Due to Lack of Registrations We Will NOT be able to hold the Pickin' for the Record II Attempt which had been rescheduled for 26 June 2011

Despite FREE Registration for the past months we have fewer than 400 folks registered as of 23 May 2011 and this is simply not enough to make this effort succeed.

When preparing your mixes for a mastering session, we typically get the question, "Should I take the L2 and compressor off the mix bus?"  My first thoughts run through my head like asking why or what are you doing. . . but I refrain myself.

I had the pleasure to award the Grammy Signature School Gold Award to my alma mater, Plano West Senior High School.  I spent the day catching up with my former teachers and speaking to students about careers in music.  The evening was finished with a jazz band concert.

This shouldn't even be an issue, but it has become one. . . Thanks Apple. . .

Congratulations to Nick Landis for re-election to the Texas Chapter Board for the 2011-2013 term.

SINCE THE 1990's AND THE ADVENT OF BROAD DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL AUDIO, POPULAR MUSIC HAS STEADILY BEEN CREEPING LOUDER AND LOUDER.  DIGITAL AUDIO MUST BE COMPRESSED

AFTER PEAK AMPLITUDE IS REACHED (AT 0DBFS) TO BECOME LOUDER.  HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED AN EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS?  It's just a bit obnoxious, isn't it?

I've had several projects in the past that were Spanish language music.  With most music sung/written in Spanish, they had titles that were also in Spanish.  Spanish, along with several other languages, is different from English due to a few extra letters in the alphabet (letters with accents and the like).  Several words had accents that without the accents meant other things.  I knew I could encode several of the accents that showed up some places but not others.  A

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is honored to announce the exclusive release of the Rolling Stones' classic "Wild Horses" performed and produced by the legendary Willie Nelson and his family members.  Willie & The Nelson Family are donating the proceeds from the sale of the song to AWI's campaigns on behalf of wild and domestic horses.

For me,  Ray Benson's Birthday Bash has become SXSW tradition.  It's one of my favorite parties every year.  Great music, great food and a great cause.