Jason Livermore: The 30 Year Plan
by Larry Crane
Photo by Kevin Kirchner The Blasting Room, a studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, has been in operation for 30 years. What began as a home base/practice room/band studio for the groups Descendents...
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Sonic Boom: Music Can Be Anything
by Larry Crane
Noah Lennox and Pete Kember Photographed by Ian Witchell After Tape Op's online editor Geoff Stanfield interviewed both Noah Lennox and longtime collaborator Pete Kember [#46] for the Tape Op...
Tony Hoffer: Stirring it Up
by Larry Crane
For years I had seen the name Tony Hoffer on album credits. In addition to producing Belle & Sebastian albums, he’s also mixed hits for M83, co-produced Beck's Midnite Vultures, mixed...
Next Big Thing In Music Production?
by Larry Crane
We recently received a query from a curious reader, Tzuriel Kastel. Tzuriel wanted to know, "What do you see as the next big thing in music production?" I passed this on to various Tape Op...
Kenny Siegal: A Sense of Balance
by Larry Crane
In his well-equipped and comfortable Old Soul Studios in Catskill, New York, where artists such as Ratatat, Beirut, and The New Pornographers [Tape Op #27] have made records, Kenny Siegal has worked...
Robert Schneider: A Live Interview
by Larry Crane
On April 14, 2018, at Jackpot! Recording Studio, I interviewed Robert Schneider in front of a live audience. Afterwards, he did a short solo set, and then The Minders played – a band both of...
Youth = Martin Glover: Happy to be Challenged
by Larry Crane
For many years, an interview with Martin Glover, commonly known as "Youth," has been on my "must do" list for Tape Op. With the release of Gina Birch's debut LP, I Play My Bass Loud, which he...
Michael League & Nic Hard: Recording Snarky Puppy and Beyond
by Larry Crane
As the leading force behind the popular instrumental group Snarky Puppy, bassist/producer/composer Michael League has plenty on his plate simply by keeping up with the band’s prolific output....
Nic Hard: Just Keep Cooking...
by Larry Crane
Working with Michael League of Snarky Puppy, Nic Hard has engineered much of the band’s catalog. After starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a DJ, he soon found himself studying...
Michael League: Just Keep Cooking...
by Larry Crane
As the leading force behind the popular instrumental group Snarky Puppy, bassist/producer/composer Michael League has plenty on his plate simply by keeping up with the band’s prolific output....
Gina Birch: She Plays Her Bass Loud
by Larry Crane
Along with Ana da Silva, Gina Birch led The Raincoats from 1977 to 1984 in England, reforming in 1993, and still collaborating to this day. Their unique approach to music inspired many, including...
Jerry Harrison: A Life In Music
by John Baccigaluppi, Larry Crane
As a member of the Talking Heads and forming The Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman, Jerry Harrison would have a career of note if this was all he’d done. But as a successful producer over the...