Interviews

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Kito

Interviews | No. 173

Kito: Music Anywhere

By Meredith Hobbs Coons and Samuel Ramirez

Kito, whose given name is Maaike Kito Lebbing, has a music production career spanning three continents, from Australia, to Europe (London), and to the United States by way of Los Angeles. In that time, she has produced music for many iconic artists, such as Mabel, Jorja Smith, and...

Amon Tobin
May 28, 2026 NO. 143 Interview

Amon Tobin: Curiosity, Joy, and Satisfaction

One of electronic music's prevailing visionaries; Amon Tobin began producing in the south coastal town of Brighton, England, debuting with the album Bricolage in 1997 – a seamless union of downtempo jazz/jungle fusions. It was the beginning of a career defined by a...

Jim Keller of Sondhus
Apr 11, 2026 NO. 142 Interview

Jim Keller of Sondhus: Designing the Residential Studio

As the reality of the pandemic set in earlier this year, recording engineers and musicians scrambled to adapt. With in-person recording sessions postponed and canceled, many were left wondering how to continue work on recordings begun in commercial studios. Like so many others, I had...

Sheldon Gomberg
Apr 11, 2026 NO. 142 Interview

Sheldon Gomberg

Plenty of engineers and producers migrate from one side of the glass to the other: at some point, an engineer realizes she's happier on the technical side, or a producer discovers his knack for getting the best out of bands in the studio. These changes often happen more organically...

Steve Perry
Apr 11, 2026 NO. 142 Interview

Steve Perry: His Own Personal Soundtrack

As the former lead singer for Journey, Steve Perry should probably require no introduction, as his vocals have graced some of the biggest FM radio staples of the late '70s and '80s. His solo records (in 1984 and 1994) also did very well. Yet, despite Journey's 1996...

Thom Flowers
May 26, 2026 NO. 142 Interview

Thom Flowers

Based out of Santa Barbara, Thom Flowers worked as a producer and engineer at Orange Whip Recording in the mid-'90s and early '00s, with bands such as Lagwagon, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Nerf Herder, and The Mad Caddies. He co-founded Standard Audio along the way (with Ian...

Mario J. McNulty
Apr 11, 2026 NO. 142 Interview

Mario J. McNulty: Past, Present, Future

Working out of New York City, Mario J. McNulty is a talented producer, mixer, and engineer with an enviable list of credits. He's been in the studio with David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Angelique Kidjo, Lou Reed, Earl Slick, Anti-Flag, The Raveonettes, Manic Street Preachers, and...

Qmillion
Apr 11, 2026 NO. 142 Interview

Qmillion: Experiment & Listen

Keith Lewis is Qmillion, a musician, engineer, producer, composer, and mixer based in L.A. He's been busier than ever during the last decade with Robert Glasper (and his Experiment and Trio combos), as well as many related artists and projects. Qmillion's mixes and tracking...