Sunset Sound Roundtable

Legendary bass player Leland "Lee" Sklar has played on more albums than he can remember. After 2,500 albums, who could keep track, but for 2.5 hours Lee sits down with host and producer Drew Dempsey in studio 3 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA to share on the backstories of some of the most iconic records that he has recorded here at Sunset Sound Recorders.. from Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins and...

Prince keyboardist Matthew Fink aka Dr. Fink was a genius in synthesis for Prince over a 12 year period of time. He was a member in Prince's 1st band, as well as Prince & The Revolution and then Prince and The New Power Generation. This is his experience on what happened/

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Producer & Sunset Roundtable host Drew Dempsey sits down in legendary Studio 2 @ Sunset Sound with Cherry Glazerr for one of the greatest interviews to date.

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Clementine Creevy is ‘Cherry Glazerr’ and Cherry Glazerr is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2013. Clem's sound has transitioned from lo-fi and garage rock on her debut release Hazel Princess in 2014 to a more polished roc...

The incomparable and complete legendary figures of musician songwriters David Paich and Steve Porcaro can only be told in "Wow". Sunset Sound was the tracking recording studio for Toto IV, Hydra and about a 1000 other sessions with these two guys playing massive roles. The idea of the Sunset Roundtable is to have a free discussion about memories at this legendary facility, as well as learning about the person's growth in life and t...

Well, Allen is a Legendary Recording Engineer, a Multi Studio Owner, He Designs Speakers, he's a Record Producer & Businessman and what doesn't he do is a better question!

Today Allen Sides sits down with Drew Dempsey in Studio 2 at Sunset Sound as well as a few special guests, the first one being 10x Grammy Winning Recording Engineer & Producer Joe Chiccarelli,  the next is Sunset Sound studio owner Paul Camarata to comple...

Patrick Carney who is the drummer of rock band The Black Keys sits down in legendary Studio 1 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA with Drew Dempsey to discuss how "Recording" was actually how The Black Keys were formulated. Mr. Carney also gives the most interesting and intelligent Sunset Roundtables to date.  The insane amount of work that him and bandmate, singer and guitarist, Dan Auerbach have endured over the 2 decades ...

The Life of a 10x Grammy Producer/Engineer Joe Chiccarelli : The Interview It's Finally Here!! Joe Chiccarelli is not only a 10 x Grammy Winning Producer/Engineer who has worked with such artists as The White Stripes , Beck, Frank Zappa, Etta James, Young The Giant, Spoon, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Jason Mraz, Morrissey and so many more, he also is a resident producer at Sunset Sound. Calling Studio 1 home for a decade. From ...

Legendary Prince Recording Engineer Susan Rogers returns to studio 3 at Sunset Sound with friend Duane Tudahl to sit down with Drew Dempsey and tell her story. Susan was a pioneer for women in the recording industry and worked with Prince on his biggest albums. Susan would fulfill almost 5 years with Prince, before moving on to become a successful record producer as well as a Professor at Berkeley with a PHD in Psychology.

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in 1988 Mike Piersante was a young drummer in the LA area. That same year he would be hired as a studio runner at Sunset Sound, a moment that would be step 1 of the rest of his life and that would set a path for decades to come. Mike received a compliment one afternoon from Sunset Sound founder Tutti Camarata, stating that he would be a "great engineer" one day. That set Mike on fire and would do everything he could and then some t...

Paul Wolff is a complete god in the audio, design and recording world. From owning API audio , to owning ToneLux designs to working for Datatronix for years, he has now had amazing success with his current venture which is Fix Audio Designs. Since 1975 Paul Wolff has been designing professional audio equipment and has been a staple in the recording world as a whole and his consulted on some of the biggest ventures in audio design. ...

At Sunset Sound in the early 1980s, longtime Prince engineer Peggy "Mac" McCreary was ill, so in stepped runner and asst. engineer at the time Bill Jackson. Being thrown into a room with no one else with the greatest artist ever was more than nerve wracking. Bill sits back down in studio 3 with famed photographer Mathieu Bitton & Roundtable host Drew Dempsey after 40 years to discuss the unforgettable work he did with Prince includ...

Guitarist and music artist Orianthi sits down in Studio 1 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA to discuss her life and career. Growing up in Adelaide Australia , Orianthi rose to stardom in her teens being discovered by Steve Vai and Carlos Santana, After coming to the USA and getting signed to Geffen/Interscope, she had a #1 hit and soon joined Michael Jackson for his final tour. After Michaels passing, Ori joined the Alice ...

Amazing drummer and hired gun Glen Soble sits down in legendary studio 2 at Sunset Sound to discuss growing up in LA playing in high school jazz band's to touring the world with Alice Cooper and Hollywood Vampires. Glen discusses his current projects at Sunset Sound, his love of Alex Van Halen and whats it like to tour the globe with Icons.

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Guitarist and Eddie Van Halen friend, Doug Messenger sits down in Studio 2 at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA to discuss his friendship with Eddie van Halen, why he thinks tapping is over rated and also his time spent with Jimi Hendrix before his untimely death. Also, Doug was with Eddie Van Halen in Sunset Sound numerous times when they were tracking the album Fair Warning which he shares some some amazing stories on. ALSO...

One of the most sought after, legendary drummers on the planet, Mr. Kenny Aronoff sits down in Studio 2 at Sunset Sound to discuss his life in the music business. From being raised on the east coast to attending Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, to joining The John Mellencamp Band, we discuss Kenny's rise to being the biggest hired gun in the music business. In the 90's Kenny's break up with Mellencamp would lead to an explosi...

Legendary Rock Photographer Neil Zlozower sits down @ The Sunset Sound Roundtable and shares on the 6 decades of taking the most iconic pictures of the biggest names in Rock N Roll. Neil has shot numerous legendary tours, covers and publications with such artists as Van Halen, Poison, Led Zeppelin, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Nirvana, Aerosmith, OZZY OSBOURNE and just about every other major band since the 60's. Most importantly we ...

We sit down with PRINCE Engineer David "Z" Rivkin at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA. No engineer worked longer with Prince than David "Z". He tracked the artist's first recording's with his band Grand Central in Minneapolis in the mid 70's all the way up to having an office at paisley park in the 90's. David discusses being instrumental in getting Prince's initial demos tracked and also being there for the initial signing ...

Van Halen / Ted Templeman Author Greg Renoff sits down in studio 2  @Sunset Sound Recorders  with Host Drew Dempsey and studio owner Paul Camarata in a riveting conversation on his research and knowledge of Van Halen for his book "Van Halen Rising". Greg also speaks on his 2nd book and collaboration with producer Ted Templeman on "A Platinum Producers Life In Music" book which chronicles Mr. Templemans whole life and career. 100 Li...