Jimmy Iovine on Sound, Vision and Why He Signed Madonna and Van Halen (Q&A)
Shirley Halperin “At heart, I’m a second engineer,” says the Interscope Geffen A&M chairman, who is being honored tonight by the Recording Academy's Producers and Engineers Wing. " I learned everything about music and the business from being in the recording studio." read more
Mastering engineer David Glasser explains why MP3s are inferior to good ol' CDs
David Glasser doesn't do iPods. He's got an iPhone, but there's no music stored on it. "That's not my world," Glasser said. Forgive the man. He's got the most refined of ears. The MP3 technology most downloadable music employs just doesn't cut it when you're a mastering engineer with a 30-year career that includes two Grammy Awards and time spent mastering 80 Grammy-nominated records.
Vatterott College and Nelly’s ex’Treme Institute Announce Speaker Series
Vatterott College ex’treme Institute by Nelly-St. Louis is sponsoring a speaker series beginning March 1 to help educate aspiring musicians and producers about how to break into today’s music industry.St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 Vatterott College ex’treme Institute by Nelly-St. Louis is sponsoring a speaker series beginning March 1 to help educate aspiring musicians and producers ...
Foo Fighters Producer Sheds Light On Grammy Nominee
Wasting Light, up for Album of the Year at Sunday's Grammys.
Jimmy Iovine sees himself as the next Idol maker and asked Interscope execs to develop a show concept around him
Recording industry kingpin Jimmy Iovine thinks he has what it takes to be a TV mogul. Sources say the chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M, who started...
Mastering engineer explains why MP3s are inferior to good ol' CDs
David Glasser has seen vinyl give way to CD and CD give way to the fidelity compromised MP3 format. He thinks the trend could change again, and for the better in terms of sound quality, if Apple starts pushing its Lossless files. Apple Lossless is a high-resolution audio file that carries much more information than an MP3.
BluesonaMonday - the ragged edges of mud-crusted Delta-style blues
A fine new release by Louisiana Red and crew who are keeping a fine tradition alive http://bluesrevue.com/2011/11/louisiana-red-little-victors-juke-joint-memphis-mojo-11-25-11/# Memphis Mojo by Louisiana Red, accompaied by Little Victor's Juke Joint, is the latest release from this legendary, real-deal Delta Blues master. With the exception of The Memphis, Tennessee, recording studio Leeway ...
'Phonic boom!
Monophonics' funk career is up for the down stroke... This month we focus on one of the brightest lights currently coming out of the Bay Area music scene, the funk-soul juggernaut known as Monophonics.
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: At Carnegie Hall -Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane
We are lucky to be alive after this recording was discovered in 2005. This is a documented concert at a pivotal point in Coltrane's career. In early 1957, Coltrane was kicked out of Miles Davis' band for heroin use and joined up with Monk for about a year. We had one recording from April to July 1957, early in their partnership but this recording is from November 28, 1957. The two work together ...
Music Scene Spotters: Tappero’s Studio, Local Band
Getting a knack for music early on, Jeremy Tappero set himself up for a successful career in a not so simple job field. Poised and ready to take the metro music scene by storm, Tappero’s hardworking ethic and keen sense of music puts him a cut above the rest.