Recording Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Cool History of Audio Tape, Part 1

Before the 1930s, the only real way to capture music for playback later was on either a rotating cylinder or

Capturing any kind of audio can be done using any number of microphones and audio engineering techniques. Ideally, you’ll want

With the advent of new digital recording technologies, recording for aspiring artists has become much easier. Free plug-ins and DAWs

[Dayne is one of those super-altrustic studio owners. Why won’t anyone take him up on his offer? – AC] To

Usually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a

First contact? Probably not, but a good (if not hokey) try. Hey, it’s Tuesday, the day of the week we need

In what will probably go down in history as one of the more peculiar collectible recordings of all time, it’s

It’s called WholeWorldBand. Check it out:

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