Interview With DJ Vudu Spellz

DJ Vudu Spellz is a producer who has worked with R. Kelly, Ludacris, Jamie Foxx and Field Mobb. He recently visited the CRAS to talk to the students about Hip Hop production. Before his lecture, Student Christopher McCoy was able to sit down with Vudu to talk about his background which includes a 2007 Grammy nomination and work on three Billboard chart-topping albums.

Interview With Martin Atkins

Martin Atkins was a recent guest lecturer at the CRAS. He has played with NIN, John Lydon and Pigface to name a few. Atkins is currently teaching his fourth year at Columbia University in Chicago where he teaches "The Business of Touring." Atkins has written the forthcoming book Tour:Smart, featuring contributions from Henry Rollins, Cynthia Plastercaster, The Enigma, the Suicide Girls, Zim Zum (formerly of Marilyn Manson), Kevin Lyman, and various other managers, journalists, venues, agents, sponsors and radio personalities.

Video Podcast: Producer Ryan Greene Part 4

Ryan Greene is a record producer, sound engineer and owner of Crush Studios and Altered Vision Mastering. He talked with students about his start in the industry and his work with NOFX, Glen Ballard and Megadeth.

Video Podcast: Producer Ryan Greene Part 3

Ryan Greene is a record producer, sound engineer and owner of Crush Studios and Altered Vision Mastering. He talked with students about his start in the industry and his work with NOFX, Glen Ballard and Megadeth.

Video Podcast: Producer Ryan Greene Part 2

Ryan Greene is a record producer, sound engineer and owner of Crush Studios and Altered Vision Mastering. He talked with students about his start in the industry and his work with NOFX, Glen Ballard and Megadeth.

Video Podcast: Producer Ryan Greene Part 1

Ryan Greene is a record producer, sound engineer and owner of Crush Studios and Altered Vision Mastering. He talked with students about his start in the industry and his work with NOFX, Glen Ballard and Megadeth.

Interview: Ed Simeone, Chairman of TC Electronic

Students pilot an engaging chat with Simeone on all things audio.

Video Podcast: Audio for Games V

The last installment of Simon Ashby's lecture on audio production for games using Wwise.

Video Podcast: Audio for Games IV

Simon Ashby from Audiokinetic lectures on audio production for games using Wwise

Video Podcast: Audio for Games III

Simon Ashby from Audiokinetic lectures on audio production for games using Wwise

Video Podcast: Audio for Games II

Part 2 of Simon Ashby's lecture on audio production for games using Wwise.

Video Podcast: Audio for Games I

Simon Ashby from Audiokinetic lectures on audio production for games using Wwise.

Interview With Simon Ashby and Geneviéve Laberge

Game Audio software developers Simon Ashby and Geneviéve Laberge from Audiokinetic are interviewed in this month's Podcast. Audiokinetic's Wwise software is the hottest thing in game audio and is exclusively used by the Conservatory in its audio for games curriculum.

Interview With Clarke Rigsby

Engineer/producer Clarke Rigsby has worked with Paul McCartney, Glen Campbell, David Grisman, The Four Tops, Peter Erskine, Tower of Power and more. Clarke visited the CRAS for a guest lecture and spoke to students about life and work in audio. Pictured here with drummer Steve Ferrone.

Interview With Craig Schumacher

Engineer Craig Schumacher of Wavelab Studios has worked with Calexico, Robyn Hitchcock, Jon Brion, Neko Case, and Evan Dando among others. Listen to Craig talk about the industry, recording techniques and TapeOpCon, an audio conference held yearly and sponsored by TapeOp magazine.

Interview With Thom Salisbury

Multi-talented Thom Salisbury is interviewed this month. Thom's background includes running his own Los Angeles-based audio/video/data company. He currently works for Sennheiser's sales division.

Interview With Ryan Greene

Producer/engineer Ryan Greene has worked with NOFX, Lagwagon, No Use for a Name, Nerf Herder and The Dickies, among others. He recently came to the CRAS to talk to students about life and work in audio.

M-Audio Interview

Two students interview Ken Johnson and Scott Wilkie of M-Audio who discuss jobs in audio and present some interesting insider views of their product line.

Recording Industry All-Star Panel

Students Denise Arias and Ash Grossman interview a panel of music industry professionals that include Musician/Producer Jeff Bova, Director of Audio Services at Ascent Media Norma Perez, Supervising Mixer for Warner Bros. Pictures Robert Corti and Michael Laskow CEO/Creator of the Indie A&R company TAXI.

Concert Setup for Nickelback

Director of Education Kevin Becka interviews Roger Gibbons of PRG (Production Resource Group) and those setting up the Nickelback, Chevelle, and Trapt concert at the Glendale Sports Arena in Arizona.

See Video of the stage setup for Nickelback

Interview with Eddie Mapp

Jeffrey Piper and Stoker White interview engineer Eddie Mapp. Eddie is a Conservatory graduate who has toured as Front of House engineer with Evanescence, Zakk Wylde and the Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, Papa Roach and POD. He talks about his varied career and the current state of the live sound industry.

Project Profile: Recording Attack of the Giant Squid

Conservatory students Aaron Heuer and Chris Constable interview 10th Cycle student Nils Carlson about his final recording project. Nils recorded a three piece Phoenix Metro band called "Attack of the Giant Squid" who performed a song called "Rocketship to Thund-air-a".

Interview With Rupert Neve

Two Conservatory students interview master audio design engineer Rupert Neve who talks about the future of audio in a DAW world and his interesting and legendary career path.