Taishi Toyono from the TASCAM R&D team explains the development of the DR-05X, DR-07X, and DR-40X PCM liner recorders. Tell us about your involvement with these models.I was in charge of the mechanical design of these three models. The initial plan was to build them a little different than the conventional models, and so both the product designer and I worked thoroughly to make it happen. I worked together with the personnel at our factory, and I remember language and communication bein

Los Angeles, CA – June 2017… Randy Rodarte is a music educator on a mission. While most music teachers school their young charges on classical music and orchestral instruments, Rodarte’s Modern Band program at Pio Pico Middle School in central Los Angeles covers music of the last 60-70 years, including Motown, Beatles, and other contemporary sounds, with students learning on modern instruments including electric guitars and basses, electric keyboards, and drums. As he observes

New York, NY—March 2017… Founded in 2014, Play Too Much nurtures emerging artists and helps them reach audiences via several areas of content on their site: with in-studio sessions and interviews, artist-curated playlists, reviews, features, podcasts and more. Play Too Much also sponsors popup shows to help build exposure for artists.For their newest podcast series: How Hits Made, Play Too Much equipped New York City band Great Caesar with a TASCAM DR-40 handheld 4-track digital rec

Hayward, CA—March 2017… Death Angel made its mark as a seminal San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band in the 1980s, then broke up at the end of the decade. Fortunately, the band reformed in 2001 and has been touring and recording ever since, issuing its eighth studio album, The Evil Divide, in May 2016. San Francisco native Ted Aguilar took over rhythm guitar duties when the band reformed. Long a fan of TASCAM recording gear, Aguilar continues to rely on the company’s produc

Paducah, KY—January 2017… TASCAM DR-series field recorders are used in a wide range of applications, ranging from broadcast and film to sound design, education, and much more. But even the TASCAM team didn’t anticipate that the DR-701D, DR-100mkIII, and other DR-series recorders would prove particularly well suited to investigating paranormal phenomena—more colloquially, “ghost hunting.” Such is indeed the case, according to Gavin Kelly, the host and lead inv

Detroit, MI—November 2016… Ric Viers is a noisy fellow—and proud of it. He loves shattering glass, blowing things up, smashing fruit, and a plethora of other cacophonous endeavors. In short, he’s one of the top sound designers in the business, with a list of credits that includes location sound for nearly every major television network. Noteworthy clients include Universal Studios, Dateline, Good Morning America, and Disney.Viers’ Blastwave FX was the world’s

Hartford, CT—November 2016…  Twenty-six years ago, Robert Dudzic arrived in Connecticut from Poland equipped with drumming skills, determination, and empty pockets. Eventually he landed a production gig at WKSS radio in Hartford, and for the next few years he learned about audio production. Upon departing WKSS, together with GrooveWorx he created his first production library, Trynity HDFX.Today Dudzic is an A-list producer and sound designer whose work graces movie trailers for

Scottsdale, AZ—October 2016… Unless you’re a client or a sound designer, you might not have heard of Rick Allen but you’ve heard his work countless times. Allen’s music, sound effects, and sound design appears in films, radio, TV, games, ads, and much more. He has worked on projects for such heavyweights as Disney, American Express, the United Nations, MasterCard, Clorox, and Subway, and has earned gold and platinum records, Addy Awards, and Clio certificates. He h

Atlanta, GA—October 2016… Musicians who grew up before Camp Jam came along can only wish we had been luckier. Available as a five-day summer day camp and as a six-day overnight camp, Camp Jam gives kids and teens the chance to learn from and perform with professional musicians. The curriculum includes songwriting, instrumental instruction, playing in a band, studio production, and making a music video. More than 20,000 students have benefitted from Camp Jam in the past ten years.TAS