The churning waters of a recording’s creative flow can be fraught with peril. Poor intonation, drifting pitch, and rhythmic slop seem to co-conspire in a tireless...
I love to play the game of poker. Of all the card games (except Uno, of course), I’ve always been particularly fascinated with and/or mystified by...
I like that this time of year is called “The Holidays.” I mean, there are so many “Big Ones” (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, New...
As my flight lifts off from the Baton Rouge runway, a silvery trickle of sunlight glints along the plane’s wing (of which I have a perfect...
I remember the first time I heard about mixing with busses. Actually, no… I don’t. I was sleeping. I woke up in the car on the...
Personality. We all have it. A unique set of distinctive traits and characteristics that define us (at least outwardly) for the world around us. Extroverts, introverts,...
The worlds of recording and live sound are obviously closely related, but each maintains its own separate identity. The former may seem more calculated and detail...
DAW. An acronym for Digital Audio Workstation. Maybe you’ve seen the term referenced here or in the pages of your favorite recording magazine. If you use...
Many of you may already know that in addition to my studio exploits as a record producer, I am also a performing singer/songwriter. Alongside my partner...