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History, horror stories, and the occasional hot take. One post every day. A new discount code every midnight.

From The Booth
May 18, 2026

December 1966: The Beach Boys Needed a Symphony Orchestra. They Got One Guy With a Splicing Razor.

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From The Booth
May 18, 2026

The Engineer Who Mixed The Beatles Final Rooftop Show Had Forty Minutes Notice

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Phil Spector Had Wrecking Crew. Sam Phillips Had Slap Echo. Neither Of Them Soldered A Single Cable.
May 09, 2026

Phil Spector Had Wrecking Crew. Sam Phillips Had Slap Echo. Neither Of Them Soldered A Single Cable.

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From The Booth
May 09, 2026

Phil Spector Had Wrecking Crew. Sam Phillips Had Slap Echo. Neither Of Them Soldered A Single Cable.

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December 10, 1971: Carole King's Tapestry Engineer Hank Cicalo Had Already Mixed It Fourteen Times Before Lou Adler Said Yes
May 09, 2026

December 10, 1971: Carole King's Tapestry Engineer Hank Cicalo Had Already Mixed It Fourteen Times Before Lou Adler Said Yes

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From The Booth
May 09, 2026

December 10, 1971: Carole King's Tapestry Engineer Hank Cicalo Had Already Mixed It Fourteen Times Before Lou Adler Said Yes

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December 1966: The Beach Boys Needed a Symphony. One Engineer Had Eight Tracks and a Prayer.
May 04, 2026

December 1966: The Beach Boys Needed a Symphony. One Engineer Had Eight Tracks and a Prayer.

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From The Booth
May 04, 2026

December 1966: The Beach Boys Needed a Symphony. One Engineer Had Eight Tracks and a Prayer.

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The Console Had 24 Channels. The Album Had 100 Overdubs. The Engineer Had No Sleep.
Apr 27, 2026

The Console Had 24 Channels. The Album Had 100 Overdubs. The Engineer Had No Sleep.

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From The Booth
Apr 27, 2026

The Console Had 24 Channels. The Album Had 100 Overdubs. The Engineer Had No Sleep.

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December 28, 1895: The Lumière Brothers Showed Moving Pictures. Someone Had to Make Them Hear It.
Apr 23, 2026

December 28, 1895: The Lumière Brothers Showed Moving Pictures. Someone Had to Make Them Hear It.

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From The Booth
Apr 23, 2026

The Console Had 400 Channels. The Credit Had Zero Names.

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From The Booth
Apr 23, 2026

December 10, 1967: Otis Redding Had Three Days Left. Tom Dowd Had Eight Tracks and a Feeling.

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From The Booth
Apr 23, 2026

December 28, 1895: The Lumière Brothers Projected Moving Pictures. Someone Had to Make Sure Paris Could Hear It.

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From The Booth
Apr 23, 2026

The Engineer Behind Every Song You Have Ever Loved Made Less Than the Guy Who Tuned the Piano

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December 10, 1967: Otis Redding Had Three Days Left. Tom Dowd Made Every Second Count.
Apr 23, 2026

December 10, 1967: Otis Redding Had Three Days Left. Tom Dowd Made Every Second Count.

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December 10, 1965: The Session That Almost Killed Bill Putnam's Console
Apr 23, 2026

December 10, 1965: The Session That Almost Killed Bill Putnam's Console

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Every Album You Love Has Someone Who Mixed It Fifty Times and Got a Handshake
Apr 23, 2026

Every Album You Love Has Someone Who Mixed It Fifty Times and Got a Handshake

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December 22, 1956: The Million Dollar Quartet Session Had One Engineer and Zero Tape Left
Apr 23, 2026

December 22, 1956: The Million Dollar Quartet Session Had One Engineer and Zero Tape Left

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From The Booth
Apr 23, 2026

The Abbey Road Sessions Had a 23-Year-Old at the Console. He Rewrote the Rulebook.

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Every Single Day in Music History Has a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of
Apr 22, 2026

Every Single Day in Music History Has a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of

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Every Day Is a Legendary Day in Music History. Every Day, Someone Got Screwed Out of Credit.
Apr 21, 2026

Every Day Is a Legendary Day in Music History. Every Day, Someone Got Screwed Out of Credit.

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Every Hit Song You've Ever Loved Has Someone's Name Missing From the Credits
Apr 20, 2026

Every Hit Song You've Ever Loved Has Someone's Name Missing From the Credits

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Every Famous Recording Has a Ghost in the Credits. Time to Name Some Names.
Apr 19, 2026

Every Famous Recording Has a Ghost in the Credits. Time to Name Some Names.

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Every Historic Recording Session Had Someone Riding the Faders Who Never Got Famous
Apr 18, 2026

Every Historic Recording Session Had Someone Riding the Faders Who Never Got Famous

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Every Hit Song You've Ever Loved Has a Name You've Never Heard
Apr 17, 2026

Every Hit Song You've Ever Loved Has a Name You've Never Heard

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Every Grammy Ever Won Had Someone Behind the Glass Who Didn't Get One
Apr 16, 2026

Every Grammy Ever Won Had Someone Behind the Glass Who Didn't Get One

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Every Single Day in Music History Has a Sound Engineer Who Never Got the Credit. Here's Why That Matters.
Apr 15, 2026

Every Single Day in Music History Has a Sound Engineer Who Never Got the Credit. Here's Why That Matters.

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The Deep Purple Sessions Were So Loud The Engineers Had to Build Fortifications Just to Survive
Apr 14, 2026

The Deep Purple Sessions Were So Loud The Engineers Had to Build Fortifications Just to Survive

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Every Single Day in Music History Has an Engineer Who Never Got the Credit. Today Is No Different.
Apr 13, 2026

Every Single Day in Music History Has an Engineer Who Never Got the Credit. Today Is No Different.

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Every Single Day in Music History, Someone Mixed the Sound. Nobody Wrote Down Their Name.
Apr 10, 2026

Every Single Day in Music History, Someone Mixed the Sound. Nobody Wrote Down Their Name.

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Every Great Record Has a Ghost in the Credits. Today We Name Them.
Apr 09, 2026

Every Great Record Has a Ghost in the Credits. Today We Name Them.

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Every Famous Recording Has a Ghost. They're Called Sound Engineers.
Apr 08, 2026

Every Famous Recording Has a Ghost. They're Called Sound Engineers.

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Every Legendary Recording Has a Ghost in the Credits. Time to Name Some Names.
Apr 07, 2026

Every Legendary Recording Has a Ghost in the Credits. Time to Name Some Names.

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Every Day in Music History Has a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of
Apr 06, 2026

Every Day in Music History Has a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of

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The Grammy Goes to the Artist. The Sound Goes to Someone You've Never Heard Of.
Apr 05, 2026

The Grammy Goes to the Artist. The Sound Goes to Someone You've Never Heard Of.

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Ray Dolby Declared War on Tape Hiss. The Hiss Never Stood a Chance.
Apr 04, 2026

Ray Dolby Declared War on Tape Hiss. The Hiss Never Stood a Chance.

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Someone Had to Mic This Mess: A Daily Reminder That Sound Engineers Exist
Apr 03, 2026

Someone Had to Mic This Mess: A Daily Reminder That Sound Engineers Exist

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Every Album You Love Was Mixed by Someone Who Never Got Famous
Apr 02, 2026

Every Album You Love Was Mixed by Someone Who Never Got Famous

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Every 'Historic Moment' in Music Had Someone Behind a Console Who Didn't Get a Photo Op
Apr 01, 2026

Every 'Historic Moment' in Music Had Someone Behind a Console Who Didn't Get a Photo Op

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Every Great Album You Love Has a Name You've Never Bothered to Learn
Mar 31, 2026

Every Great Album You Love Has a Name You've Never Bothered to Learn

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Every Legendary Day in Music History Had a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of
Mar 30, 2026

Every Legendary Day in Music History Had a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of

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Every Day in Music History Has an Unsung Hero Behind the Console
Mar 29, 2026

Every Day in Music History Has an Unsung Hero Behind the Console

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From The Booth
Mar 28, 2026

Every Legendary Day in Music History Had a Sound Engineer Who Didn't Get the Credit

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From The Booth
Mar 27, 2026

Every Legendary Music Moment Had a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of

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From The Booth
Mar 26, 2026

Every Legendary Music Moment Had a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of

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From The Booth
Mar 25, 2026

The Day Aretha Franklin Made Tom Dowd Pray to His Faders

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From The Booth
Mar 24, 2026

Every Legendary Day in Music History Had a Sound Engineer You've Never Heard Of

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From The Booth
Mar 23, 2026

Every Legendary Day in Music History Had a Sound Engineer Who Didn't Get Credit

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