https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyT3Bq5a314Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Atlantis Studio, Stockholm: A Living Legend with ABBA Roots, Echo Chambers and Modern Mastery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyT3Bq5a314) Walk through the doors of Atlantis in central Stockholm and you feel history under your…
Inside Jeff Wayne’s Creative Universe: A Visit to the Studio Behind The War of the Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9MQz8vOUz8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside Jeff Wayne’s Creative Universe: A Visit to the Studio Behind The War of the Worlds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9MQz8vOUz8) Standing before Jeff Wayne’s beautiful Georgian home, it’s impossible not to feel the weight of…
Warm Audio Fen-tone at Andertons: A Blind Shootout with a Classic Twist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDI33EY_naI&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Blind SHOOT Out – @WarmAudioOfficial Fen-tone VS 121 Shootout At @andertons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDI33EY_naI&feature=youtu.be) Popping back into Andertons felt like visiting family. Lee Anderton and I slipped straight into that familiar British banter about…
Jack DeJohnette – August 9, 1942 – October 26, 2025 – Rest In Peace
Before I ever heard rock I heard jazz. My father only had classical and jazz records in the house and Miles Davis was royalty. His name was spoken with the same reverence as Beethoven or Mahler. When I first dropped…
Sean Genockey at Metropolis: Community, Craft and Capturing Feel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qc3ZQEaTe8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Sean Genockey Guitar Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qc3ZQEaTe8) Walk into Metropolis and you feel it straight away. Energy, conversation, ideas. That is exactly why mixer, engineer and guitarist Sean Genockey moved his base of operations here…
AES Convention Long Beach, Day Two: New Ideas, Old Friends, Real Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLTYtXk4byIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Day I Cried at AES: Beach Boys, Eventide and Real Music Moments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLTYtXk4byI) I had a marvellous time on day two at the AES Convention in Long Beach. It was one…
What’s New at the AES 2025 Convention: A Walk Through The Gear, The Ideas, And The Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwzNJP2IkUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What’s New at AES 2025: Tape, Tech and Timeless Sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwzNJP2IkU) I had a marvellous time on day one at the AES 2025 Convention. I kicked off with the keynote then sat…
Metropolis Mastering, Chiswick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boP3d-s_EdIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A Family Legacy of Sound: Felix Davis and the Spirit of Metropolis Mastering (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boP3d-s_EdI) Where world-class expertise meets musical intent Tucked inside Metropolis Studios, which is housed within the Grade…
Inside VSX at Spitfire: Eighteen Months to True Translation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDBgTEcwSB8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: It Took 18 Months to Get THIS Sound Right: Inside the VSX Spitfire Studio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDBgTEcwSB8) Visit Steven Slate Audio: https://stevenslateaudio.com/en/vsx I have known about Steven Slate’s VSX concept for a while, thanks…
Embracing the Imperfections: Why the Magic Lives in the Cracks
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3V65RDPOBcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mistakes Can Be Gold In Productions (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o3V65RDPOBc) One of the things I’ve learned over the years, both as a producer and as a lifelong fan of great records, is that the…
Inside Metropolis Studios, Chiswick: A Victorian Powerhouse of Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Metropolis STUDIO Tour – This Building Once Powered London’s Trams – Now It Powers Its Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4) For over thirty years Metropolis Studios has existed to do one thing, support an artist to reach…
Ace, RIP my friend.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/be8f_nkdtx0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: R.I.P Ace – Slash and Ace Soloing Live Over Emerald at Spitfire Studio (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/be8f_nkdtx0) We made several albums together and I’ll always treasure those years. He was incredibly generous both in music…
IK Multimedia ARC ON·EAR review
What is it? ARC ON·EAR is IK Multimedia’s portable “Advanced Room Corrective” system for headphone mixing. Instead of correcting a physical room it builds a virtual one. You plug your headphones into the unit, choose a studio monitor or…
Inside SSL Oracle: My First Deep Dive With Niall Feldman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jqXRYhTNMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The SSL Oracle: Is This the ULTIMATE Hybrid Console Ever Made? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jqXRYhTNM) I finally got hands on with SSL’s Oracle and spent a few hours with Niall Feldman, whose original concept shaped the…
The Easiest Way to Make Drums Sound HUGE | Mix DRUMS by Arturia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giDebRv6jw&feature=youtu.beVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Easiest Way To Make Drums Sound HUGE | Mix DRUMS by Arturia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giDebRv6jw&feature=youtu.be) I spent an afternoon with my friend Emre Ramazanoglu to put his Mix DRUMS plugin through its paces. This was not…
The Most Accurate Studio I Have Ever Heard—Now Fits in a Pair of Headphones
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-JELVu8VDugVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Most Accurate Studio I’ve Ever Heard—Now Fits in a Pair of Headphones (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-JELVu8VDug) Steven Slate is one of the most driven and passionate people I have ever met. For nearly…
Learn to Mix with Stephen Lipson and xPropaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYEIsD1PCM8Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Working With Legends – Stephen Lipson Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYEIsD1PCM8) Enroll in the course for $37: [Learn to Mix with Stephen Lipson and xPropaganda] Real studio insights, then straight into practice Stephen Lipson has…
Technology Should Bring Us Together, Not Replace Us
We live in an age where people ask ChatGPT what to text their crush, how to apologise to a friend, and what drink to order to “seem confident.” It’s amazing and absurd all at once, the world’s most advanced technology…
Building Atmos At Home: How Andy and Linda Turned a 10×10 Room into an Immersive Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm73z-kCRmIVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Small ROOM, Big SOUND: The Inspiring Atmos Studio Built by PLAP Members (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm73z-kCRmI) Produce Like A Pro Academy members Andy Tullis and his wife Linda set out to prove that you do…
Mastering In The Box with Warren Sokol: Making Loud Mixes Musical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXCPQe4qzpcVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mastering In The Box with Warren Sokol – Learn How to Turn Loud Mixes into Musical Masters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXCPQe4qzpc) Modern mixes often arrive already loud, sometimes as loud as a finished master.…
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road… Hello Château Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Iyhr5Cau4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road… Hello @spitfireaudiollp Château Piano with @DavidBennettPiano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Iyhr5Cau4) Spitfire Audio Château Piano sets out to capture a historic Steinway Model B in the acoustic of the Château d’Hérouville…