by beachraven | Aug 13, 2021
Studio C, A&M Studios, Hollywood, Jim Novak, London May, Tracy Stevens (top), Robert Feist, Tim Swenson, 1988 Guitarist Jim Novack invited me to see his band Lunch Box at the graffiti-encrusted Al’s Bar (circa ’88). I always felt uncomfortable at...
by beachraven | Aug 6, 2021
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany As a recording engineer, I always recorded the first take, no matter what it was: a singer in a rock band or a voice-over for a commercial. Often, I’d get something beautiful in the first few passes. It might be the...
by beachraven | Jul 30, 2021
Monterey Bay, Monterey, California Hours before tourists would begin strolling the pier, I rolled up to the bay, unclipped my shoes from my bike’s peddles, and gazed out over the cloud-draped boats. “Not much to photograph today,” Lawrence said. It was just...
by beachraven | Jul 23, 2021
Joseph Beuys, Das Kapital Raum, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum, Berlin, Germany My first paid job in a recording studio was at the Music Grinder in Hollywood (closed in 2004). It was 1977. The small demo studio grew fast. In a few years, recording artists with album...
by beachraven | Jul 16, 2021
Monterey, California Just after first light, I went out for a romp on my bike. In Monterey, California the sun rises over the bay, creating an east coast feel. Layers of clouds hung over the horizon, punctuated with bits of glinting sun, illuminating fragments...
