Category Archives for "Production"

Spotify Losing Market Value, Producers Working For Free, And Agent Bruce Houghton On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is Bruce Houghton, who started his boutique Skyline Artists Agency more than 25 year ago. The agency now grown to offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, New England, Virginia, Florida and St.Louis, and serves 60 diverse artists that include Roger McGuinn, Poco, Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Motels, Freddie McGregor Zoe Keating, Darlingside, […]

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How A Fender Strat Is Made

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Even if you’re not a guitar player you still know what a Fender Strat is and are aware of its iconic status among electric guitars. I’d venture to say that most serious guitar players own at least one, and many musicians spend their musical lives attached to one. But even if you have an intimate […]

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Online Content Getting Shorter, New SSDs, and L-Acoustics Scott Sugden On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is Scott Sugden, who started as a live systems engineer for bands like Van Halen and The Steve Miller Band to theater productions like Spamalot and The Producers before specializing in large format sound system design for festivals. He initially came to L-Acoustics as application support and education engineer, which led into a product role […]

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Dolby Atmos Finally Goes Mainstream

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I posted this on my Music 3.0 blog last week but it’s a significant enough development that I thought I’d post it here as well. We finally know where all that immersive audio content that Dolby has been collecting from Universal Music Group is going to end up. The company announced its partnership with Amazon […]

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CDs Making A Comeback, Cheap USB Hubs, And Engineer Craig Burbidge On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is engineer Craig Burbidge, who gained multi-platinum status having worked with hundreds of R&B stars like Barry White, Steve Perry, Natalie Cole, Take 6, Teddy Pendergrass, Vanessa Williams, Brian McKnight, Kirk Franklin and many more.  Craig was also one of the first American engineers to take his talents to Asia with a long-time working relationship with Taiwanese superstar […]

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Take That Tube Amp And Shove It

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There’s been a revolution going on in guitar sound over the last decade that hasn’t been at all subtle. Amplifier simulators have gradually taken over to the point where even some of rock’s guitar gods are using them onstage. The common tube amp looks like it will soon to be a thing of past, as […]

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Streaming Royalties May Change For The Better, SM58 Facts, And Engineer Jesse Ray Ernster On My Latest Podcast

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My guest on the podcast this week is engineer, mixer and composer Jesse Ray Ernster, who grew up in a musical family with both his parents playing in bands and making records. Jesse’s entrance in the music business began at age of 16 touring with several artists as a lead guitarist/vocalist, but he then realized his true calling […]

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