PSN ENews: DPA Goes Up Country in Oz; Detroit Studio Destined For Destruction?
Today's Top Story - 07.10.13
DPA Goes Up Country in Oz » Alleroed, Denmark (July 10, 2013)—Sound designer James Currie has been using a DPA 5100 mobile surround microphone on a new feature film, Charlie's Country, being shot on location in Australia. More »
Detroit Studio Destined For Destruction? By Kelleigh Welch "United Sound should be preserved for its history," according to Ed Wolfrum, former engineer at the Detroit studio. That may not happen, however; United Sound Systems building—a spot famous for leading the growth of the city's famed music scene—is in jeopardy of disappearing as part of a proposed project to expand the nearby I-94 highway by adding more traffic lanes on both sides. At least 100 structures could be demolished as part of the project, including the United Sound Systems studio building, located on 2nd Ave in Detroit and just north of I-94. More »
Quote of the Week
"A lot of musicians and self-produced musical acts needed the help of someone who was established and experienced in mastering, but were afraid it was maybe too expensive or that they weren't ready. These were the type of people that I wanted to be involved with, and I wanted to get on the ground floor with the acts that I believed in. This may sound funny coming from a mastering engineer rather than a producer, but it's something that I feel strongly about." --Joe Palmaccio of The Place For Mastering. »