Secrets of the Masters: Dokken’s “Dream Warriors" By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premier Guitar) Daryl Dragon (the Captain of Captain and Tennille) boasted that his 10,000 sq/ft studio nestled in the asphyxiating deep valley provided a low pressure and creative environment for his clients. Well, in early 1987 that comfort may have offset rising tension between members of the pop-metal band Dokken. Well-documented animosity shared by singer Don Dokken and guitar le

Secrets of the Masters: Rob Zombie's "Dragula" By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premier Guitar) Specializing in mix re-creations for so many classic rock tracks, I can’t help but to be extremely critical of how a lot of these well-known songs were recorded. I know that those engineers would never imagine that their audio would be audited so long after the album was mixed and mastered, but new technology has exhumed the old reels to reveal the mummified state of those

Secrets of the Masters: Deep Purple's "Smoke on the By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premiere Guitar) Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” features one of the most recognizable guitar riffs of all time…and while it’s more likely to walk into your local music store and hear it being played incorrectly, the fact that young players would even want to play this 40 year old rock relic is a testament to its timelessness. Like many legendary recordings, conflicting accounts o

Secrets of the Masters: Foreigner's "Dirty Little White Boy" By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premier Guitar) I consider it a privilege just to be able to hear the raw multi tracks of some of rock ‘n roll’s most famous recordings, so being a part of the engineering team whose job it is to recreate these classic mixes for use in Jammit software is beyond exhilarating. “Dirty White Boy” by Foreigner is one of many classic rock songs featured in Jammit, and I thought i