Author Archives: Justin Colletti

This month over at Scientist, we’re debuting our first ever VIDEO feature: An in-depth look at overhead drum mic techniques with yours truly. This series is going to be killer, whether you’re just getting started out or you’re an old hand in the studio. Hope you enjoy. In other big news, the 135th AES Convention […]

Hello, fellow Scientists of Sound! We hope you enjoyed your summer. It was fun while it lasted, but now it’s time to start getting back to bigger things. Soften your landing with the September “Back to School” issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist — the music magazine for people who make music. This time […]

Hello, fellow Scientists of Sound! Take a break from the summer heat with the August issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist — the music magazine for people who make music. In This Issue: Why Vinyl Is NOT Going To Save The Music Industry (And What Will) Getting Great Gigs: Blake Madden Shares Tips From […]

The July issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist is coming up fast. Time to catch up on the June issue if you haven’t already.  In This Issue: Your (Long, Arduous, Doubt-Inducing, Bipolar) Surefire Path to Success Time and Cost of Making an Album Case Study: NIRVANA Pandora’s Epic PR Fail (And the Future of […]

The May issue of Scientist is just a few days away.  Here’s a chance to catch up on the April issue if you haven’t already. In it, you’ll find: Some good advice about When To Work For Free (And When Not To) An interview and profile on influential post-rock producer John McEntire, who’s made countless […]

The April issue of  Trust Me, I’m A Scientist, is just around the corner! Time to check out the March issue if you haven’t already. In it, you’ll find: In Defense of the Amateur (And Why Copyright Matters to People Who Don’t Care About Making Money) Bjorn This Way — What Makes Sweden So Good […]

Yesterday was the first Monday of the month, which means we launched the January issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist.  You may notice that this is our first-ever issue with advertising sponsors. You may also notice that there are no spam ads or preference trackers or any of that big brother nonsense. We’re strictly […]

The new December issue of Scientist is just a couple of days away. So read the November issue while you still can! In it, you can: Win your own Scientist t-shirt, help music spaces recover from Sandy, declare an end to the War on Facts, rediscover Shuggie Otis, tour recording studios in Brooklyn, get the […]

The new American Masters documentary on music mogul David Geffen is very much worth watching. I suggest you drop everything now and stream it at the bottom of this page if you haven’t already. When I was a teenager, it seemed that just about every cool record that came out on a major label did […]

Yesterday was the first Monday of the month, which means we launched the October issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist, the “music magazine for people who make music.” In This Issue: Unpaid internships at for-profit companies have risen exponentially over the past 10 years. New lawsuits challenge the legality and ethics of the practice, […]