What Happens When You Grow Up Surrounded By Music
"My dad loved eBay, so there were always eBay instruments coming in the mail." Courtney Hartman, famed guitarist in the bluegrass/folk band Della Mae grew up in Colorado with…
"My dad loved eBay, so there were always eBay instruments coming in the mail." Courtney Hartman, famed guitarist in the bluegrass/folk band Della Mae grew up in Colorado with…
There’s a special kind of energy that happens when you get a bunch of obsessive and impassioned enthusiasts all together in the same place to geek out about their obsessions.…
There used to be a career path for young engineers that started with being a runner in the studio and provided the opportunity for those willing to work hard and…
“The great thing about writing music with children is that it forces you to write simpler melodies and parts. In the past, I’ve had a tendency to overcomplicate things, but…
Welcome to the ninth episode of the Fader podcast, a production of CreativeLive’s Music and Audio Channel. On this podcast, I have the opportunity to sit down with producers, engineers,…
In 2006, I was working as an engineer at Spectre Studios when my friend Troy played me a couple of tracks from Phantoms, the debut full length album from the…
There is a false assumption about songwriting that some magical moment of inspiration will suddenly strike a person sitting in a room with a guitar, causing them to give birth…
Ever since I started making records, I’ve wanted to get into film scoring. Beyond a traditional orchestral score, using the studio as a way to create music that moves a storyline…
Audio engineers often think they can do it all -- including recording and producing. And honestly, that's what makes them so versatile and knowledgable about the ins and outs of…
Last spring I had the opportunity to work with Adam Jackson, FOH engineer for Christina Perri on a live recording in Seattle at the Neptune Theater. Having worked in a…