Mark Robinson

Early James on Recording with Dan Auerbach and Life During the Pandemic

Early James: Birmingham’s Native Son on Recording with Dan Auerbach and Dropping an LP at the Start of a Global Pandemic Early James may appear unassuming in photographs, but don’t let that fool you – when the microphone is on, the vulnerability and passion in his...

Blue Baby Bottle SL Microphone Review

Blue’s flagship tube mic, the Bottle, quickly became one of the standout recording mics in the...

EXCLUSIVE: Watch Hayley Reardon Perform “Everything Else” in Sofar Sounds Session

It's no secret we're big fans of singer/songwriter Hayley Reardon. We've premiered a number of her...

Focusrite iTrack One Pre Review

The new Focusrite iTrack One Pre allows for simplified recording on mobile devices, all in one...

Live Review: Viva Brother

by Candace McDuffie | Aug 1, 2011 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

Where: Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA When: July 28, 2011 I had the pleasure of interviewing these British boys right before they came to Boston, and they couldn’t be more excited about...

Live Review: Wiz Khalifa

by Candace McDuffie | Aug 1, 2011 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

Where: Bank of America Pavilion - Boston, MA When: July 30, 2011 Flashback to the summer of 2010, when Khalifa played Boston’s Urban Music Festival alongside acts like Ryan Leslie, M-Dot, and Bad...

Live Review: The Damnwells

by Jillian Dennis-Skillings | Aug 1, 2011 | Concerts & Festivals, Reviews

The Mint // Los Angeles, CA // June 29 The Mint was packed Friday night as fans, both old and soon to be new, waited in anticipation to hear the...

RECORDING GUIDE: PLUG-INS

by Rob Nolfe | Jul 29, 2011 | Industry News

Plug-ins are basically small programs that work within your audio software, such as Pro Tools or Logic, and provide you with a multitude of real-time audio processing and effects. The availability...

Getting Creative With Time-Based Effects

by Dustin Lefholz | Jul 29, 2011 | Industry News

Time-based effects (reverbs, delays, modulation and flangers, among others) can provide you with a real opportunity to personalize your mix. These effects can be mild or cut loose to see how far...

Gear Review: Samson Meteor Mic

by Chris Devine | Jul 29, 2011 | Best Studio Mics

Pros: Small size, neat ergonomics, simple control and setup Cons: Fold up legs might interfere with using a microphone stand. Home recording is getting simpler by the day, and with Samson's new USB...

Gear Review: Marshall Major Headphones

by Chris Devine | Jul 29, 2011 | Best Studio Monitor Headphones

Pros: unique look, good sound for many formats of listening and recording Cons: one of the gold Marshall logos fell off With all the amplifiers and practice devices out there it's not surprising...

Q&A with Sonicbids CEO Panos Panay

by Benjamin Ricci | Jul 28, 2011 | Interviews and Features, Music Promotion

His Prediction: 90% of All Submission Fees Will Disappear Congrats on Sonicbids' 10th Anniversary. Can you point to any one thing in the past 10 years that you're most proud of? Thanks. It really...

In the Studio with AURA

by Joshua Bottomley | Jul 28, 2011 | Music Production

ALBUM DETAILS: AURA Burning Hearts & Bleeding Stars Produced by AURA // Engineered by Hall Cantrell and Joey Ayoub (Sound Salon Studio) // Assistant Engineers: Kristen Smith and Mike Eckes...