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Close Up: A Designs Audio
The Launch: Back when Peter Montessi was a bassist touring the East Coast—and later when he moved to L.A. and became a session player— he ... -
Up Close: ILIO
From Samples to Virtual Instruments: Since launching ILIO in 1994, Mark and Shelly Hiskey and their team have been committed to producing and distributing useful, ... -
Up Close: Black Matter Mastering
From Recording Studio to Mastering Facility: The story of how Nashville based veteran musician and producer Dan Emery shifted from co-owner of a studio collective ... -
Up Close: Soundcheck Studios
Lockout Rehearsal Studio Builds Sense of Community: A hard rock drummer by trade and former drum department manager at SIR, David Lee launched Soundcheck Studios ... -
Close Up: Parsonics Studio
Legendary Resumé, Groundbreaking Studio: With the launch of his ParSonics Studio, situated atop his secluded Tres Vientos Ranch in the hills above Santa Barbara, Alan ... -
Close Up: DPA Microphones
Over a Half Century of Audio Mastery: A beacon of consistency, clarity, and modularity for decades, Danish-based DPA Microphones traces its roots back to the ... -
Up Close: Jack Douglas and Jay Messina
50 Years of Experience: The legendary rockers listed in the MC ad promoting the new remote mixing and mastering service by veteran engineer-producer Jack Douglas ... -
Close Up: Vocal Coach Lisa Popeil
Creator of the Voiceworks® Method: An LA Music Award winner for Career Achievement in Vocal Instruction, Lisa Popeil is one of America’s foremost singing experts, ... -
Close Up: Strum-N-Comfort Picking Systems
Creating the Crossover Pick: A guitar playing hobbyist his entire adult life, Greg M. Atkin wondered what his next entrepreneurial venture would be after having ... -
Close Up: University of The Pacific Conservatory of Music
Diversity, Unity and Hands-On Learning: Located in Stockton, CA, the University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music is the first music school established on the ...














