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Nov 3, 2009
Béla Fleck is interviewed about the recording of Throw Down Your Heart, a field-recorded musical excursion To four African countries. Listen to clips from the CD and see photos from the trip....
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Nov 1, 2009,
By Sam Pryor
For years, the French duo AIR has navigated a demarcation zone between soft pop, experimental electronica, trendy lounge and brain-challenging prog rock....
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Nov 1, 2009,
By Paul D. Lehrman
The conductor lifts his hands and nods to the others on the stage. He lowers his right hand, and at the bottom of its arc, the orchestra begins to play...
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Oct 1, 2009,
By Geary Yelton
Imogen Heap may not be a household name, but that could soon change with her latest release. Ellipse (RCA, 2009) is a stunning album produced in the recording...
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Oct 1, 2009,
By Mike Levine
There are many similarities between composing music for films and for videogames, but there are also significant differences. Because game composers generally...
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Sep 1, 2009,
By Mike Levine
They are considered innovators in the electronica subgenre psy-trance, but Erez Eisen and Amit Duvedevani, better known as Infected Mushroom, aren't so...
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Jul 1, 2009,
By Larry the O
Five top sound designers offer tips and advice for programming your own synth sounds, rather than relying only on presets...
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Feb 26, 2009,
By Jason Scott Alexander
Technology has been an interesting gift to Faheem Rasheed Najm. Just three short years ago, you could have mentioned the Tallahassee, Florida-born singer/songwriter/producer by his more marketing-friendly stage name, T-Pain,...
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Oct 1, 2008,
By Rich Wells
Steve Albini is an esteemed recording engineer who has tracked a long list of high-profile bands, as well as played in influential groups such as Big Black and Shellac. This article focuses on his recording techniques in his studio Electrical Recording...
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Jul 15, 2008,
By Gino Robair
I didn’t really give up the guitar. It stopped inspiring me,” explains Alessandro Cortini on a warm spring day at his home in Los Angeles. “I got more into the song itself, as opposed to just the guitar.”
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May 29, 2008,
By Michael Molenda
Youth (aka Martin Glover) pounded the bass for industrial punksters Killing Joke in the late 1970s and has since become one of Englands hottest producers. ...
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May 29, 2008,
By Michael Molenda
Shel Talmy's production credits are all over classic singles by The Who, The Kinks, Easybeats, Chad and Jeremy, Manfred Mann, Small Faces, and count¬less other acts from the 1960s British in¬vasion. ...
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Apr 1, 2008,
By Mike Levine
When Tom Holkenborg was a young musician growing up in Holland, he spent so much time playing music and recording that his friends dubbed him The name...
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Feb 1, 2008,
By Gino Robair
As the band kicks into overdrive and the guitarists do hair windmills, hot coffee and cream spill out over the audience, injuring even more fans. It's...
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Jan 22, 2008,
By Gino Robair
Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small creates all of the music of the fictional band Dethklok in his home studio. In this interview, he talks about scoring the show. ...
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Nov 1, 2007,
By Mike Levine
As one of the world's elite drummers, Omar Hakim has worked with everyone from Sting to Michael Jackson to Weather Report to Miles Davis....
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Oct 1, 2007,
Mike Levine
Among the musicians involved with online collaboration is synth-pop and music-technology icon Thomas Dolby. This fall Dolby is touring the U.S. and U.K.,...
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Aug 1, 2007,
By Mike Levine
Producing, engineering, mixing, remixing, playing keyboards, programming you name it, Carmen Rizzo does it. What's more, the genres that the multitalented...
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Jul 1, 2007,
By Paul Tingen
If you want an indicator of Bill Bottrell's skills as a producer, start by looking at the list of heavyweight artists he's produced: Rosanne Cash, Sheryl...
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Jun 1, 2007,
By Mike Levine
The sounds that you hear in movies, TV, and video games fit so seamlessly with the visuals that it's easy to forget just how much work goes into producing...
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Apr 1, 2007,
By Paul Tingen
Former Talking Head member Jerry Harrison has established himself as a successful producer. Electronic Musician talks to him about his production philosophy, gear choices and his advice for personal-studio owners....
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Mar 1, 2007,
By Mike Levine
As I pulled up to the ramshackle house in the Atlanta suburbs, I was sure that I had the wrong address. This couldn't be where producer, keyboardist,...
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Feb 1, 2007,
By Paul Tingen
If you think that most contemporary records are constructed in the box by young musicians endlessly peering at screens and applying multitudes of plug-in...
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Oct 1, 2006,
By Mike Levine
Considering the ever-increasing fusion of music and technology, you probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that an artist recently released an album containing...
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Sep 1, 2006,
By Diane Gershuny
If you spend any time chatting with producer-engineer John Paterno, you can't help but notice his over-the-top passion for music and making records. Everything...
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