The Art of Layering: 5 Principles for More Powerful Drums
Image by Flickr user Joshua Davis.We all know how important your drums are to your track. They’re the foundation of your groove, they’re what makes your listener dance. Limp drums can suck the life...
View ArticleNative Instruments Introduces FLESH – Improv-Inspired Synthesizer for REAKTOR 6
Native Instruments teamed up with musician, producer, and inventor Tim Exile to produce FLESH – a performance-based synthesizer. FLESH out performances with NI’s improv-inspired synth. Live...
View ArticleSoftware Review: The Foundry by Sonicsmiths
The Foundry by Sonicsmiths.In the world of virtual instruments, it’s safe to say that the number of choices out there has become overwhelming, especially once you realize just how deep and malleable...
View ArticleJames Brown Lives. In New York. And He Mixes Records.
Engineer James Brown (Foo Fighters, Jane’s Addiction) on working with Butch Vig, Flood and Alan Moulder, and helping The Pains of Being Pure at Heart re-invent their “twee-pop” sound.
View Article5 Questions With Matt Pinfield: Taking Over TV Again with the Return of “120...
New Jersey's ultimate music maven on happy returns & the myriad challenges that face NYC rock radio.
View ArticleJoe D’Ambrosio Management (NY) Opens European Office
Joe D’Ambrosio, founder and CEO of Mamaroneck, NY-based producer/mixer management firm Joe D’Ambrosio Management, Inc. (JDMI) has announced the opening of a European office based in Paris, France: Joe...
View ArticleLIVE in the Studio
How a beauty company's warehouse became both a pro studio and one-of-a-kind live concert venue.
View ArticleGet “That” Guitar Tone: Foo Fighters Edition
A guitar player doesn’t have to be a storied virtuoso to deliver a great tone that countless musicians and fans seek to emulate—or to simply keep in their ears as an extremely useful reference point...
View Article5 Questions With Matt Pinfield: Taking Over TV Again with the Return of “120...
Even as things get gentrified or change, you’ll still find more excitement in an NYC area show than anywhere on the planet. And I know that because I’ve hung out everywhere. Artist for artist, venue...
View ArticleJoe D’Ambrosio Management (NY) Opens European Office
Joe D’Ambrosio, founder and CEO of Mamaroneck, NY-based producer/mixer management firm Joe D’Ambrosio Management, Inc. (JDMI) has announced the opening of a European office based in Paris, France:...
View ArticleLIVE in the Studio
And it’s likely to be an evolving concept; Ran and Rami want to test other iterations of this “live from the studio” idea. “We’re still experimenting with the process,” says Ran. “Are we gonna do it...
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Get “That” Guitar Tone: Foo Fighters Edition
4) Play Out of Tune! A lot of Foo Fighter guitar melodies utilize moving octaves, such as in the chorus of “My Hero” or the pre-chorus to “Everlong”. In order to add depth to these types of guitar...
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7-Time GRAMMY-Winning Engineer Darrell Thorp on Audio Work Ethic & More
It’s funny, a lot of times when I’m working on big projects my friends leave me alone, and when it’s slow, my friends start calling me asking if I can mix their records. It’s a total bro favor which I...
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