Category Archives: All Stories

Since I do so much writing to pay my rent, maybe it’s unsurprising that I often neglect my own personal blog. Unlike with my professional work, I give myself no deadlines here, so that the fact anything shows up here at all is something of a miracle. Fortunately, it’s been busy month, and there’s plenty [...]

A few days go, the New York Times published a short video about conducting. In it, the New York Philharmonic’s Alan Gilbert plays guinea pig for a suite of motion-capture cameras that analyze his movements as he discusses the methods and goals of a conductor. Of all Gilbert’s commentary, one remark near the end is [...]

Yesterday was the first Monday of the month, which means we released the March issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist,  “The music magazine for people who make music.” In The March Issue, You’ll Find: The real story behind “Mastered for iTunes“, complete with tips from some of top mastering engineers in the world. Exclusive [...]

While doing research for an article today, I stumbled across a listening test on MP3orNot.com. MP3orNot.com is a website that allows you to quiz yourself with a blind ABX test which compares fairly high-resolution 320kbps MP3 files against the older, 128kbps standard. I hope it doesn’t come across as bragging when I say that I [...]

This week I got to visit some pretty fantastic recording studios in DUMBO Brooklyn and write about them for SonicScoop. I also had an amusing alert go off on my phone. When I was twenty-five, I set a calendar reminder for February 23rd, 2012 – my thirtieth birthday. As I sat down to dinner, it [...]

When people tell you they’ve had a life-altering sandwich, you should believe them. You should also hurry up and try it yourself, because you never know how long it’s going to last. This is New York. 90-year-old bakeries close down because they can’t meet the $5,500 monthly rent for a 450 sq foot storefront; Fantastic [...]