Analog v Digital: why digital plug-ins make you stupid

I realised today that using digital plug-ins in recording software when you are mixing records makes you stupid. Now this may seem like a bold assertion to anyone who read my earlier blog on the analog digital debate here:...

Acoustic Guitar Review: Tanglewood TW1000 Heritage Sundance

So today I had a Tanglewood TW1000 acoustic guitar here in the recording studio so I thought I’d do a little review. Apparently it’s from their “Heritage Sundance” collection, which is one of the very top models in their range. At around a...

Machiavelli’s Guide to the Music Industry

So almost a year ago I heard that a music industry website, Supajam, were looking for a recording studio engineer or record producer to write a regular music industry column for publication on their site. The idea was to provide an insight from behind the glass. Not...

Why do you want to record (part 2)?

So you may have read part 1 of this recording studio blog over on Machiavellis Guide. If not, you should go check it out before you read on: http://www.supajam.com/blog/article/Bands-Never-Mind-the-Bollocks-why-ar…. In the first part of this blog, I suggested...
Machiavelli’s Guide: Press Kits & EPK

Machiavelli’s Guide: Press Kits & EPK

So a question bands and artists ask time and time again is ‘what goes into a great press kit?’ And if you’ve been following my blog, Machiavelli’s Guide to the Music Industry over on Supajam, you’ll know by now that I’m not just...