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NEW YORK, NY -- In these fast-changing times, it's especially nice to return to familiar and time-tested ways. Such is life, these days, for legendary engineer/producer Elliot Scheiner. In Studio [...]

It's always been an up-or-down business,' says Nashville, TN-based engineer Randy Poole, 'and now the roller coaster dips a little lower. In August, I could have used two of me; [...]

We were four guys,' John Lennon said of the Beatles. Strictly speaking, that is an accurate statement. But within the four walls of Abbey Road Studio Two, those four guys--'just [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- In a second year of recession and some nine months after the dissolution of Lehman Brothers sparked a precipitous decline in a multitude of economic statistics, [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- Recording professionals are versed in adversity. Since the dawn of the 21st Century, the commercial recording business has been impacted by a fast-transforming music business mostly [...]

BERLIN, GERMANY -- The European Union has demonstrated a forward-thinking approach to environmental conservation and alternative energy, having committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent by [...]

In San Francisco, this musically historic city, site of the 125th Audio Engineering Society Convention, one of the country's most celebrated studios was recently reborn. Built by Mercury Records in [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- The remote recording business has a new player: Music Mix Mobile, founded by four veterans of the audio recording and mixing industry, has commenced operations with [...]

When you think about what Atlantic Records did in their own studio,' Brian Tarquin muses, 'how could you have a label without having a studio? It's like they go hand [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- For more than half of their storied existence, the Rolling Stones have called on location recording company, Remote Recording, for concert recordings in North America and [...]

WEEHAWKEN, NJ -- Roger Johansen and Gene Holder, who owned Hoboken, NJ-based Jolly Roger Recording until its 2004 closing, have launched Tangerine Mastering, a two-room facility located minutes from midtown [...]

Eighteen months after relocating from Los Angeles to Austin, TX, Moonlight Mastering is firing on all cylinders. Nancy Matter, veteran mastering engineer, has established herself with local, national and international [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- At the 123rd AES Convention, executives of BanPiracy, a company formed to fight intellectual property theft in the audio software industry, pledged to sue recording facilities [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- As many of the renowned studios of the past have closed--most of them, in this city, to be reborn as luxury housing--it is heartening to see [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- Scores of audio professionals, studio owners and onlookers descended upon the recently closed Sony Music Studios at 460 W. 54th St. on September 10 and 11 [...]

Life is ever changing. As the industry convenes for the 123rd Audio Engineering Society Convention, if audio professionals can be certain of anything, it is that one's professional life today [...]

Several years into a music industry meltdown and its considerable impact on the recording business, many professionals have found creative solutions to ongoing retrenchment and the 'desktop audio' revolution. Athens, [...]

NEW YORK--Sony Music Entertainment has entered the 5.1-channel music domain with the announcement that it will issue its first multichannel Super Audio CD (SACD) titles in the coming weeks, in [...]

PETE SCIFRES HAS BEEN PROMOTED to president of Universal Manufacturing and Logistics (UML). He reports to Zach Horowitz, president/COO of Universal Music Group (UMG). Based in Universal City, Calif., Scifres [...]

In the years since DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD/SACD) launched, these two dazzling formats have grabbed audiophiles' ears but suffered neglect from mainstream music buyers. Slowly, that has begun to […]

'I guess I played and wrote music before I even played and wrote music,' Paris-based Keren Ann muses on a recent morning in her NewYork studio. It is an apt […]

Avatar Recording Studios, a multi-room facility in New York, has formed 441 Records Corp. Housed within the studios at 441 W. 53rd St., the new label will release jazz, blues, [...]

PROGRESS REPORT, TAKE 2: Last week, Paul Vidich of Warner Music Group discussed that major's evaluation of DVD-Audio's first year and WMG's multichannel plans going forward. This week, John Trickett, [...]

Focuses on the writing and production team the Matrix. Members of the Matrix; Discussion on the working relationship between the Matrix and artist Avril Lavigne; Information on the professional tools used by the Matrix in recording; Upcoming projects of the Matrix.

Presents details of operations at the top-rated sound recording, mixing and mastering facilities in the United States as of December 1, 2001. Flyte Time in Edina, Minnesota; Lobo Recording in Deer Park, New York; Sugar Hill Recording Studios in Houston, Texas; Others

Presents an interview with sound recording producer/engineer David Tickle. How he became interested in the music business; Comments on his first job; Success as a producer; Artists he worked with; His thoughts on the music industry.

Reports on the effort of U.S. record companies to save recorded music archives that are at risk as the technology evolves. Impact of unexpected by-product of digital-era recording on original masters of audio platforms; Source of the problems faced by analog and digital recordings in record company in their effort of archive preservation; Challenges faced by archivists in line of the changing landscape of digital recording.

Presents an update related to the sound recording industry as of September 28, 2002. Information on Sony Music Studios and Water Music; Decline in the profit of recording studios; Response of commercial recording studios to technology.

Interviews Greg Ladanyi, executive of the Nuendo Producer Group. Details of the partnership between the Nuendo Producer Group and Steinberg Media Technologies; Significance of the partnership for the Nuendo Producer Group according to Ladanyi; Information on Tidal Wave, a recording studio established by Ladanyi; Career background.

The article focuses on the use of sustainable design of hardware and sound-treatment products by the professional recording industry in the distribution of media and facility design construction in the U.S. It states that all-important sound-control systems in recording and broadcast facilities are going green. It notes that Acoustical Solutions Inc.'s noise reduction product line uses Knauf Insulation's Ecose Brand fiberglass, manufactured from natural or recycled raw materials.

The article reports that Rodney Olson, chief executive officer of Loud Technologies, has refuted rumors about the company's acquisition and bankruptcy. Olson reveals the production of its Mackie and EAW product lines. The company has restored its production for the EAW KF and SB loudspeakers at a company-owned facility in January 2009. The company also plans to release new sound recording products that will ensure its continued business success.

The article reports on the decision of the board members of Record Nashville, formerly known as the Nashville Association of Professional Recording Services (NAPRS), to dissolve the organization. It discusses the impact of the dissolution of Record Nashville on the day-to-day existence of Music City's providers of professional audio services. Area professionals in Tennessee reveal other factors that contributed to the dissolution of the organization, such as the recession and the emergence of home recording.

The article profiles David Amlen who has taken control of the Manhattan Sound Recording (MSR) studios in New York City. It mentions that Amlen has partnered with Right Track Recording in 2005 which has ended in an amicable settlement in 2008. In addition, MSR North studios are under a cosmetic renovation while Studio B will undergo a complete technical overhaul.

The article features the Flux Studios, the former Dangerous Studios in New York City which has been the site of sessions by many artists including the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Toots and the Maytals. It states that the two rooms of Flux are at once different and reflective of the style and sensibility of Fab Dupont (FAB). The Dangerous control room has a Neve 55 Series console while the Fabulous Room was designed as a modern mixing room. Clients of Flux include Duncan Sheik, Joan Osborne, and Bebel Gilberto.

The article reports on the shipment of Ableton's Live 8 digital audio workstation platform, along with Suite 8. Among the features of the platform include a groove engine, a new library offering grooves from the Akai MPC and E-Mu SP-1200 and the ability to extract grooves from audio or MIDI. Meanwhile, Suite 8 has a new sound library with over 1,600 sounds, presets, grooves and templates.

Focuses on the opinion of several songwriters about music publishing deals in the U.S. Alternative publishing deals for composers; Main reason for signing a traditional publishing deal; Advantages of having a publishing company.

Presents information on the closure of several music recording studios in the U.S. as of February 2005. Relocation of Hit Factory to Miami, Florida; Reason behind the closure of Cello Studios in Hollywood; Impact of the closings on the music industry.

Reports on the scheduled launch of DualDisc titles by record label Sony BMG in February and March 2005. Features of the launch; Description of DualDisc; Retail price of DualDiscs; Optimism of Bob Higgins, chairman/CEO of Trans World Entertainment, about DualDisc; List of the upcoming Sony BMG DualDisc releases.

Reports on the decision of analog audio recording tape manufacturer Quantegy to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 10, 2005. Factors which contributed to the decline in the use of analog tape; Issue pointed out by audio professionals; Statement issued by Quantegy CEO Richard Lindenmuth.

Presents information on the formation of the Music Engineering & Technology Alliance (META) in the U.S. in January 2005. Engineers and producers in the music recording industry who comprises the association; Aim of the group; Remarks from alliance members.

Reports on the topics discussed at the inaugural Billboard Backstage Pass conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York on November 8 to 9, 2004. Views of panelists on high ticket prices, the most critical problem being faced by the sound recording industry; Solutions discussed to solve the industry's problem with high ticket prices; Reason for the increase in ticket prices according to Alex Hodges, executive vice president of HOB Concerts.

Reports on the delay in the plans of several music recording companies in their release of CD/DVD hybrid DualDisc. Reasons for the music album "Gold Medal," by the Donnas to be recalled according to a Warner Music Group spokesman; Music albums in DualDiscs to be released by Universal Music Group in November 2004; Reason behind the decision of Sony BMG to postpone its DualDiscs releases by 2005.

Reports on the release of music titles in DualDisc format by record labels and 5.1 Entertainment Group starting October 26, 2004. Decision of the record labels to launch the DualDisc format following the positive response by the public to the testing of the two-sided CD/DVD hybrid in Boston, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington; Features of the DualDisc format; First batch of music titles planned to be released by record labels in DualDisc format.

Reports on the meeting of the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services on January 29, 2004. Complaints of several recording studios against record labels; Statement issued by Doug Levine, a recording executive at Masterdisk; Need for studio owners to articulate the value of a professional studio to record labels; Emergence of projects involving multiple producers.

Presents news about commercial studios and record labels as of December 2003. Move of commercial recording studios to establish their own record labels; Factors affecting the music industry such as illegal file sharing; Comment from Steve Rosenthal, owner of New York studio the Magic Shop, on confusion surrounding record companies; Move of Avatar in New York to launch a record label.

Reports on the 5.1-channel surround sound format of the classic albums of singer Bob Dylan developed by Sony and Philips. Basis of the SACD format; Features of the albums; Statement from Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of Legacy Recordings.

Reports on music titles being released on DVD-Audio (DVD-A). 'Pet Sounds' which is an album by the Beach Boys; Surround sound which is standard on DVD-A; 5.1 Entertainment Group which has shown great commitment to the format; Music groups that are releasing albums on DVD-A; Variety of music which is available on the DVD-A.

Reports on the financial troubles of local recording studios associated with the do-it-yourself movement among Austin, Texas musicians. Other factors hurting finances in this industry, including a general economic decline in the United States; Use of digital recording equipment designed for home use; Technological changes in recording equipment; Operations at several studios in this region.

Reports on the status of recording studios in relation to tighter budgets for music labels. Advances in home and personal studios; Making of fewer records by major labels; Advancements in digital technology allowing individuals access to professional studio type equipment; Comments from professionals about the changes in recording studio business.

Lists several audio recording companies that are vying for commercial supremacy by offering digital video disc (DVD)-Audio, DVD-Video and SACD. Digital Theatre Systems Inc.; Sony/Philips; Universal Music Group.