Copper


The Editors, They are a changin’

Issue 97Opening Salvo

I’m thrilled and honored to be named the new editor of Copper. Many of you may know me from my decades in the audio industry as a writer, editor, PR person...

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Three Winners, A Loser - And One That Might Hav...

Issue 97TO BE DETERMINED

The Replacements – Dead Man’s Pop 1989 found the Replacements either on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough or possible self implosion. Their new album Don’t Tell a Soul had just been released,...

WAMS

Issue 97TRUE-LIFE RADIO TALES

Wilmington, Delaware. WAMS served Wilmington, but the studio was at the transmitter on Mt. Cuba outside beautiful Greenville, Delaware, maybe 20 miles from town. It was a neighborhood of mansions...

My Helios, Redux

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 97MUSIC

I’ve been asked a couple times about the recording / mixing console I own (with a friend). So I thought I might write a little about it. Helios began at...

AES NYC 2019

Issue 97FEATURED

For over 70 years, the Audio Engineering Society has been at the forefront making the latest technical information for sound recording, reinforcement, processing, and enhancement available to audio engineers and...

How Do We Get It Out Of There?

Issue 97REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

As we have examined throughout several previous issues of Copper, it takes an insane amount of precision engineering to store sonic information in record grooves and see it through multiple stages...

The Adventures of Jeff Beck: The Finale

Issue 97MUSIC TO MY EARS

On March 9 and 10, 1981, Beck went on a stage in the UK for the first time since 1974, pre Blow by Blow. Appearing with the There and Back band, Jeff was...

Doin’ It

Issue 97TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

My friend Dale Cockrell has written a remarkable book, Everybody’s Doin’ It: Sex, Music, and Dance in New York, 1840–1917, which details the codependent development of social dance, popular music, and prostitution...

Poncho Sánchez: Eight Great Tracks

Issue 97TRADING EIGHTS

He’s the best Latin jazz musician you may never have heard of. But while Poncho Sánchez might not have the household-name recognition of some of his colleagues, he sure does...

Melissa Etheridge

Issue 97OFF THE CHARTS

With her raw, unabashed voice and truthful lyrics, Melissa Etheridge has inspired three decades of fans to be true to themselves and rock out while doing so. She was born...

Tony Visconti, Part 2

Issue 97THE COPPER INTERVIEW

[ Part 1 of John Seetoo’s interview with Tony Visconti appeared in Copper #96.] John Seetoo: In a previous interview with mastering engineer Steve Hoffman (Copper #36 and #37), he extolled the aural virtues...