Making compilations has been my hobby since I was a teenager. Recording some of my choice vinyl cuts to digital was something I have done for many years. While I was happy with the results, the digitization never quite equaled the sonic performance of […]
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Merging+ seem to have the lion’s share of the Classical recording scene—talking about Tilsson Thomas’ recent Beethoven cycle, the Concertgebouw, LSO Live and Marinsky recordings. Mastering engineer supremo Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland, M […]
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It’s summer here in southern California and a good time to have a look at what interesting new albums have come down the pike in past few months.
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Lori Lieberman stopped in at our penthouse suite at the Mirage for an unplugged performance, which we recorded and played back over our system. John Atkinson wrote on Facebook that the highlight of CES 2016 for him was hearing Lori Lieberman’s acoustic performance. It really was a remarkable experience.
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None of these songs will ever be featured on a traditional greatest hits compilation, but they are well worth a listen.
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Queen’s “Bohemia Rhapsody” reinterpreted for its 40th anniversary is a stunning version of the classic—breathing new life into a justifiably revered pop song.
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We played a lot of music at RMAF. A big thank you to Lori Lieberman, Joe Cali and Dominque Brulhart for making multi-channel recordings from Lori’s upcoming album, Ready for the Storm available to us to showcase. The recordings were given to us by Joe […]
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“We never tried to accommodate the mass market. We worked for ourselves and still do.” Donald Fagen, Steely Dan Read the full article by Marc Meyers on wsj.com
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If you like the piano music in the background of our video interview with Laurence Dickie for Vivid Audio’s B1D loudspeakers, you should look up two things (a) Fiona Joy Hawkins, a talented pianist, composer and artist from Australia, and (b) her piano […]
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Christmas came early for me this year; what a wonderful surprise! What a unique opportunity to sit in on Trio Céleste while they recorded an upcoming album at Soka’s Performing Arts Center, here in So California. Kyle & Jesse monitoring intently wi […]
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