Okay, so being a new parent (on top of writing & producing tracks, Aerosol rehearsals, and running the label) is kicking my ass a little and my blog posting has slackened. I’ll admit it… I’ll do better soon… …but at least I get to see this sweet face every day: Now, 6 month old Madeleine is [...]

Recently, my good friend, Kubilay Uner, an amazing composer and engineer, wrote about how a certain mixing problem can sometimes be solved with simple panning, and I was reminded about what Walter Murch has to say on the subjects of panning and mixing in general. In this interview, which is way too pithy to summarize here, Walter talks about the [...]

Comparing mixing music with making dinner, and the philosophies behind both.

thoughts on my recent experience at an overdub studio.

so i’ve been editing drums for the past couple days. figured you just had to know….

Hi Folks! John Hiler here. I just installed this blog on my website. This is my first post. I’m looking forward to writing about projects I’m working on, thoughts I’m having about the music business, and whatever else crosses my mind. It’s new to me – the blogging thing, not the expressing my opinion thing [...]