Writing on records, rooms, and the tools around them.
Longer thoughts from the studio, the workshop, and the founder desk.
Stitch Audio: How a Composer-Focused Commercial Studio Actually Works
A commercial room does not have to replace a composer's personal setup. At its best, it becomes the part of that setup that would be impractical to own, maintain or operate alone.
Audio Forensics: How I Use It and Why It Matters
Audio forensics is not a magic button that declares two recordings identical. It is a disciplined process of preserving evidence, testing hypotheses and explaining what the signal can—and cannot—prove.
Sound-Design Techniques I Have Used on Popular Television Projects
The most effective television sound design is rarely the loudest or most complicated. It is the sound that makes a scene feel inevitable without drawing attention away from the story.
Home-Studio Acoustics: What Is Worth the Money—and What Is Not
The most expensive-looking acoustic product is not necessarily the most useful. In a small studio, measurement, placement and broadband absorption usually beat decoration.
Room-Acoustic Design Theory for Dolby Atmos
An Atmos room is not simply a stereo room with speakers added to the ceiling. Its geometry, decay, calibration and consistency must support a stable three-dimensional listening field.
Why I Built Silo
Silo began with a problem I saw repeatedly: creative work, career administration and collaboration were happening in different places, with no shared memory of how a song moved from idea to release.
What Is N-AI-Tive—and How Is It Operated?
N-AI-Tive is an approach to private, locally operated AI for organisations that need useful automation without sending every internal task and document to a public cloud service.