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10 Music & Audio New Year’s Resolutions
Check out these 10 Music & Audio New Year’s Resolutions to start the year off right!
Zone Recording and Auto-Tune
We have a saying at Zone Recording in Sonoma County, that “we can make you sound better than you do” This tongue-in-cheek statement does have a basis in fact. Since the beginning of sound recording, engineers have strived...
Jim Boggio Memory
Jim Boggio was a frequent visitor to Zone Recording in Cotati. Besides being hired for his accordion playing, he was the voice of numerous radio and TV commercials. This is his obituary from The San Francisco Chronicle, 1996:...
The World’s Most Recorded Musician at Zone Recording in Cotati
Hal Blaine the drummer and session musician is best known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in Southern California, playing on thousands of pieces of music over four decades, including numerous hits by popular groups, including Nancy Sinatra, Elvis Presley, John...
Guy Fieri: Zone Recording Studio Hall of Fame
Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri is one of our favorite members of the Zone Recording Studio Hall of Fame, here in Cotati CA. His gonzo attitude towards life and his passion for everything he does made all our recording sessions fun and exciting. Plus, the Food Network, not...
Zone Recording Studio is giving voice to the North Bay
Stephanie Derammelaere of North Bay Biz Magazine released an article back in 2008 about our very own Blair Hardman of Zone Recording Studio. Read about it here. How many businesses can claim an aspiring rock band, a government agency and a major corporation as...
Everything You Need To Do Voiceovers, and One Thing You Don’t.
Well you need a mouth. That’s how the sound gets out. You should have good control of it and it shouldn’t make any unnecessary noises like lip flaps, pops and whistles. You need an ear. And the ear should enjoy listening to other voices. A musical ear helps...
Speak Like An Adult
Many young people are hampered in business, academia, and social situations by something they may not be aware of . . . a speech pattern that is often seen as a marker of immaturity, subservience and even stupidity. For girls this is sometimes referred to as “the...
What You Need to Know For the 57th Grammys
The Grammys are airing this Sunday Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. on CBS. If you have not been paying attention, it’s okay because we have all of the insider information you need for this upcoming ceremony. The Grammys are one of the biggest nights for music, and features the...
Sam Smith, Tom Petty and Copyright Infringement
Perhaps one of the most common controversies in the music industry is copyright, sampling and re-using of other people's material, and the use of soundbites in radio commercials. Among those, however, is blatant similarities between two songs. This debate brings up...