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Producer Crosstalk: Jim VanCleve
One night when he was five, Jim VanCleve was with his parents at a local steakhouse. He was tapped to play a train whistle alongside old-school Tennessee fiddler Ralph Blizard ... -
STOCKING STUFFERS 2022
Rocking the Stockings Finding holiday stocking stuffers for musicians should be easy. Generally speaking, they are. However, there’s an arena-sized difference between a tired set of guitar strings—the musician’s equivalent ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Katelyn Clampett
Writer and producer Katelyn Clampett embarked on her jangle journey during high school. By the time she was 15, she’d begun to experiment with Cubase. A scholarship to Berklee College ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Peter Cornell
Seattle native, musician and producer Peter Cornell was a sworn member of the city’s rarified rock roster of the 90s. Later he moved to New York and began to record ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Steve Dawson
Roots, Americana and blues producer Steve Dawson logged countless hours in Vancouver studios while he was on the rise. He co-produced instrumental records for his collaboration Zubot and Dawson, which ... -
Artists Finding Their Tone at Home
Music Connection speaks with musicians, composers and songwriters who’ve invested their time and money in a home recording studio. Each provides hard-won advice on the ups, the downs, their favorite ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Mike Summers (a.k.a. Seven)
Producer, musician and writer Mike Summers—known widely as “Seven” because of the age at which he took up the piano—has worked with a number of hip-hop and rap artists, most ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Manny Marroquin
Originally from Guatemala, mix engineer and 11-time Grammy-winner Manny Marroquin fell in love with music when he discovered the drums as a child. Later he attended L.A.’s Alexander Hamilton High ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Eric Bass
Humble, cool and kind, Shinedown’s aptly named bassist-cum-band-producer Eric Bass has slid into his expanded role with all of the verve of a veteran climber as he summits Everest. His ... -
Pogue and Pensado at the
Harman Professional Experience CenterOn May 5, four-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer Neal Pogue (Tyler, the Creator; Nicki Minaj; Outkast) got together with fellow Grammy-winner Dave Pensado and industry insider Herb Trawick at the ...
