Pro Techniques index 7.2002

Bruce C. Marshall
Gazing into a computer monitor until sunrise after having just recorded the longest show in Academy Awards history is about as good as it gets for Bruce C. Marshall. Kidding aside, the helpful chief digital audio engineer at AT&T Digital Media Center pulled off a not-so-minor miracle by first recording then editing, sweetening, remixing, and delivering the international broadcast version of the 2002 Academy Awards ceremony. [read on]

Baraka
One of the best audio doctors in the business lives on a two-acre farm outside Los Angeles. Two Guys from the Valley (San Fernando, that is) is a nifty dual Pro Tools|HD-based studio where engineer, producer, and guitarist Baraka records and edits between his many house calls to Ocean Way, Cello, and other high-profile L.A. studios. [read on]

Neal Schon and Gary Cirimelli
Based on Voice's 2001 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album, the gifted guitarist and Journeyman Schon had better keep his portable Pro Tools-in-a-flight case powered up all year. Journey and a new band he's forming with Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, and drummer Deen Castronovo — which DigiZine had the chance to see at the recent California Music Awards — will keep Schon plenty busy this year. [read on]