Rupert Neve
Apr 10, 2026 NO. 26 Interviews

Rupert Neve: Pro Audio Guru

There is a humble man who lives in the small town of Wimberley, Texas. His name is on recording consoles all over the world, and so many important works of music have run through his signal chains that we don't even need to mention them. He is still designing recording gear, such...

Norman Dayron
Apr 13, 2026 NO. 25 Interviews

Norman Dayron: Recording Mike Bloomfield

Twenty years after his death, the late Michael Bloomfield still exerts a gravitational pull over anyone who heard his ground-breaking blend of blues- rock guitar power and modal improvisations. That mixture captured my imagination — I can remember trying to kill time on a lengthy high...

Andy Wallace
Mar 6, 2026 NO. 25 Interviews

Andy Wallace: From Nirvana to Jeff Buckley

In his twenty-five plus years in the music business, Andy Wallace has grown from an unknown home recording enthusiast to the premier mixer of his day. Andy's first commercial breakthrough came with his co-production (along with Rick Rubin) and mixing of Slayer's Reign in Blood...