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Composer Profile: popTuna 

Jan 27, 2010,

By Sarah Benzuly

BZ Lewis and Monica Pasqual, the co-founders of popTuna, are still riding high from their two wins at the 38th Annual 2008-2009 Northern California Area Emmy Awards for their work on local news station KPIX’s (CBS) “Eye on the Bay” (Outstanding Achievement for Promotion-Program-Single Spot) and ongoing work with local station KCBW’s image (Outstanding Achievement for Promotion-Program-Campaign). ...

R2-D2 2.0 

Jul 7, 2008,

By Jason Jurgens

George Lucas may have conjured up R2-D2 in the film Star Wars, but Ben Burtt gave him a personality. Without the chirps and beeps that made up his voice, the famous droid sidekick would have merely been a silent hunk of metal. ...

From Analog to Digital with Klaus Schulze 

Oct 30, 2007,

By Ben Kettlewell

(August 1987) Klaus Schulze shares his observations on electronic music....

Musician in Transition: Thomas Dolby 

Sep 12, 2007,

By Craig Anderton

Thomas Dolby has tackled nearly every aspect of the creative process.
(June 1986)...

Thomas Dolby on Sampling 

Sep 12, 2007,

By Bruce Pilato

Mix magazine's interview with Thomas Dolby, who has been at the forefront of music technology since he burst onto the scene with his 1982 album The Golden Age of Wireless....

Man vs. Machine: Conny Plank 

Jul 12, 2007,

By John Diliberto

German producer/engineer Conny Plank helped forge the sounds of Kraftwerk and other electronic bands. ...

Shining Star: Groovin' with Maurice White 

Jun 19, 2007,

By Michael Molenda

Maurice White on the finer points of crafting an arrangement, and working with vocal talent....

Mixer with the Midas Touch: Bob Clearmountain on the Tools and Techniques of His Trade 

May 7, 2007,

By Jeff Casey

(July 1998)
Bob Clearmountain shares insights on his mixing techniques....

Tony Visconti: Audio Visionary 

Apr 19, 2007,

By Michael Molenda

Tony Visconti talks about his approach with Bolan and Bowie, and the benefits of working at home. ...

Bob Ezrin: I Was A Teenage Record Producer 

Apr 18, 2007,

By Greg Pedersen

(August 1996)
Legendary producer Bob Ezrin talks about his superstar production techniques....

Going Wild with Bernie Krause 

Feb 21, 2007,

By Gino Robair

Noted composer and bioacoustician Bernie Krause talks about his field recording techniques and learning to listen....

Peter Frampton: The Guitarist 

Feb 6, 2007,

By Gino Robair

Peter Frampton talks about making his first instrumental album, Fingerprints....

Happy Music with Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman 

Jan 8, 2007,

By Gino Robair

Read about the 2006 Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman collaboration on a CD project, The Happy Electropop Music Machine (Oglio, 2006), which gleefully returns to the kitschy electronic pop that typified the Moog-record craze in the late '60s and early '70s. ...

Listen to the Music:
Producer Mitchell Froom lets the songs do the talking.
 

Nov 17, 2006,

By Michael Molenda

Java Fuels Doctor Nerve 

Oct 19, 2006

Composer/guitarist/programmer Nick Didkovsky is best known as the leader of Doctor Nerve, a rock-based septet that plays energetic and tightly arranged music that is created with the help of algorithmic computer programs. ...

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