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GAVIN HARRISON: The 40ft High Studio
Readerzone
Another look at another reader's studio.
Published October 1999
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Classic Tracks: John Lennon ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’
Producer: John Lennon • Engineers: Roy Cicala, Shelly Yakus
Engineer Roy Cicala worked on all of John Lennon's albums from Imagine onwards, and in Whatever Gets You Thru The Night, recorded this solo number one hit single.
Published June 2009
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Robert Plant 'Angel Dance'
Inside Track | Secrets Of The Mix Engineers
Thirty years after Led Zeppelin ended, Robert Plant has reached a second career high. His latest hit album was tracked and mixed by Mike Poole, using a mouth-watering selection of vintage equipment.
Published December 2010
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Kevin Burleigh & Glasvegas: Recording A Snowflake Fell
Christmas In Transylvania
For most bands and most record labels, trekking to the wilds of Eastern Europe to record a Christmas album would be a project that would remain filed under Nice idea, but... Glasvegas, however, are not your ordinary guitar band.
Published April 2009
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Polar Bear
Seb Rochford & Leafcutter John: Recording In Each And Every One
Jazz quintet Polar Bear have always been musical adventurers, and their latest album extends their experimental philosophy to studio techniques.
Published May 2014
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20 Tips On Smooth Studio Operation
Tips & Tricks
Paul White presents 20 ways to ensure your studio runs smoothly. If only he'd taken notice of them himself, he might be managing Abbey Road by now!
Published May 1999
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Classic Tracks: Blondie 'Hanging On The Telephone'
Producer: Mike Chapman • Engineer: Peter Coleman
The partnership between Blondie and producer Mike Chapman created a perfect pop record - and catapulted the group from the underground to mainstream chart success.
Published June 2008
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Classic Tracks: The Hollies 'The Air That I Breathe'
Producer: Ron Richards, The Hollies • Engineer: Alan Parsons
The Hollies were the third artist in as many years to cut Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood's pop ballad, yet it was their version that became a worldwide top 10 hit. In 1974, Alan Parsons was behind the mixing desk at Abbey Road for the recording.
Published October 2005
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Mix Rescue: Arc Pilot
Transforming Your Songs
Arc Pilot: When you’re talking about bass, it’s definitely possible to have too much of a good thing!
Published November 2014
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Cakewalk Pro Audio 9
MIDI Audio Sequencer
If Cakewalk was a cat, it'd be on its last life by now — but, as Kevin Perry discovers, the long-established PC sequencing package shows no sign of turning up its paws just yet...
Published December 1999
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Paul Worley: Producing Lady Antebellum
Interview | Producer
Nashville heavy-hitter Paul Worley was so impressed by Lady Antebellum that he gave up his high-profile job at Warner Bros to produce them. With Clarke Schleicher at the desk, the gamble paid off in style.
Published September 2010
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TONY TAVERNER: Sensible Studios
Interview | Producer
Tony Taverner's career spans decades and encompasses a huge list of top-drawer credits. Christopher Holder heads to Sensible Studios, where Tony acts as manager, to extract a few pearls of wisdom.
Published April 1998
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Sam Phillips: Sun Records
The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll
With the death of producer Sam Phillips, the music industry has lost one of its greatest pioneers. In an interview given towards the end of his life, he looked back on his work with greats like Elvis Presley, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash, most of whom were unknowns before they signed to his Sun Records label.
Published October 2003
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Studio SOS: Ian Stephenson
SOS Awards Prize-winner
Like a bird on the wing, we travel over the sea to Skye to help last year’s SOS Awards prize winner set up his brand-new studio!
Published February 2013
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Classic Tracks: Talking Heads 'Road To Nowhere'
Engineer: Eric Thorngren
As the first issue of SOS hit the shops in October 1985, Talking Heads were already climbing towards their highest UK chart position. The song was 'Road To Nowhere'. Engineer Eric Thorngren tells the story of its recording. • Producer: Talking Heads • Engineer: Eric Thorngren
Published November 2010
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Classic Tracks: New Order 'True Faith'
Producers: Stephen Hague & New Order • Engineer: David Jacob
Producer Stephen Hague took New Order into the studio with an ambitious brief: to write and record a single that would break the band in America.
Published March 2005
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Classic Tracks: Fifth Dimension 'Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In'
Producer/Engineer: Bones Howe
The art of the record producer blossomed in the 1960s, with the likes of Phil Spector crafting miniature symphonies in the studio. As that decade drew to a close, Bones Howe masterminded one of its biggest and most innovative hits. Find out how...
Published February 2006