Dublin’s famous Windmill Lane recording studios are opening their doors to the public with a new “visitor experience”, which tourism chiefs say will be a “huge draw” for domestic and international tourists. Brian Masterson and James Morris opened the doors of Windmill Lane in Dublin in 1978. The original studioRead More →

When looking at career paths that require a lot of travel, being a musician is definitely up there. Whether it’s small, regional trips to boost local visibility or a larger promotional campaign or full world tour, recording artists and bands spend a lot of time on the road. It isRead More →

Imagine a professional recording studio. What do you see? Perhaps a band rocking in an acoustically treated room, or a singer singing softly into an expensive microphone. Artists and engineers will spend thousands of dollars building or using studios that provide the acoustics and consistency they need to do theirRead More →

Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice to KPBS listeners for over 15 years, serving in a variety of roles including announcer, host and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedian Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk,Read More →

Newswise — In today’s world of tech-infused art production, music can be composed and recorded without the musicians ever being in the same room. However, there is undeniably something ineffable that happens when they are together that cannot be achieved separately, according to Bowling Green State University professor Dr. JeremyRead More →

One Union Recording Studios, the premier provider of post-production sound services in the Bay Area, has completed a total rebuild of its facility in San Francisco. The finished site features five brand new, state-of-the-art studios designed for mixing, sound design, ADR, vocal recording and other sound work. Each studio featuresRead More →

Total Access Recording Studio in Redondo Beach turned 40. (Michael Hixon, Daily Breeze/SCNG) Total Access Recording Studios owner Wyn Davis celebrated the studio’s 40th anniversary on November 11. (Michael Hixon, Daily Breeze/SCNG) Vinyl records and other memorabilia hang on the walls of Total Access Recording, which recently celebrated its 40thRead More →

There are plenty of reasons to come to Omaha: Visit the zoo. See relatives. Attend company shareholder meetings. Take some baseball. Museums. The food. But traveling here to record your next album? Yeah, that’s a thing too. Many musicians have come to Nebraska to make music. Some are quite underground,Read More →

Toronto’s top recording studios welcome musicians and producers who want to record with state-of-the-art equipment and professional staff. If sound quality is a priority, these studios will blow your mind what you can achieve in your garage or bedroom. Here are my picks for the best recording studios in Toronto.Read More →

While the artist’s muse calls to you, it takes a great sound engineer to make a band or songwriter sound their best. A quick internet search yields hundreds of send-off options for mixing and mastering original music, but the Toledo area has local studios that offer a true human experience,Read More →

I walked past this castle outside of Nashville and did a double take. What the hell was this stone fortress doing in the middle of nowhere, nestled in the lush greenery and rolling hills of Tennessee? I was so stunned, in fact, that I didn’t realize this was the nextRead More →

Recording music is a big part of American culture. The United States has a thriving music industry, producing world famous superstars. Recording studios, where artists exploit their musical artistry, have sprouted up all over the country. Several cities are home to many of these recording studios, with some like NewRead More →

On April 24, 2017, Let’s Talk GR Music hosted a conversation on “Recording Music” with two studio owners located in Grand Rapids, MI. Our guests were Peter Fox from Registration of the stone house and Roy Wallace of River City Studios. Although there are many good producers and sound engineersRead More →

Behind every great record there’s a recording studio, and in the Dallas-Fort Worth sprawl, musicians are spoiled for choice. In fact, as the local music scene has boomed in recent years, it’s been fueled in part by a slew of new studios — as well as some tried and trueRead More →

Shutterstock Atlanta’s position as a music mecca could be threatened if proposed new zoning legislation were to pass. Atlanta City Council members Felicia Moore and Andre Dickens proposed a new order which will require recording studios to be soundproofed when operating within 500 feet of residential areas. The proposed legislationRead More →

A musician looking to record new music often travels to a studio in Nashville, New York, or Los Angeles. But some artists choose to cut their songs upstate, spending hours or days in the 864 area code, creating music and having it mixed and mastered by local sound engineers. AndRead More →

31 years ago this week, the cream of 80s pop thronged Sarm Studios in Notting Hill to record the charity single, ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ Until then, few Londoners knew Basing Street studio W11 even existed – despite it being where Bob Marley & The Wailers recorded their ‘Exodus’Read More →

AAt Olympic Studios in west London, the room where Jimi Hendrix recorded Purple Haze and where the Rolling Stones released most of six albums, you can currently sit down to watch Tom Cruise’s latest film. The building bbecame a cinema last yeararound the same time developers announced they were filmingRead More →

In the old days of recording technology – say, 10 years ago – musicians, composers, engineers and producers feeding the insatiable appetite of the entertainment industry had to travel to an expensive commercial studio to ply their trade. . But as recording budgets plummeted and computers and audio software becameRead More →

The fallacy that technology ruins the soul of music could be aired in Dave Grohl’s next documentary, or it could be debunked. Between its founding in 1969 and its closure in 2011, the Sound City of Los Angeles was the recording space of Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Pat Benatar,Read More →

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the studio (Image credit: Bettmann/Corbis) Trident Studios Those who remember the studios built in 1967 in Soho, London, also remember the relaxed vibe of everyone (apparently the Abbey Road engineers still wore white coats!). This was coupled with state-of-the-art recording equipment which enabled innovationRead More →