-
Producer Crosstalk: No Doubt's Adrian Young
Adrian Young leapt to percussion prominence as the drummer with ‘90s ska-tinged juggernaut No Doubt. Early in 2019 he partnered with Todd Forman, a veteran of fellow SoCal band Sublime, ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Brian Tarquin
Producer, engineer and musician Brian Tarquin picked up the guitar as a child. Around the same time, he began to experiment with his father’s reel-to-reel tape recorder and realized that ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Armin Van Buuren
Dutch DJ and producer Armin Van Buuren’s career began its agile ascent in the mid-‘90s when his seemingly endless efforts finally triggered success and began to grab notice. The move ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Ethan Gruska
Artist, producer and self-trained musician Ethan Gruska entered the world with music hard-coded into his DNA. His father Jay Gruska was a well-known film and TV composer, while his grandfather ... -
The Grammys' Stealthy Sonic Soldiers
The Recording Academy was formed in 1957. By the spring of 1959, the world was introduced to a new honor: the Grammy. The 62nd annual Grammy Awards took place on ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Codi Fischer
As is typical of evolving endeavors, podcasting had few if any rules or formalized protocols in its early days. But as the nascent medium began to gain traction, production quality ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Andy Meyer
Like many in the field, front-of-house (FOH) engineer Andy Meyer learned his craft by immersion. That is, simply by doing it. In his late teens, he was invited to tour ... -
Quincy Jones: 80 Grammy Nominations in 86 Years
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, AKG microphones honored 28-time Grammy winner (and 80-time nominee—nearly one for every year he’s lived) Quincy Jones with its AKG Lifetime Achievement Award. The evening—what AKG ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Amadeus
Bronx native Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson discovered drums in the fourth grade. He realized two things immediately: that he loved hip-hop and that music was his future. Amadeus calls New York ... -
Greta Van Fleet at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles
Many comparisons to classic rock bands—notably Led Zeppelin—have been hurled at Michigan rock quartet Greta Van Fleet (GVF). But the band deserves and, indeed, has earned the right to its ...
