Interviews

Issue #86

Sanford Parker

Interviews | No. 86

Sanford Parker: Heavy Engineering in Chicago

By Scott Evans

When I first heard Buried at Sea's epic, super-slow-motion Migration a few years ago, I remember thinking, "This is pretty goddamn heavy" and "This lacks any high end whatsoever." The ballsy productio...

Nick Lowe
Nov 15, 2011 NO. 86 Interview

Nick Lowe: Bashing it out Live

Not many in our field can make the claim of composing a bona fide alternative anthem with "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding," producing a handful of the century's most criticall...

Greg Calbi
Nov 15, 2011 NO. 86 Interview

Greg Calbi: Sterling Mastering Maestro

Queens, NY, native Greg Calbi has stood atop the musical food chain since the mid-1970s when he burst onto the scene mastering monumental albums like John Lennon's Walls and Bridges and Bruce Springst...

Doug Haire
Nov 15, 2011 NO. 86 Interview

Doug Haire: A Life of Sounds & Places

Doug Haire has been a staff engineer (a rarity these days) at Jack Straw Studios in Seattle since 1990. He's recorded just about every kind of music and engineered countless live radio performances. W...

Ken McKim
Nov 15, 2011 NO. 86 Interview

Ken McKim: Qualified By Experience

Ken McKim is truly a member of the most endangered species in the world of professional audio recording, with a knowledge and database of audio electronics that transcends decades. Ken has been the he...

Sanford Parker (bonus)
Nov 15, 2011 NO. 86 Interview

Sanford Parker (bonus): Doom Maker

When I first heard Buried at Sea's epic, super-slow-motion Migration a few years ago, I remember thinking, "This is pretty goddamn heavy" and "This lacks any high end whatsoever." The ballsy productio...