Working With a Mix Engineer
by Larry Crane
For over 25 years, I have done an extensive amount of mixing of music that I didn't track or produce. This work has been for home recordists, artists that used a studio for tracking but wanted...
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by Larry Crane
Sparklehorse's Bird Machine: The Legacy of Mark Linkous
by Larry Crane
Photo by Danny Clinch It's been a sad 13 years since the passing of Mark Linkous, the visionary behind the group Sparklehorse. In issue #12 of Tape Op, way back in 1999, writer Adam Selzer caught...
Ryan Hadlock: Bear Creek and Beyond
by Larry Crane
Not far outside of Seattle, Washington, there's a converted old barn out in the woods named Bear Creek Studio. It's been there for well over 40 years, making it one of the oldest continuously running...
Joe Hadlock: Bear Creek's Early Years
by Larry Crane
Not far outside of Seattle, Washington, there's a converted old barn out in the woods named Bear Creek Studio. It's been there for well over 40 years, making it one of the oldest continuously running...
Not So Oblique Strategies
by Larry Crane, Garrett Haines
In 1975, Brian Eno (Tape Op #85) and multimedia artist Peter Schmidt published their first set of Oblique Strategies: Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas. These cards work as creativity resets,...
John Cale: Abstract Realism in the Studio
by Larry Crane
Photo by Madeline McManus In his 80s, John Cale is still (thankfully) releasing interesting music. He is a founding member of The Velvet Underground and a pioneer in drone music, as well as a...
Jason Livermore: The 30 Year Plan
by Larry Crane
Photo by Kevin Kirchner The Blasting Room, a studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, has been in operation for 30 years. What began as a home base/practice room/band studio for the groups Descendents...
Sonic Boom: Music Can Be Anything
by Larry Crane
Noah Lennox and Pete Kember Photographed by Ian Witchell After Tape Op's online editor Geoff Stanfield interviewed both Noah Lennox and longtime collaborator Pete Kember [#46] for the Tape Op...
Tony Hoffer: Stirring it Up
by Larry Crane
For years I had seen the name Tony Hoffer on album credits. In addition to producing Belle & Sebastian albums, he’s also mixed hits for M83, co-produced Beck's Midnite Vultures, mixed...
Next Big Thing In Music Production?
by Larry Crane
We recently received a query from a curious reader, Tzuriel Kastel. Tzuriel wanted to know, "What do you see as the next big thing in music production?" I passed this on to various Tape Op...
Kenny Siegal: A Sense of Balance
by Larry Crane
In his well-equipped and comfortable Old Soul Studios in Catskill, New York, where artists such as Ratatat, Beirut, and The New Pornographers [Tape Op #27] have made records, Kenny Siegal has worked...
Robert Schneider: A Live Interview
by Larry Crane
On April 14, 2018, at Jackpot! Recording Studio, I interviewed Robert Schneider in front of a live audience. Afterwards, he did a short solo set, and then The Minders played – a band both of...