Production sound mixer Tod Maitland (right) and his tech (and nephew) Terence McCormack in the “Live Room” set of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ joined by all of the mics set up on classic Atlas mic stands. Photo courtesy of Tod Maitland. Don’t pass up Part 1! LIVE ON...

Period-accurate microphones were used to actually record throughout recording studio scenes. Photo: Macall Polay/Searchlight Pictures. New York, NY (February 4, 2025)—If you’re a recordist and recently sat down in a theater to see James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, which focuses on Bob Dylan and his early...

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Grammy-winning album Double Fantasy was released in November 1980, just weeks before Lennon’s tragic murder. The disc spawned three Top 10 singles, including “Watching the Wheels,” this month’s “Classic Track,” which producer Jack Douglas counts among his favorite songs on...