Copper

Magazine · Issue 235 · A free PS Audio publication

In This Issue

“All art…is secretly improvisation… You can practice, and practice, and practice. But then the moment comes… and then the lights turn on, and the practice is but a guide.” – Brandon Sanderson, Wind and Truth

In this issue: We conclude our interview with industry icon Roy Hall. B. Jan Montana contemplates the sublime complexities of nature. Frank Doris hears a revealing speaker system. Ray Chelstowski talks with guitarist/composer/producer John Leventhal about his new instrumental album, National Drift. PMA Magazine brings us another installment showing the construction of an extraordinary listening room. Wayne Robins remembers the musical impact of The Young Rascals. Paul McGowan discusses the importance of speakers in a chapter from The Audiophile’s Guide.

Ray Chelstowski pays tribute to the late, remarkably talented Duncan Sheik. Frank Doris has advice on playing in a band as you get older. Joe Caplan concludes his interview with singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John David Schrader. The Vinyl Beat checks out some big 10-inch records. FIDELITY magazine tours Japan’s Kanazawa Phonograph Museum. The Listening Chair looks at Meze Audio headphones. Paul McGowan and Frank Doris get interviewed. We wrap up the issue with a speed racer, evolutionary growth, and a ghostly observer.

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Contributors to This Issue:
Joe Caplan, Ray Chelstowski, Frank Doris, Howard Kneller, Gilles Laferrière, Paul McGowan, B. Jan Montana, Sebastian Polcyn, Rudy Radelic, Wayne Robins, James Schrimpf, Peter Xeni

Logo Design:
Susan Schwartz-Christian, from a concept by Bob D’Amico

Editor:
Frank Doris

Publisher:
Paul McGowan

Post-publication Nitpicker:
Rich Isaacs

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Featured

Singer/Songwriter John David Schrader: On the Need to Create, Part Two Joe Caplan A Life in High-End Audio: The Roy Hall Interview, Part Two Frank Doris Grammy-Winning Producer, Songwriter, and Guitarist John Leventhal Goes Instrumental With National Drift Ray Chelstowski From Swimming Pool to New Listening Room—to Founding an Accidental Audio Company Gilles Laferrière The Vinyl Beat’s Size Matters Edition Rudy Radelic

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Singer/Songwriter John David Schrader: On the Need to Create, Part Two

John David Schrader is a singer, songwriter, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. In Part One (Issue 234) he spoke about his early influences, how his diagnosis of cancer at age 21 significantly changed his life, his inspirations for writing songs, and a lot more. The interview concludes here. On Being a Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, and Engineer Joe Caplan: You wrote every song, p...

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