Remembering Prince: Exclusive Interview with Engineer "Cubby" Colby

Top Story - 04.28.16 Remembering Prince: Engineer "Cubby" Colby While the world still reels from last Thursday's passing of enigmatic superstar Prince, mainstream press outlets and social media platforms have become rich with memories and recollections of his work, personality and unique imprint on the music industry. Among those is audio engineer Robert "Cubby" Colby, who extensively worked with Prince during what could be considered the height of his Purple reign: 1980 through 1988 as monitor mixer and front-of-house engineer on tour and audio tech/music mixer in the studio, at the artist's own Paisley Park Studios outside of Minneapolis. Having served his technical needs in a wide range of faculties, there are very few professional engineers having had as many interesting moments with Prince as Cubby. Read More » Other News Review: Lewitt MTP 550 DM Handheld Dynamic » Freq Zone Builds with Dangerous » Audiosmith Monitors with Harman » Homme Goes Pop at United » Blog Welcome 2 Prince by Clive Young Prince already had Madison Square Garden in the palm of his hand when he gave the crowd a sly grin and broke into "1999," a smash that many in attendance probably hadn't heard since at least that date. Back at the turn of the Millennium, it seemed the song had run its natural course, hitting an obvious expiration date when the years suddenly had the number 2 in front of them. Read More » Quote of the Week "I got to mix Prince twice, once at an American Idol finale and the second time at the Billboard Awards. Both times it was an absolutely exhilarating experience—one of those rare "wow" moments that remind you why you got into the business. At the Billboard Awards show [as] he played with Third Eye Girl, I remember thinking at the time that it would be the closest I could get to mixing Jimi Hendrix. " —FOH Engineer Andrew "Fletch" Fletcher

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