Remembering Sir George Martin, 1926-2016: Producer Way Beyond Compare

BY MIKE METTLER – UPDATED JUNE 14, 2016 / ORIGINALLY POSTED APRIL 10, 2016

Sir George Martin passed away at the age of 90 in Wiltshire, England on March 8, 2016. Best known for his indelible, enduring, and daringly innovative studio work with The Beatles from 1962–70, Martin also produced a wide swath of artists including […]

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Perfect Surround Sound Sense: James Guthrie on Mixing Roger Waters and Pink Floyd in 5.1

BY MIKE METTLER — SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Good things come to those who wait, as the saying goes. But when it comes to finally getting producer/engineer James Guthrie’s long-awaited 96kHz/24-bit mix of Roger Waters’ 1992 solo album Amused to Death in 5.1 on Blu-ray in hand, well… the word “good” isn’t quite good enough. “Great” is […]

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Dave Kilminster on Being the Other Brick Atop Roger Waters’ Wall and How to Set THE TRUTH Free as a Solo Artist

BY MIKE METTLER — DECEMBER 24, 2014

“I don’t know why these songs all came out so long. I think we’re going to have to blame Steven Wilson,” laughs Dave Kilminster. The ace guitarist is discussing the impetus behind the extended track lengths on his self-described “prog-tastic” solo record, …and THE TRUTH will set you […]

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The Once and Future Analog King: Boston’s Tom Scholz and the Tales of His Sacred Tapes

BY MIKE METTLER — DECEMBER 5, 2013

“Pretty much everything that goes into the music is as analog as I can make it,” says Tom Scholz, chief sonic architect of the longtime rock powerhouse known as Boston. It’s taken him 10 years to deliver the band’s sixth studio album, Life, Love & Hope (Frontiers) — […]