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Close Up: Barefoot Recording
Eric Valentine’s “Little Playground”: From 2000-2018, veteran producer Eric Valentine was the primary occupant of Barefoot Recording in Hollywood, using what he called “my little playground” to produce and engineer ... -
Album Review: The Mission by Styx (8/10)
Because fans of legendary bands like Styx often focus on the nostalgia of hearing the hits, it’s easy to dismiss or overlook fresh new gems like The Mission. Released in ... -
Up Close: Gibson Pro Audio Division
The KRK ROKIT Phenomenon: For a quarter century, KRK has been the professional’s choice for mixing and mastering hits around the globe. KRK’s ROKIT studio monitors have consistently been the ... -
Close Up: Kali Audio
A Fresh Audio Startup: Launched in January 2018 by five former veterans of top audio and speaker company JBL, Kali Audio is a unique startup and boutique operation whose products ... -
Spotlight on Jazz by Simone Kopmajer (8/10)
Any jazz stylist who can master Louis Armstrong after gracing us with an original ode to “I Dream of Jeannnie” with images of the beach, bottle, Cocoa Beach and Major ... -
Signing Story: Jesse Palter
A melancholy yet exuberant reflection on a love left behind, “Paper Trail,” the title track to Jesse Palter’s debut EP, is the perfect metaphor for the journey the multi-talented singer-songwriter ... -
Senri Oe Live Upstairs at Viello's Supper Club in Studio City, CA
Material: Back in another musical lifetime—decades before Senri Oe was wowing audiences with his breezy, lighthearted melodies and adventurous improvisations as one of NYC’s most versatile and dynamic jazz pianists—he was topping the ... -
Eastern Standard Time by Mark Winkler & Cheryl Bentyne Album Review(9/10)
Does music get any more quirky-fun hipster than two jazz treasures, Mark Winkler and Cheryl Bentyne, intertwining their dashing, urbane vocal magic to explore the cool divine madness of Lou Reed’s daring “Walk on ... -
Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in ...
There was a sweet, engaging moment somewhere in the middle of the Dave Koz & Friends’ 2018 Christmas tour stop at Cerritos Center for the Performing arts when the popular ... -
IL Divo at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA
A decade and a half after reality TV judge and mega-producer Simon Cowell brought Urs Buhler (from Switzerland), Sebastien Izambard (France), Carlos Marin (Spain) and David Miller (U.S.) together to ...
