Being an independent musician gives you the freedom to create your own music. However, the problem lies with its quality. Musical talent isn’t enough when producing new songs. If you’re inexperienced ...

Cosimo Matassa, the New Orleans studio owner and recording engineer who helped craft timeless recordings by Fats Domino, Little Richard, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Lloyd Price, Aaron ...

Doug Malone in the control room at Jamdek Credit: Derek Weber Doug Malone, 33, has worked as a recording engineer since 2015, when he began interning at Humboldt Park studio Minbal while studying ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In a city known for its rigorous upper-level education and vibrant music scene, ...

The current resurgence of vinyl shows that the digital age never did snuff out analog listening. Analog recording methods, however, are effectively DOA. To find that old dinosaur, you might have to ...