Why Music Education Actually Matters
“We favor the inclusion of music in the curriculum on an equality with other basic subjects. We believe that with the growing complexity of civilization, more attention must be given to the arts, and...
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Captured Tracks — Instinct, Intellect, and Artistic Expansion
Mike Sniper started the indie label Captured Tracks in 2008, working nights out of the basement of Williamsburg’s Academy Records, which he helped run during the day. Within a year, he’d be putting...
View ArticleThe Best Electric Basses for the Recording Studio
It’s hard to make a great pop song without a great bass line, and it’s hard to do a great bass line justice without a great bass sound. The bass often serves as the soul and the spine of a record, and...
View ArticleMusic in 5.1 Dimensions: How the Best Surround Mixers Approach the Soundstage
Surround sound made its first public appearance in 1941, when Disney released its groundbreaking animated musical, Fantasia. Ever since then, surround systems have increasingly been used to enhance...
View ArticleMusic Business Lessons From The Beatles
“Of course I’m ambitious. What’s wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.” -Ringo Starr 50 years ago this week, The Beatles touched down in New York City for the first time. It is a cliché, but a...
View ArticleBrian Eno – “Ambient 1: Music For Airports”
This is a post by associate editor Blake Madden. It’s early 1975, and Brian Eno strains to hear the recording of 18th century harp music a friend has given him. Eno is in recovery after being hit by a...
View ArticleBuilding the Practice Habit: 6 Science-Supported Steps to Great Musicianship
“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.” ―John Irving Research shows that developing a skill is nothing like cramming for an exam. Creative ability, like physical strength, is something that...
View ArticleHow to Build Your Own Soundproof Rehearsal Room (When You Have No Idea What...
Most paid rehearsal spaces stink, if not literally, then at least figuratively. For several years, my band rehearsed in one: A windowless room slapped together with drywall inside of a warehouse space...
View ArticleInside The Great Stalacpipe Organ: The World’s Largest Instrument
In 1954, on his 5th birthday, Robert Sprinkle was given a choice by his father, Leland Sprinkle: have a traditional birthday party, or take a tour of one of Virginia’s most famous caves, Luray...
View ArticleIndustry Intel: 2015 Recording Engineer Salaries (By Industry and Region)
It’s that time of year again: Time when audio students begin graduating into the workforce en masse. Also: Time to review the past years’ jobs data to see where the best prospects in the audio...
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