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Artists Finding Their Tone at Home
Music Connection speaks with musicians, composers and songwriters who’ve invested their time and money in a home recording studio. Each provides hard-won advice on the ups, the downs, their favorite ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Mike Summers (a.k.a. Seven)
Producer, musician and writer Mike Summers—known widely as “Seven” because of the age at which he took up the piano—has worked with a number of hip-hop and rap artists, most ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Manny Marroquin
Originally from Guatemala, mix engineer and 11-time Grammy-winner Manny Marroquin fell in love with music when he discovered the drums as a child. Later he attended L.A.’s Alexander Hamilton High ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Eric Bass
Humble, cool and kind, Shinedown’s aptly named bassist-cum-band-producer Eric Bass has slid into his expanded role with all of the verve of a veteran climber as he summits Everest. His ... -
Pogue and Pensado at the
Harman Professional Experience CenterOn May 5, four-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer Neal Pogue (Tyler, the Creator; Nicki Minaj; Outkast) got together with fellow Grammy-winner Dave Pensado and industry insider Herb Trawick at the ... -
Studio Tech Roundtable 2022: Check Your Tech
The most respected recording studios on the planet all have this in common: A studio technician whose job it is to ensure the facility’s equipment is ready to perform 100 ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Brandy Zdan
Artist, producer and engineer Brandy Zdan has devoted the majority of her life to music, both creating and enabling its creation. She began her career in Winnipeg, Canada as a ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Evren Göknar
Like many audio pros, Grammy-winning mastering engineer Evren Göknar touched down in L.A. with a guitar in hand and success in mind. He attended Musicians Institute for a time and ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Drumma Boy
Grammy-winning artist and producer Drumma Boy has worked with some of the brightest names in the rap and hip-hop worlds: Gucci Mane, Ludacris and Outkast, to name a few. But ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Michael Knox
Producer and music industry impresario Michael Knox has worked in various capacities over the course of his career. He launched his Nashville song-plugging company HIT PLUGGERS in 1992 and then ...