Time To Get Out Of Your Silo: We Need Human Contact!

Time To Get Out Of Your Silo: We Need Human Contact!

The Summer NAMM trade show and convention just ended here in Nashville this past weekend.  If you’re not familiar with NAMM, on the whole, it’s a big gathering of music gear manufacturers showing off their latest goodies to dealers and potential consumers....
Goodbye, Glass Ceiling…?

Goodbye, Glass Ceiling…?

There has been a lot of talk in our society lately about gender equality and the roles of women and men. As a music producer and engineer, is has been a fascinating experience watching those roles evolve in my industry over the past 35 years. Way Back When When I...
The Producer Mindset

The Producer Mindset

“Hello, what do you do…?” One of the things I find interesting about what I call “self-recording musicians” is how they do (and don’t) introduce themselves and talk about what they do.  Most refer to themselves as some combination of songwriter,...