55 Sound Business_ Criteria Looking To Continued from page o as a sun deck -which are an Integral The last fiscal year Criteria en- Recording consoles and tape ma- part of the Florida complex. joyed a 25% increase and Emerman chines will be by MCI as are Cri- There will be a lounge adjacent to anticipates another 25% growth this teria's Miami complex and will in- each control room at Criteria West year. clude two models which MCI has yet to insure that artists and producers Emerman attributes the growth to to finish production on. relax in privacy during productions. the new room as well as the extraor- "We consider this to be an am- dinary amount of MCI. a professional audio equip- hit records that ment manufacturer located in Ft. bitious undertaking." exclaims have come out of the studio recently. are Lauderdale, Fla., specializes in both Emerman, adding, "There doz- At one time several months ago recording studio consoles and tape ens of musicians who have ex- Criteria enjoyed an unprecedented pressed machines and is prepping 32- track. positive vibes about Criteria distinction of having five of the top but who wish do their recording 3 -inch tape machines for the indus- to IO singles on Billboard's Hot 100 try. on the West Coast. Criteria West will chart cut at its studios. cater to these persons as well as the The Bec Gees, who live in Miami. We want to take the same warm thousands of other musicians on the do the majority of their sessions at personal environment," adds Eimer - West Coast who have heard about Criteria including their contribu- Hatfield man, "that we have developed at Billboard photo by Jay the Criteria method." tions to the "Saturday Night Fever" CLOSE MIKING -Bob Ingria, right, president of Quadradial recording studios Criteria in South Florida and recre- Emerman, a jazz trombonist soundtrack. The group is in the Miami, Fla., adjusts a microphone for Ted Nugent. The Epic singer/ ate it at Criteria West." in North turned engineer tamed studio entre- middle of an upcoming studio LP guitarist recently spent some time at the young 24 track Florida facility. The Criteria Recording Studio preneur. began Criteria as a simple there. philosophy has been to combine one -room facility in North Miami 25 In addition, Bee Gee producers professional services and people years ago. Karl Richardon and Albhy Galatea with a familiar, distraction free at- Criteria added its fourth 24 -track base at Criteria and do additional mosphere. room in Miami recently, Studio D, productions there in association StudioTrack "We believe our people have been with Emerman indicating the com- with Bee Gee Barry Gibb. a key to our - Johnny Nash cutting tracks recording a debut LP to Flying Fah Records at success," says Emerman. plex has enjoyed continuous growth Producers Ron and Howard Al- for a new CBS. Epic LP al Spectrum, O'dell Curtan Studios, Chicago Criteria West will also carry over with every year surpassing the year bert also base at Criteria and now di- Frager al lie first Brown producing. Ame console Glen KWotkin's project since becoming similar recreational facilities such before. rect Good Sounds Records, a divi- km Ed Norman and Eric Presidge also mixing an independent producer in the San Francisco sion of the studio. The Alberts, like for Racing Cars Chrysalis area is coproducing Santana with David Rubin- Richardson, "schooled" as engineers midi Cana laying doun tracks for a new son at Rubinson's Auton aB studios lolotkin is L.A.'s Canyon Firm at Criteria for the past 10 years and Pohdor at Producer's Workshop. producing a former producer /engineer at CBS Studios. Bows LP San have production credits which in- himself Bernd Kirsh engineering Stanley Francisco Rubinson also culling Peter, Paul clude , Bill Wy- Clarke cutting has tracks al Chateau, produc- L Mary's reunion IP on Warner Bros the CBS at As Multi -Track Specialist man of the Rolling Stones. Crosby, ing himself, Ed Thacker at the console Studios, New Soul Stills & Nash. Stephen Stills. Eric Wong law Arista's Melissa Manchester at Activity at Media Sound Studios, New York LOS ANGELES - Canyon Re- "The Rose," stamng Bette Midler. Clapton. the James Gang, Procol Wuhan, Leon Wee producing PM Schier and Joe Brooks producing ti nsell tor Atlantic Mal- corders has opened here as a firm The system was used during the si- Harum and others. Jackson Schwartz engineering Giorgio Moro - colm Addy engineering Sarah Dash working on specializing in supplying multi -track multaneous filming and music err der producing Donna Summer's I f' at West. a Kirshner Records LP. Wally Gold producing. recording systems and post-produc- recording and the system was uti- lake with engineering help Iron Juergen Pop- Haney Goldberg engineering. George Butler tion sound consultation on feature lized on musical numbers recorded pers, Steve Smith and Eric Zobkr, Paul Anka producing. Maynard Ferguson la Columbia. films. live by the Enaction recording truck. also producing Sandy Costello there. Steve Mike Delugg engineering. and Richard Carpen- According to Ed Lever, president Canyon was also extensively in- RUSK Hodge at the console ter producing Stanley Turrentine la Fantasy. of the firm headquartering in West volved in providing postproduction himself Shin Starr producing al Sierra Pa- Steve Smith engineering 11M McCULLAIIGH Los Angeles, Canyon provided a sound systems and consultation on ` àic. Petra McDonald engneenng The recording sub -system for RSO's "The Last Waltz." SOUND Itap truck cut Keith Carradine at Los Angeles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club "We rent on a daily and weekly Rory. Ales Karanegres engineering with help Band." basis Ampex multi -track tape ma- tan John Fare. The Hap truck also cut Katy STUDIOS Mark Promoted The system was employed at chines. Dolby% and SMPTE time NsfIatt ano Todd Rudgren al the same venue Cherokee Studios on all musical code synchronizing systems to David Costello producing Seth dales At Sigma Sound numbers in the film. recording studios and motion pic- Producer lobs Ryan wrapping up Rare A multi -track recording system ture houses." says Lever. "But in the Firth's new LP at Sound City and set to start NEW YORK -Jas ,`lark. ci. í111/r was aLso employed on "Hair" and last year we've gotten very- heavily Arufa's Nora there also Firefly in at ABC engineer al Sigma Sound Studios. was setup to interface with Todd into synchronizers. That way we can Sbdief for Pdyda. Barney Perkins engineering has been appointed chief engineer AO's magnetic film post- production service movie houses better and Out DI Town Notes and manager of Sigma's 24 -track system for transferring to post -pro- other post production places." Mie Flicker produong Head's new LP called New York facility. "Dog And Butterfly - at Seattle's Sea-West, Rick duction film format. Usc of synchronizers in the post Mark has been with the Phila- a new state -of- the -art recording Reefer engineering. Sea West has also just gone A multi -track synchronizing sys- production stages by the Band en- delphia -based studios for seven facility is now open and accept- 32 tracks with two Amper MM1200 16 -track tem was employed on American -ln- abled the group to attain a superior ing bookings. where has worked with machines sync locked. years he temational "Youngblood" which sound to picture mix when editing many top acts. including the O'Jay's, Sa Level finishing up al Capricorn Studios, has a score by War and the group's "The Last Waltz," adds Lever. (213) 462 -6477 Trammps. Teddy Pendergrass. An- 1556 No La Brea Are Macon, Stewart Levine producing with Kurt Kin - soundtrack album. The firm also tailors equipment Wonder. . C 900:8_ net enpneenng. helped by Steve Täisch. Two of drea True and Stevie SMPTE time code equipment was setups for people in their homes. Cayman's artists, Sea Level and Dine Dregs, He replaces Gerald Block. who is also provided on 20th Century-f nX's were cut Irve at Montreas July 23, producer Ken leaving Sigma to do independent Salt supervising production and complete research Producing Buddy Eilen in Nashville's Sound on a new recording process said to Slap with Ed Bruce and O.6. McCknton. extend the playing time of standard Canine N.Y. GETTING Pey , recording at Secret Sound, New I disks. Block will remain with Sigma York. Brenden Harkin producing Wong dated NEW LITTLE RED as a consultant. 48- TRACKER la New Yrtk's House Of Music lay Mark be facil- comes senior engineer and manager of Sigma Sigma opened its New York NEW YORK liras.Recording is Sound's 1976. 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