Producer Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Tool producer Sylvia Massey records a snare drum in a nuclear cooling tower

Sylvia Massey, one of the few high-profile female record producers (you can thank her for the work she did on

It’s not exactly a full set of liner notes, but Spotify is going to start listening songwriter and producer credits.

Whenever I’ve talked to people who produce music, I’m always amazed at how they can hear things and imagine sounds

If you’ve every poured over liner notes on albums by U2, Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Simple Minds, 30

What does a record producer do, anyway? The answer: it depends. Some are really hands-on, helping the artist re-writer and/or

Kristian Nairn, known to millions as Hodor on Game of Thrones, has another gig: DJ/producer. Here’s his latest creation. Let’s

This can’t be real. Can it? We can hope. (Via Tom) Which brings me to this–sort of. It’s an article

WARNING: This is extremely catchy. I won’t be responsible for any earworms. More on Daemon here.

Being a producer requires some very specialized skills and abilities in order to survive the ordeals they face in the

Sir George Martin, the guy who helped bring the best out of the Beatles, turns 88 today. If you ever

The NME reports on the death of David Richards, a producer who worked extensively with David Bowie (Never Let Me

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver