Andy Zulla
Zulla has become known to many producers and engineers (most of whom shall, of course, remain unnamed) in Los Angeles, New York, and his current hometown of Miami as a trusted "mix saver." His heavier production and arranging days may be behind him now because of the improved audio results he's getting with his 4-card Pro Tools|HD system, a great sound that makes him every producer's last-minute savior. [read on]

Peter Wolf
Going "A" through "Y" in Wolf's lengthy resume is like reading an archival history of the '80s. He produced eight #1 albums and 40 "Top 40" hits, including six Starship records, The Commodores' Night Shift, and the soundtracks for Top Gun and Inner Space; played keyboards and programmed tracks for Boz Scaggs, Heart, and Big Country; and was a member of Wang Chung. Then you get to the "Z's", as in Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. [read on]

Speech and Arrested Development
Speech's continuing role as the "Life Music" driver of that wagon has led him most everywhere since the influential Arrested Development ("Tennessee," "People Everyday") broke up in 1996, a band the Fugees, the Roots, Eryka Badu, Lauryn Hill, and many neo-soul movement devotees still tip their mics to today. Now that A.D. has reunified, released Heroes of the Harvest, and is touring in full once again, Speech can refocus on Spiritual People, a hip-hop, soul, reggae, alternative, and folk-funk solo album he released in Japan two years ago that's gone gold. [read on]