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© C in a Circle - Copyrights in Bankruptcy: When Seven Is Not Your Lucky Number
When people think of assets, they usually consider their house, car, furniture, bank accounts and the like. But copyright owners, or persons who receive royalties generated by copyrights, hold a…
Takes from the Top: The Smithereens’ ‘Green Thoughts’
Recorded in just two weeks in late 1987, Green Thoughts - a set of molten, melancholic rock from New Jersey’s the Smithereens-still stands as one of the most powerful collections…
New York & Nashville: How the Songwriting Centers Differ
As a transplanted songwriter from Nashville to New York City, I’ve had the chance to observe, up close, the approaches to songwriting and the songwriting communities in both cities. While…
Jay Ferguson on Writing TV Themes
First entering the public consciousness as lead singer of jazz-rock band Spirit and scoring a hit as a solo artist with 1978’s Thunder Island, Jay Ferguson has for the past…
Q&A with Recording Engineer Joe Barresi
“Cut it now, fix it later” might be okay for some practitioners, but not Joe Barresi. “You really need to get the sound right at the beginning of the recording,”…
Tales From the Top: The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers (1971)
In late 1969, Sheffield, Alabama’s Muscle Shoals Sound - a former casket factory conveniently located next to a graveyard - was still a shoestring operation with just one hit to…
Gear Cheapness Pt. 2: The Pleasures and Perils of Purchasing Online
You take a significant risk when buying low-priced, used or “as is” studio products from faceless sellers on eBay, Craigslist and the like: You never really know what you’re getting…C in a Circle - Three Copyright Firsts
This year has seen the conclusion of some pending industry and legislative initiatives that have resulted in changes in the copyright arena. For those of you who have not been…
Tales From the Top: Recording Pink’s ‘Get the Party Started’ (2001)
For those who fantasize about creating a worldwide smash from the privacy of their basement studio, Pink’s 2001 breakthrough hit “Get the Party Started” - and the rest of her…
Gear Cheapness, Pt. 1
When it comes to buying stuff for the studio, I generally gravitate towards the kind of gear that can get the job done for as little as possible (as in…7 of 20 |
