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Recording Studio Business:
More than just making music, studios need to make money in order to succeed. Mix finds out how.
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CRAS Grads Take Home Grammys
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (Tempe, Ariz.) graduates Moka Nagatani and Darrell Thorp have taken home 2004 Grammy Awards:
May 1, 2004
Melting Crayons to Make Records
Since the age of 10, Shawn Borri has tried to duplicate the wax recording techniques used by the North American Phonograph Co. founded by Thomas Alva Edison in 1888, beginning with melting crayons around a roll of toilet paper.
May 1, 2004
The Changing Face of Record Production
By definition, a music producer is responsible for getting the job done. Ensuring that happens is a process that can encompass anything from creating a proper vibe to complete track construction and everything in between: managing the budget, choosing songs and musicians,
May 1, 2004
Wireless Ties Built for Speed
“High-speed networking” ceased to be a buzz phrase sometime during the end of the last millennium, but its significance in pro audio is growing.
May 1, 2004
L.A. Grapevine
b>Record business bloodletting continues, and with it the collateral damage to the recording industry. But as you've probably noticed, rising from the ashes is a lot of pretty interesting stuff.
May 1, 2004
Nashville Skyline
Since I first heard about producer/engineer Roger Moutenot several years ago, his name has regularly popped up in conversations about a variety of interesting projects that are not the usual mainstream Nashville fare.
May 1, 2004
New York Metro
Street-level producers, engineers and musicians are buzzed about the next wave of production techniques, and a lot of them are wondering where big recording studios fit in.
May 1, 2004
Presenting the Grumpys
“Did you see that ridiculous thing last night?!?” The thundering voice on the phone was familiar, reminding me that I was long overdue to...
Apr 1, 2004
L.A. Grapevine
For some time, I've been suggesting (yet an other!) designated Grammy Award category: Best Cartage of the Year. With the proliferation of home studios and the decimation of recording budgets, the challenges of the business have grown exponentially.
Apr 1, 2004
Nashville Skyline
A recent club gathering that radiated that special sense of community was the memorial benefit for Jack Emerson, held at the Mercy Lounge. Appearing that night was a who's who of Nashville rock, alt-country and rootsy singer-songwriters who had been touched by Emerson's passion for great music and business integrity, including Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, Jason Ringenberg (of Jason & The Scorchers), Webb Wilder, Billy Joe Shaver and many others.
Apr 1, 2004
New York Metro
Serious musicians make seriously great music, but do they also make seriously great studio owners? There's nothing surprising about players setting up their own space to record, but it gets interesting when they become as devoted to their facility as they are to their instrument.
Apr 1, 2004
SETTING UP: AT THE SOUND SHOP
Sound Shop Studio (Nashville) recently held a tracking session for artist Robbie Cheuvront (Sony Records,
Mar 1, 2004
L.A. Grapevine
b>Things are jumping at Hollywood's Mastersuite. Only officially open a year-and-a-half, the company is celebrating 2004 Grammy nominations for three of its mastering projects:
Mar 1, 2004
Nashville Skyline
b>I got a call last week from my friend Andrew Mendelson, the chief mastering engineer and manager for Georgetown Mastering.
Mar 1, 2004
New York Metro
Is there life beyond the recording studio? For the legions of experienced audio engineers who find themselves in a world of highly capable personal facilities, there had better be.
Mar 1, 2004
L.A. Grapevine
In these troubled studio times, Sound City, in the Van Nuys area of the San Fernando Valley, remains one of the busiest studios in town.
Feb 1, 2004
Nashville Skyline
b>While many people are content to simply label Nashville a country music town, one thing
I
like about it is the depth of the artistic community and how the range of expression in the area is so rich.
Feb 1, 2004
NEW YORK METRO
Is your current universe lacking zip? Could your energy level be boosted with safe transport to an alternate dimension — to the sound of an enveloping rock/electronica soundtrack?
Feb 1, 2004
L.A. Grapevine
The DVD-Audio bandwagon is finally starting to roll. Inexpensive DVD surround sound systems are in the stores, automotive manufacturers are installing them in cars and labels — both major and indie —
Jan 1, 2004
Nashville Skyline
I recently got a call from Jim Jordan, who manages Starstruck Studios, Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock's entertainment industry compound that offers world-class recording and broadcasting services.
Jan 1, 2004
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