Beck Sea Change. The perfect X-mas gift for lovers of sound.

I intended to post this before Christmas but life got busy, but it still gets the point across. It may seems strange that I am recommending a depressing break up album by a Scientologist as the perfect Christmas gift, but there is a reason I think it’s the perfect gift for any lover of recording…. Beck’s Sea Change album is a staggering production and engineering Tour de Force. The strong...

Great video of Daniel Lanois mixing in the studio

I do not love everything he does, but Daniel Lanois is one of my favorite producers. He has been a part of amazing albums by Emmylou Harris, U2, Peter Gabriel and many others, but what I love about him most is that its always so inspiring to hear him speak or see him work. He is a big proponent of getting things exciting at the sources which is one of the things I try hard to convey in the...