(Book). This book covers all aspects of starting and running a professional sound recording studio; from smaller project-style facilities to million dollar majors. For the first time; here is one guide that combines serious business planning; studio design; and audio engineering as interconnected aspects of starting and running a studio. Numerous practical examples and applications throw light on the daily workings of a recording studio; including recording; marketing; sales; employees; and taxes. Readers with no business or sound recording experience will find what they need to start and succeed in creating a sound recording studio.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Cheesecake Galore!By Kelly GarbatoIf I could give this book ten stars; Irsquo;d still complain that ten isnrsquo;t enough; that the rating scale is rigged and/or incapable of handling a title of this magnitude. RED-BLOODED AMERICAN MALE: PHOTOGRAPHS IS THAT GOOD.I mean; just take a gander at that cover. Will Arnett! In fishnets! And black combat boots! Squeezed into a slinky dress and splayed on a swanky couch; looking all emo! Like some random dude just mansplained how the backlash against Paul Feigrsquo;s GHOSTBUSTERS reboot is really about authenticity and faithfulness to the source material; not sexism and misogyny; you silly girl you! Or maybe it was some diatribe about Gamergate and journalistic integrity. It doesnrsquo;t really matter; because he stopped listening several drinks ago. Mind: blown; but in the worst way possible.RED-BLOODED AMERICAN MALE is a collection of photographer/filmmaker Robert Trachtenbergrsquo;s (mostly) celebrity photography; from 1994 to the present day. There are actors; singers; athletes; entrepreneurs; chefs; models ndash; even a few children; paired with the occasional woman and/or dog. (Meryl Streep arm wrestling Tommy Lee Jones is a definite keeper.) I was only familiar with; like; half of them; many Irsquo;d never heard of. Some none of us will have; for example; little Caleb Ivison; whose mom traded some editing work for Trachtenberg for a photo shoot of her kids. Anyway; consider my interest sufficiently piqued. (This only applies to the 18-and-over crowd; obvs.)Spoiler alert: not all of Trachtenbergrsquo;s subjects are American. (Irsquo;m down with bending the rules for some of the guys; but Justin Bieber? Really? Throw in a Ryan Reynolds doing his DEADPOOL shtick and maybe wersquo;ll call it even.)The photos are uniformly stunning; with a mix of black-and-white and full-color images. At 10Prime;x13Prime;; the book is nice and big; and so are the photos; each one occupies at least a full page; with some spanning two. Each image deftly captures the personality of its subject; with a fun and eclectic mix of tongue-in-cheek sexy/cheesecake; goofy and playful; sophisticated and classy; dark and moody (Jimmy Fallon legit looks ready to jump; someone make sure hersquo;s okay; yes?); and straight-up bananarama bonkers.Many of the photos are accompanied by a brief description of how the shoot went down; these tend to be super-funny and greatly enhanced my appreciation of the artwork. See; e.g.; Janes Van Der Beekrsquo;s ldquo;Tush;rdquo; ldquo;More Tush;rdquo; and ldquo;Even More Tushrdquo;; or how Bryan Fullerrsquo;s nighttime routine is meant to ldquo;restor[e] sensations first felt in the womb.rdquo; I found myself nursing an intense sense of disappointment when a photo ndash; especially a favorite; or of an actor or celebrity I fancy ndash; went un-commented upon. But I guess the way to look at it is; maybe these stories were meh and would have turned us off; so better to omit them altogether?My favorites include Judd Apatow; with his cheeseburger baby bump; a fierce Jimmy Kimmel cosplaying as Daenerys Targaryen; Bryan Fuller; with his moisturizing gloves and dog pile; Bryan Cranston being moody AF; the recreation of Herb Rittsrsquo;s iconic 1989 naked supermodel huddle; done with the cast of JACKA**; Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart; from way back when they were on Comedy Central; naturally; the morning after Bob Sagetrsquo;s drug-fueled romp with a furry; Kevin Hart being pulled along the beach by a Great Dane/small pony; the acid trip-like John Leguizamo montage; and Denis Leary feeding ahellip;barnyard full of Chihuahuas? I donrsquo;t know whatrsquo;s going on there; but I want in. (Irsquo;m a crazy dog lady; can you tell?)Oh; and Jeff Garlin on the treadmill in the middle of the forest? Strangely endearing; if only because I could imagine Murray Goldberg doing something stubbornly nonsensical like that. (Dear ABC; please publish his attempt at scrapbooking on the internets. TIA!)Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner sharing an embrace is hecka sweet; though I found myself wishing it was Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Mckellen. Those two are my OTP of elderly white guys.Okay; so theyrsquo;re all kind of awesome. YOU NEED THIS BOOK. Get it; now! Then go buy a copy for your elderly grandmother / recently divorced mom / college aged; still-figuring-himself-out younger brother / amateur photographer aunt. Basically anyone and everyone; male or female; gay or straight; genderqueer or pansexual. Itrsquo;s silly; itrsquo;s sexy; and itrsquo;s even a little subversive. David Bowie would be right at home here.** Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review through Blogging for Books. **0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fun coffee table readBy Melanie StofkoI love coffee table books and this one did not disappoint. The photography was brilliant and the captions telling the background of the photographs and subjects were interesting. Everyone who picked it up at my house thoroughly enjoyed it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GORGEOUS HILARIOUSBy ToniThis is a gorgeous book of photos of {mostly} American; {mostly} males. The forward is hilarious and the tongue-in-cheek photos are far from the stuffy; formal celebrity shots were used to. I look forward to more photo books by Robert Trachtenberg!
