Jacquire King
by Geoff Stanfield
I first met Jacquire King in 1997 at Toast Studios in San Francisco when he was the second engineer on my band's record [Black Lab's Your Body Above Me], produced by David Bianco [Tape Op #104]. I...
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Tape Op Buyer's Guide #5: Desktop Audio Interfaces
by Geoff Stanfield
Whether you are just starting out or run or work out of a full blown commercial studio, there is always a need for a small, simple, affordable desktop audio interface that sounds good, has minimal...
What We Would Have Seen At This Year's AES Show
by Geoff Stanfield
For the first time in maybe forever, the AES Show in NYC has been moved online due to COVID-19. It makes sense, but we’re going to miss seeing all of our friends in person at the...
What We Would Have Seen At This Year's AES Show: Part 3
by Geoff Stanfield
Welcome to Part 3 of our AES Buyer's Guide! For the first time in maybe forever, the AES Show in NYC has been moved online due to COVID-19. It makes sense, but we’re going to miss seeing all...
What We Would Have Seen At This Year's AES Show: Part 2
by Geoff Stanfield
Welcome to Part Two of the Tape Op AES Buyer's Guide! For the first time in maybe forever, the AES Show in NYC has been moved online due to COVID-19. It makes sense, but we’re going to miss...
Shooter Jennings: Steering the Ship
by Geoff Stanfield
Waylon Albright Jennings, known as “Shooter,” is the child of famed “outlaw country” luminaries Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. But how did he end up producing artists like...
Heba Kadry: Building Community
by Geoff Stanfield
What do Björk, Beach House, Slowdive, Liturgy, !!!, The Mars Volta, Deerhunter, Explosions in the Sky, serpentwithfeet, and Ryuichi Sakamoto all have in common? Mastering and mixing engineer...
Tape Op Buyer's Guide #2: 500 Series
by Geoff Stanfield
I have long been a fan of the 500 series format. It is a relatively cost effective way to have a variety of modules at your disposal and portable in the right rack. I often recommend it to friends...
Butch Walker: The Best Job in the World
by Geoff Stanfield
For the better part of three decades, Butch Walker has simultaneously been a rising and continuous presence in music-making. From his early days in the late '80s glam metal band SouthGang, to...
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Blake Mills: Tape Op Podcast Interview
by Geoff Stanfield
Perfume Genius, Laura Marling, Alabama Shakes, John Legend, Vulfpeck, Randy Newman, Jesca Hoop, Norah Jones, Andrew Bird, Jim James, and a long list of others all have a common thread: Blake Mills....
Lee "Scratch" Perry: Super Ape Upsets the Studio
by Geoff Stanfield
If you are a music producer, mixer, label owner, songwriter, or electronic music maker, you owe a debt to Lee "Scratch" Perry. He was, and continues to be, a spiritual guide and compass for true...
Hopeton Overton Brown is "The Scientist"
by Geoff Stanfield
Jamaican electronics whiz kid Hopeton Overton Brown got his moniker "Scientist" from none other than one of dub music production's founding fathers, King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock). As a teenager he...