Dave Aude is a producer and remixer with a very impressive list of releases, productions and awards for his work in the electronic music world. Many renowned artists rely on his skills on programming, professionalism and beats!
Far from the distractions and pressures of the big city, the picturesque German town of Heidelberg has fostered a surprising number of musicians who have made their mark outside of rigid genre conventions. 1970s krautrock legends Guru Guru and house pioneer Move D still live and work in the medieval town with the castle on the hill. Add to that list LOPAZZ & Casio Casino, a Heidelberg production team who freely mix live instruments with electronics and are equally adventurous when turning out crafty, floor-filling club tracks or composing evocative soundtracks for globe-trotting documentaries.
In the week his debut album Long Way Down was released, Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Odell played a packed-out set on the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury. The crystal clear sound of a Yamaha CL5 digital console at front of house helped inspire many in the audience to buy the album afterwards… sending it straight to No.1 in the UK chart.
He may not be a household name but if you grew up in a certain era, you know his music. A founding member of classic rockers Heart, Roger Fisher‘s opening riff on “Barracuda” has been a prerequisite lick for every fledgling rock guitarist for more than a generation.
Juno Lee formed the Korean based duo Casker in 2000. The outfit has since then released six albums, garnering much attention and critical acclaim. Their fusion of electronica, pop and world music is the soundtrack for the perfect cocktail party.
When you grow up in a small Canadian prairie town with a population of under a hundred people you might set a goal for yourself to expand your horizons. Bass guitarist Shane Hendrickson has long left Crane Valley, Saskatchewan and currently juggles a roster of shows touring with fellow Canadians Natalie MacMaster and Aaron Pritchett and now also Nick and Sophie Tweed-Simmons. Mighty impressive for the completely self taught Hendrickson. (The closest music lessons were an hour drive from his childhood home.) Life is now anything from predictable and can change with one phone call..and Hendrickson wouldn’t have it any other way.
Sonnox Plugins went to Ollie Olson and had a chat with him about his work. Ollie has worked with the famous and not so famous. With his vast experience he is the man you want to hear stories from! And now you can, … watch the video.
There is something special about the metal outfit In Flames and how they constantly challenge the unwritten rules of music. Unruly and difficult to pinpoint, each album different from the others. Metal with hint of death, layers of electronic wizardry and vocals oscillating between being harshly desperate and clear as crystal. Their signature sound is not something fixed, it is ever evolving and hard to describe as something else than In Flames in full effect.
Daft Punk‘s long-awaited return, Random Access Memories, is a glorious reimagining of late ’70s/early ’80s disco, circa 2013. Shooting to number one in 20 countries upon its release, Random Access Memories was mixed at Conway Studios in Los Angeles by Mick Guzauski, whose impressive list of credits include Burt Bacharach, Madonna, Johnny Mathis, Quincy Jones, and Cher.
Vampire Weekend’s joyful melding of indie rock and Afro pop has lifted the band to international A-level status. Their newest album, Modern Vampires of the City, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam Batmanglij recorded, produced, and mixed the album in Los Angeles studios and Brooklyn apartments, lounges and backyards — a mobile strategy made possible by mirrored recording systems, Universal Audio’s Apollo audio interface, and Thunderbolt technology.
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of creative tools for audio professionals, is pleased to announce that Grammy-winning Nashville mix engineer and producer Rob Burrell has improved the tone and workflow in his personal workspace, emotionmix studios with an SSL X-Desk.
Sonnox Plug-ins spent some time with Grammy-nominated DJ / Producer StoneBridge at his studio in Stockholm, where he talks about his long career in dance music and shows some invaluable tips and settings that he uses all the time with Sonnox plug-ins.
Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes is a producer/engineer/writer based in London. He works closely with Professor Green and was executive producer of his two albums “Alive Till I’m Dead” and “At Your Inconvenience”, which both went double gold in the UK. He also MD’s Green’s band. His involvement with Green has seen him work with the likes of Lily Allen, Example, Labrinth and Emeli Sandé. We recently visited his London studio to discuss one of his favourite pieces of kit; the Focusrite ISA 828 mic preamp.
Studio People design some of the best studio installations in the world but when they were asked to design, literally, the best studio in the world it took even them by surprise. But they rose to the challenge.
Present mastering/mixing engineer extraordinaire Dave McNair. With a list full of credits ranging from Iggy Pop and Rod Stewart to Los Lobos, Tina Turner and most recently David Bowie, his expertise and trusted ears represent the last step in the record making process. Dave recently, sat down with Sonnox to share his experience using the Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec.