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  1. Five Sounds With Joey Raia

    Posted by Sonal D'Silva

    Five Sounds With Joey Raia
    Joey Raia sitting in his studio, in front of a console, outboard gear, and studio monitors. Recording and mixing engineer Joey Raia started his career in audio electronics at Apogee and then switched to engineering and mixing while working with mix legend Bob Clearmountain. Since then he’s racked up an impressive discography, working on albums and movie soundtracks, including Disney’s Encanto, for which he won a GRAMMY in 2023. In this edition of Five Sounds With… Joey takes us behind the scenes of five of his favorite records, sharing mixing techniques, workflow tips, and his favorite gear along the way.  Continue reading →
  2. Five Sounds With Aaron Dessner

    Posted by Sonal D'Silva

    Five Sounds With Aaron Dessner
    Aaron Dessner of The National sitting down and playing an acoustic guitar in a recording studio. Multiple Grammy Award-winner Aaron Dessner wears many hats in the studio—guitarist, keyboardist, bass player, composer, songwriter, and producer. He moves through each role with ease, and it’s no surprise because he’s spent the better part of the last two decades becoming one of the most prolific artists in contemporary music. He’s released ten studio albums with his band The National and collaborated with artists like Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson, and, most recently, Brian Eno & Fred Again. If that wasn’t enough, he co-wrote and produced two history-making records during the pandemic with superstar Taylor Swift.  Continue reading →
  3. Five Sounds With Ken Caillat

    Posted by Sonal D'Silva

    Five Sounds With Ken Caillat
    Ken Caillat was a talented young engineer with a real love for sound when he was roped in to work on Fleetwood Mac’s album Rumours. One year of hard work later, the album was ready and there was no looking back for the band or Ken.  The GRAMMY award-winning engineer and producer has worked with some of the biggest names in music over the years and he also shares his knowledge and experience with upcoming artists as the founder and CEO of artist-development company ArtistMax.  Continue reading →
  4. Five Sounds With Jamie Lidell

    Posted by Sonal D'Silva

    Five Sounds With Jamie Lidell
    Singer/songwriter/producer Jamie Lidell is a sound artist in the truest sense of the concept–he loves a good sonic experiment and isn’t afraid to go down a rabbit hole to explore a musical idea that has potential. Over the course of six albums released in the past two decades, he deftly navigates genres, weaving together his electronic music roots, soul influences, and love for vocal exploration. Continue reading →
  5. Five Sounds With Carlos de la Garza

    Posted by Eric Allen

    Five Sounds With Carlos de la Garza
    Los Angeles-based engineer, producer, and songwriter Carlos de la Garza has spent the better part of the last two decades stacking up an incredible resume. Whether handling recording, mixing or production, he’s been behind the desk for a number of Grammy-winning albums for artists such as Ziggy Marley and Paramore. Continue reading →
  6. Five Sounds With Joe Chiccarelli

    Posted by Brad Pack

    Five Sounds With Joe Chiccarelli
    Joe Chiccarelli is a GRAMMY-winning producer and engineer with an impressive list of credits ranging from indie rock icons like the White Stripes to pop legends like Elton John. Recently, Joe teamed up with the software experts at IK Multimedia to create a custom Vocal Strip plug-in ($159) that combines all of his favorite mixing tools into one versatile, easy-to-use interface. Continue reading →
  7. Five Sounds With Ben Greenberg

    Posted by Brad Pack

    Five Sounds With Ben Greenberg
    Born and raised in New York City, Ben Greenberg is a producer and mixing engineer with more than 20 years of studio experience. Perhaps best known as the guitarist of industrial-punk outfit Uniform, Greenberg’s truest talent is helping artists capture the chaos and translate their performances into a studio setting. We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Greenberg at his studio, Circular Ruin, for our Five Sounds With series. Read on to learn about his work with Bad Breeding, Portrayal of Guilt, METZ, Show Me The Body and what it’s like in the studio with his own band, Uniform. Continue reading →
  8. Five Sounds With Erin Tonkon

    Posted by Nathan Doyle

    Five Sounds With Erin Tonkon
    A version of this interview with Erin Tonkon was previously published in PLAYBACK Issue 002. Be sure to check out the entire issue here. Erin Tonkon broke into the world of engineering at a young age and started learning under the best at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. During her studies, the budding engineer began working with production legend Tony Visconti and the duo were at the helm for releases from David Bowie, Esperanza Spalding and The Damned. Erin has continued to amass an incredible discography of work, including mixing albums for Sad13, Richard Hell, Rosie Tucker, Lady Lamb and more. Read on to get the inside scoop on five favorites from Erin's career so far. Continue reading →
  9. Five Sounds With Ricardo Sangiao

    Posted by Nathan Doyle

    Five Sounds With Ricardo Sangiao
    Based out of Miami, Florida, Ricardo Sangiao is one of the hottest names in mastering at the moment. Known for his work in the Latin, hip-hop, and dance genres, Ricardo has had a hand in many platinum releases in the past few years and shows no signs of slowing down. He's mastered records for Rick Ross, Danny Ocean, and Diljit Dosanjh, just to name a few. Working under legendary engineer Bob Katz, Ricardo has learned from the best and is now applying his knowledge at his own studio, World Class Mastering. Ricardo recently sat down with Vintage King for a Five Sounds With interview to talk about a number of records he has worked on, his process and the gear he uses. Continue reading →
  10. Five Sounds With Tamar-kali

    Posted by Eric Allen

    Five Sounds With Tamar-kali
    Tamar-kali is an accomplished composer and performer, best known for her work on critically-acclaimed films such as The Assistant, The Last Thing He Wanted, and Shirley, all of which received high praise at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to her work as a film scorer, Tamar-kali also writes and performs with her rock band and her string sextet and voice project. We recently sat down with Tamar-kali for our Five Sounds With... series. Read on to learn about her approach to film scoring, her experiences recording a 16-person ensemble, and how she got her start in the New York punk scene. Continue reading →
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