CMM touring company Generation Exodus Foundation has been relaunched, with James "Jamie" Nixon—formerly director of Touring and Marketing at Blackhawk Audio—named as its new general manager.
by Rob Tavaglione We audio engineers are notorious for having, collecting and bragging about our rig—our ever-growing and oh-so-precious kit. Producers smile confidently for the camera against a chaotic backdrop of racks, stacks and jacks that somehow indicate the value and depth of their expertise. I found myself "too defined by my belongings," wanting to do more with less, and so I began a journey of rig reduction about a year ago. The goal? To reduce choices in the studio, shrink the kit, force quicker decision-making and increase quality
"I just wanted to make a studio that I would want to record in," he says. "A lot of studios—I don't want to be insulting but—they're s---holes. There's an idea that underground is cool, and I'm sympathetic to that. But I wanted to make something a little more classic."—Chris Benham of Big Orange Sheep Studios, Brooklyn, NY.