Abbey Road Studios recently spent nine months remastering Phil Collins' eight solo albums for a new reissue campaign across digital, CD and vinyl formats. Curated by Collins himself, the project faced a number of challenges, as the 30-years worth of album masters were recorded across a variety of media.
by Clive Young Stomp boxes have seen a resurgence in recent times, and no wonder: Everybody likes cool sounds and pedals provide a wonderfully tactile way to create them. They're also collectible, which makes them ideal for folks with G.A.S. (gear-acquisition syndrome), and often look pretty wild as well. Tinkerers love to take them apart, tech guys love to hear how they were created, and anyone with a pedal always welcomes some insight into how to get the most out of it. With all those different audiences in mind, Stomp On This offers a little something for everyone.
"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