interview Archive
04 Jan 2019
Western N.C. Recording Studios Help Artists Take Their Music to the Next Level (Part Four)
Continued from Part Three… Good Takes Take Time Coming in to a studio session with unrealistic expectations is a recipe for dissatisfaction. “Don’t bite off more than you can chew,” […]
03 Jan 2019
Western N.C. Recording Studios Help Artists Take Their Music to the Next Level (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… Even though there’s an impressively high standard of facilities, engineering staff and gear at the recording studios in western North Carolina, some studios are better suited […]
02 Jan 2019
Western N.C. Recording Studios Help Artists Take Their Music to the Next Level (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Recording in Western N.C. The industry has a long (if relatively modest and not widely-known) history in the region. In the earliest days of audio recording, […]
01 Jan 2019
Western N.C. Recording Studios Help Artists Take Their Music to the Next Level (Part One)
An edited version of this feature was published previously as the cover story in the November 2018 issue of Capital at Play. “Music discovery and delivery have changed drastically in […]
28 Dec 2018
I Talk to the Wind (and Other Instruments): The Ian McDonald Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… By 1976 McDonald was involved in the founding of a new and very different group. Joined by ex-Spooky Tooth guitarist Mick Jones and American singer Lou […]
27 Dec 2018
I Talk to the Wind (and Other Instruments): The Ian McDonald Interview, Part One
Ian McDonald’s career has taken some seemingly unexpected twists and turns. The singer, songwriter and instrumentalist played with an embryonic version of groundbreaking progressive rock group King Crimson, and was […]
26 Dec 2018
Gar Ragland: Combining Commerce and Creativity (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… Studio Serendipity “Even in college, I was hopeful that I would be able to make a living in music,” Ragland says. “I’ve always had aspirations of […]
25 Dec 2018
Gar Ragland: Combining Commerce and Creativity (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… A New Song At the same time, parts of his past were calling him. “Having grown up in Winston-Salem, Boston was far away from home,” Ragland […]
24 Dec 2018
Gar Ragland: Combining Commerce and Creativity (Part One)
Gar Ragland is deeply immersed in multiple endeavors that skillfully combine commerce and creativity. The ripple effects of his efforts are often far-reaching, providing tangible encouragement and assistance to rising […]
21 Dec 2018
Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam at 30: Supporting the Habit(at)
Near the end of the 1980s, local Asheville guitarist Warren Haynes organized an informal musical get-together. Conceived as an opportunity for touring and journeyman musicians to congregate during the holidays […]