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Electric Engineering | Steve Albini  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...

Modular Moods  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.” ...

Shop Talk with Youth  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. ...

Shop Talk with Shel Talmy  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. ...

Studio Junkie  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...

Metalocalypse Now  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...

Metalocalypse Now (Bonus)  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. ...

Without Missing A Beat  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....

Thomas Dolby Goes Remote  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.,...

Renaissance Man  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...

Pushing the Right Buttons  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...

It's Only Make-Believe  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...

From Talking Heads to Production Whiz  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....

Beat Crazy in Atlanta  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,...

Old-School Contemporary  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...

Yours, Mine, and Ours  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...

The Exuberant Engineer  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...

Frankly, It's Dweezil  By Mr. Bonzai The year 2006 has shaped up to be a big one for Dweezil Zappa. He's releasing his first solo album since 2000's Automatic (Favored Nations), he completely...

Mixing Down and Speaking Up  By Paul Tingen Master mixer Dave Pensado enjoys causing consternation among his peers by making controversial statements about the craft of recording. He takes great...

Recording the Genius  By Mike Levine Terry Howard spent almost 20 years working as Ray Charles's engineer, winning three Grammy Awards in the process and getting an insider's view of Charles's...

The Long and Winding Road  By Larry the O Even if Geoff Emerick's career as a full-fledged recording engineer had lasted only three years, he would nevertheless have been assured a prominent spot...

From Tangerine Dream to the Big Screen  By Mr. Bonzai Austrian-born Paul Haslinger has built a reputation for composing film scores that incorporate robust classical elements and compelling electronica. Formally...

On His Game  By Maureen Droney Most people go to great lengths to ensure that their recording studios are quiet. But not so with composer Jesper Kyd. Sirens, car alarms, and traffic...

Mastering in Manhattan  By Mike Levine Mastering is one of those mysterious arts that you hear a lot about but rarely get a chance to witness. So I jumped at the chance when I was invited to...

Being John Medeski  By Paul Tingen John Medeski has been known to make strong snap judgments. Imagine this: as a child prodigy, he was groomed to become one of the country's leading concert...

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