Little Red Book Mastering

03/24/2026

a friend looking to share their studio, great people

12/02/2025

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1450653617066969&set=a.503508895114784

Sonny Smith:
"There are people who pursue the vintage sounds, but they use $10,000 microphones, $20,000 tape machines, and $50,000 boards, so they get this shiny, modern version of old music. They're always perplexed at how to sound like Dead Moon or something. It's so easy: You give $100,000 to charity, then you buy $500 worth of equipment, and you make your record."
https://tapeop.com/interviews/170/sonny-smith-in-conversation-with-andrew-gerhan

12/02/2025

interesting article on the cutting edge of tape restoration

New problems are plaguing old reels, putting decades of history at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them.

12/02/2025

interesting article on the cutting edge of tape restoration

New problems are plaguing old reels, putting decades of history at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them.

06/14/2025

the hallway of Capitol Studios, in the basement of the Capitol Tower, 1750 N. Vine St., it still looked like this when I started working there in 1989

ironically, it was in this very hallway I met Brians and shook his hand, just around the corner, on the ramp down from the first floor into the studios
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1965: Brian's gift to a local Girl Scout troop visiting the studio was the new Beach Boys' single, "The Little Girl I Once Knew." The song was recorded before the Pet Sounds tracks "Sloop John B" and "You Still Believe In Me."

John Lennon loved the recording and had this to say: "This is the greatest! Turn it up, turn it right up. It's all Brian Wilson. He just uses the voices as instruments. You keep waiting for the fabulous breaks. Great arrangement. It goes on and on with all different things. I hope it's a hit so I can hear it all the time."

04/12/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/arts/music/clem-burke-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E4.sZ7c.dsA98PWrgnf-&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawJnwYxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHo6b8qDZDa5bb1rmsuHM_UX3CKT5HOaHr1J3MuPIkD7cnt0XOgvnSEp28GJo_aem_8CN05TQYQGUpTc2IN4dtCA

He provided both the explosive percussion on “Call Me” and the laid-back rhythm on the reggae-influenced “The Tide Is High.”

02/10/2025

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David Johansen, the sole surviving founder of the New York Dolls and a solo artist, is suffering from stage four cancer and seeks financial aid.

02/10/2025

David Johansen, the sole surviving founder of the New York Dolls and a solo artist, is suffering from stage four cancer and seeks financial aid.

02/02/2025

Please don't boycott me, I'm Canadian!

10/19/2024

we are saddened to hear of the passing of our client Inger Lorre, her most recent album "Gloryland" on Kitten Robot Records, was a brilliant effort and truly an honor to work on

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