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Home›Magazine›Category: "Close Up" (Page 2)

Close Up

  • Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    April 25, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Sound Pressure Labs

    soundpressurelabs.com Like Hearing Music for the First Time: In 2013, after years of creating commercial installations for superstars like Coldplay, Ariana Grande, and 50 Cent, ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    April 24, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Cool Brick Studios

    coolbrickstudios.com A Fresh Musical Headspace in the Aspen Valley: Launched in 2011 in a 1900s-era historic house in Carbondale, CO (40 minutes northwest of Aspen), ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    March 27, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: NRG Recording Studios

    L.A. Mainstay For Over Three Decades: Since launching his career in the late ‘80s, veteran mixer, engineer, and producer Jay Baumgardner has worked with rock ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine, Publisher's Choice
    March 27, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: OWC

    From Upgrading Macs to Seamless Solutions: Founded in 1988 by 14-year-old tech wunderkind (and still company CEO) Larry O’Connor, Other World Computing (OWC) launched in ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    February 20, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Dani Pampuri

    beetronicsfx.com The Road to Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter: While the Beyhive was all aflutter over Beyoncé at last winning the coveted Grammy for Album of ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    February 20, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Peluso Microphone Lab

    pelusomicrophonelab.com A Passion for New Mics Based on Vintage Models: The term “mom & pop” is often tossed about when describing small businesses, but in ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    January 23, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Wolff Audio

    wolffaudio.com 40+ Years of Console Design: “Better Call Paul!” There’s a reason Paul Wolff riffs on the famed Emmy-nominated TV show at the top of ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    January 23, 2025
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO

    anrworldwide.com Creating A Global, Relationship Driven Platform: Launched in 2003 by multi-faceted industry veteran Sat Bisla, A&R Worldwide’s success as the world’s top independent global ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    December 19, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Lutefish

    lutefish.com The Desire to Connect: Led by Patrick Finn, Product Manager for Minnesota based performing arts product giant Wenger Corporation, the team behind the cleverly ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    December 19, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: PRG's Starwood

    prg.com PRG’s Rehearsal Crown Jewels: Driven by its mission to bring together the power of their people with world-class production and rental expertise to create ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    November 21, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Line Studio at WMS

    linestudioatwms.org Students Say Aloha to State-of-the-Art Studio: Located in Honolulu, HI, Washington Middle School is the only public school in the Hawaiian Islands that offers ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    November 21, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Fervor Records 

    fervor-records.com Charitable Origins: Now a thriving, genre-transcendent indie label with a publishing arm and 10,000+ songs in their catalog, Fervor Records emerged back in 1990 ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    October 24, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Howard Rosen/Baker Grace

    howiewood.com; bakergrace.com Hooray for Howiewood: Howard Rosen’s legendary career as a radio promoter covers over 50 years of classic hit making, starting in the early ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    October 24, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Rock Star University Location For Sale

    rockstaruniversity.com Prime Santa Rosa Warehouse Location: The sprawling Santa Rosa, CA building that currently houses Rock Star University’s premiere, state of the art House of ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    September 19, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Songwriter Greg Sinners

    gssongs.com All The Madmen at Play: Though his multi-year catalog of acoustic, rock, classical, and Celtic-influenced songs has thus far been flying under the radar ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    September 19, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Nefarious

    nefarious1.com The Nefarious Effect: Creating revolutionary, eye-popping new designs on wooden instruments, Nefarious co-founders Marko Babineau and Frank Czajka’s artistic vision, innovation and creative design ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    August 22, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close: Landr

    landr.com Working For Musicians Since 2013: Since Pascal Pilon and his initial partners launched Landr in 2013, the multi-faceted Canadian based company’s driving philosophy has ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    August 22, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: Bellos Audio

    bellosaudio.com A Family Devoted To Music and Audio: Vlad Belonozhko, co-founder of revolutionary in ear audio company Bellos Audio with his brother Bogdan, traces his ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    July 26, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Up Close with Third Encore

    thirdencorestudios.com Celebrating 35 Years in NoHo: Third Encore Studios was launched in 1989 by roadies for the Eagles, who envisioned the potential for a thriving ...
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  • Close Up, Magazine
    July 25, 2024
    by Jonathan Widran

    Close Up: El Dorado Guitar Accessories

    eldoradostraps.com A Quarter-Century of Premium Leather Guitar Straps: Having recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary since he launched El Dorado Guitar Accessories, owner Bill Silverman often ...
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