“Senator Jimmy D” using a pair of A-Designs Audio’s 500 Series Pultec-style EQs for “just about everything” MIAMI, Florida – January 2009 — Perhaps best known for his ten-year role as R&B/hip-hop producer Timbaland’s main go-to mixer/engineer, Jimmy Douglass has engineered, mixed and/or produced a truly impressive roster of talent over the past several decades,… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 2008 Rather than walk the fine line between art and commerce, or plunge whole-hog to one side or the other, Zack Smith is one of those rare individuals who seemingly erases the line with undeniable authority and inspired authenticity. For those in the industry, his name precedes him. For those… Read more »
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 2008: Brad Lunde, president of Transamerica Audio Group (TAG), announces the company’s new international distribution agreement with Geoffrey Daking, Inc. Co, which expands on its long-standing U.S. distribution agreement. Because Daking designs straightforward, no-compromise outboard processing gear, it has become a cornerstone of the TransAudio Group’s domestic line, which includes… Read more »
ATC and New Doug Sax/Bill Schnee Recording Technique Two Track Digital Recording Format at AES SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 2008: ATC (Acoustic Transducer Company) will put the spotlight on a new high-resolution music recording technique at the 125th AES Convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. All of the stereo source material played… Read more »
Carlitos Del Puerto Finds His Mojo With A-Designs REDDI LOS ANGELES – September 2008 – Since his arrival in the United States from Cuba just a few years ago, 30-year-old acoustic bass prodigy Carlitos del Puerto has quickly become one of the most recognized and highly sought-after session players in Los Angeles. Having performed or… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 2008: Brett Cookingham and Matt Pavolaitis, founders, owners, and operators of 251 Music, are remarkably busy. In only a few short years, they have placed over 3,000 pieces of original, high-quality music, of every conceivable genre, on network television. On one day, they may be writing and recording a country… Read more »
Capturing “The Wombats” first show at San Francisco’s Popscene club are (from left to right) Steve Jarvis, recording engineer; Sep V, co-owner of the Wombat’s US label, Bright Antennae Entertainment and owner of FM Recorders; Erik Tharalsen, FM Recorders intern; Josh Bluth, head of production for 330 Ritch/Popscene and Mike Walti, FM Recorders first engineer…. Read more »
MILL VALLEY, California — Bass legend Rob Wasserman, who’s graced recordings and stages with Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Rickie Lee Jones, Lou Reed, and Ratdog with Bob Weir, recently discovered a direct box that changes everything. During recording sessions for his forthcoming solo album, with Reed guitarist and producer Mike Rathke, Wasserman plugged his electric… Read more »
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: TransAudio Group, a premier sales and marketing representative for high-end audio equipment based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has announced the availability of the Drawmer A2D2, an AES Grade 1 dual stereo output analog-to-digital converter. The stereo A/D converter offers dual simultaneous stereo outputs, each with separately selectable sample rates, and additionally provides… Read more »