Studio G

Back in Lowell for a week (before he heads to DC to record the National Symphony Orchestra next week), our chief engineer Mark Donahue is working to finish building Studio G (as in guerilla!), the room he’ll work in while our new studios are built out.

Tippet Rise continued

A few final photos from the breathtaking Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana. It was such a pleasure to work in this beautiful facility and landscape this week; we can’t wait to return. And of course thank you Arlen Hlusko for your exquisite music, consummate...

Mmm…Coffee Cake

One of the best things about working with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is the warm welcome we receive. Every time we come to make a recording, head electrician Billy Weaver’s wife (whom we know only as Mrs. Weaver) bakes us a coffee cake so that we have...

National Symphony Orchestra: Vanessa

Til next time, The Kennedy Center. Producer Blanton Alspaugh and engineer Mark Donahue had a terrific week, recording Barber’s “Vanessa” with Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra. Today, Mark heads to the Cincinnati Symphony...