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When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local sales tax rules could no longer be skirted by online retailers, brick and mortar stores everywhere rejoiced. Finally, a level playing field, everyone thought. Well, not so fast. As always, there may be some unintended consequences involved that actually could do more harm than good to your local […]
Continue readingI’ve been privileged to be invited to appear as a guest on three great podcasts recently that you might want to check out. Coincidentally, all of them posted at around the same time. The first is the great Working Class Audio Episode #180. Host Matt Boudreau and I spoke about artist/musician/engineer diversification, the state of the […]
Continue readingThanks to Music Instrument Center for naming us as one of the top 30 music blogs that producers must follow. It feels good to be ranked with so many other great blogs. Thanks again, Alex!
Continue readingI want to wish you a Happy New Year and a very prosperous 2018! May your life in the new year have the following: • Great success • Much love • Healthy relationships • Peak health • Time off to enjoy life • Positive thoughts • Lots of good food • Extreme creativity • And […]
Continue readingHave a very merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday. I am grateful, thankful and humbled by your support.
Continue readingThe earth hums. Not from industrial noise or human interaction, but on its own. Even though scientists have suspected this for quite a long time (the first paper written about it was in 1959), the hum was only recently recorded by a group of Japanese researchers. The problem is that it’s so low that we […]
Continue readingIt’s time for something different. Here’s an excerpt from How To Make Your Band Sound Great that talks about how understanding some basic gigging language can be the secret to getting your band booked. This is a repost from about 3 years ago from my old blog, but I’m sure many of you haven’t seen it yet. […]
Continue readingIf you’re in the music industry, chances are you’ve had a bout of ringing in your ears at some point, and maybe it’s now even there permanently. Maybe the sound you’re hearing is a rushing sound, or a series of high frequency clicks, or even white noise. If that’s the case, the condition is known […]
Continue readingTo all my friends and readers, I wish you a happy holiday. I truly appreciate your support and I am humbled and honored that you take the time out of your busy day to read my musings. It’s a good day to take some time off, eat a nice meal, have a cocktail and watch some […]
Continue readingThe phrase “Sex and drugs and Rock n’ Roll” has seemingly been around forever. In fact, Ian Drury even wrote a song with that title way back in 1977. We’ve heard the phrase so much now that we assume it’s correct, but are the ” Big 3″ really connected? Well, according to a new study […]
Continue readingThis blog has just been named #12 on the Top 50 music blogs list. Thank you all for reading and contributing!
Continue readingNo one ever thought that it would happen, but cassette tapes are making a slow and subtle comeback. A whole army of young music consumers really have discovered the format and are enamored with it for different reasons. Some listeners just like the analog sound they provide, others like them because they want to own […]
Continue readingImagine that you’re making a video of an important speech or interview and your audio fails. You’re left with this beautiful picture, and no sound to go along with it (unless you’re running a backup recorder like you should!). New research from MIT has found that many everyday objects can actually act as recorders, and […]
Continue readingHere’s something that I posted a couple of years ago that I felt I should repeat. There are a number of questions that I constantly get in emails, blog comments, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube – you name it. The same themes keep occurring so I want to present a few parameters so I can help you better. Here’s the […]
Continue readingEveryone has their own version of the perfect sonic environment in which they’re the most creative. For me, it’s silence, since music distracts me as I groove with it, then begin to analyze the production. Some people need a certain kind of music for them to maximize their productivity, while for others, they can have […]
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