Goose with D. James Goodwin

BY JULIANA BERNSTEIN, GEOFF STANFIELD

Connecticut-based Goose is a band with what might seem a meteoric rise into the public consciousness, but they have been building a loyal fan base the same way that artists like the Grateful Dead and Phish had before them, with nearly a decade of endless touring. Their latest release, Everything Must Go, and 2022's Dripfield, were both produced and engineered by D. James Goodwin [Tape Op #138]. I caught up with Goose frontman, Rick Mitarotonda and Goodwin to chat about the recording of Everything Must Go, capturing the energy of a live band experience, experimentation in the studio, and D. James Goodwin's quest to make the greatest jam band studio album of all time. This interview is also available as #107 of the Tape Op Podcast.

h. pruz: Red sky at morning

BY FELIX WALWORTH, JOHN BACCIGALUPPI

Jeff Zeigler

BY DASH LEWIS, KRISTIE KRAUSE

You’re likely already familiar with Jeff Zeigler’s résumé. He’s produced and engineered records by Kurt Vile, The War on Drugs [Tape Op #102], Laraaji [#141], Chris Forsyth, Nothing, Mary Lattimore [#158], and the list goes on. In recent years, he has taken new creative leaps, shifting his primary practice from tracking to mixing, as well as diving headfirst into the infinite universe of modular synthesis. We sat down for a couple of wide-ranging conversations, tracing his origins from teenage skateboarder, to sturdy sound guy, to sought-after studio wizard, from the early days recording on 4-tracks in Boston to his nearly three decades of running Uniform Recording in Philadelphia. I’ve known Jeff for well over a decade now, and it was a delight to learn more about his history and practice.

Jim-E Stack

BY GRAHAM TOLBERT, LARRY CRANE

In 2025, Jim-E Stack (born James Harmon Stack) had three big releases out – Bon Iver's SABLE, fABLE, Lorde's Virgin, and Aminé's 13 Months of Sunshine – that he'd worked on as a producer and co-writer. Living in L.A., he's also worked with Charli XCX, Empress Of, Haim, and others. His attention to setting up open creative recording situations and following through to overseeing the mix process yields some amazing results.