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On the Bass!

Just about every bass player in the world joined Spinal Tap for "Big Bottom" at Live Earth. How could I leave this behind?
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M&K's Assets to be Auctioned

As we <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/030507kreisel/">reported</A&gt; last March, <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/interviews/136/">Ken Kreisel</A> declared bankruptcy, closing M&K Sound after 34 years of operation. Last week, the Great American Group, which, according to its website, "provides asset management, disposition, and financial services," <A HREF="http://www.greatamerican.com/admin/uploads/events/047adb79-a055-4a5a-95…; that it would offer M&K's $3 million in assets at auction on July 19.

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The Fifth Element #42

The recording project I've mentioned before in this column, that of documenting the historical and significant pipe organs of Rhode Island, is finally (!) in the can. (Except that today, of course, we no longer use cans. Or tape, for that matter.) It has been a learning and growing experience for us all&mdash;more than a dozen remote-location recording dates, spread over eight months.

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Craig Kallman of Atlantic Records: Listen Closely

Label heads&mdash;those at the very highest positions of power at music companies. To anyone who's spent time near the record business, they're a mythical breed. Like gnomes. Or dragons. Often, it's their vision that spells success or failure for the label they run. And what they say goes. Over the years, many a legendary creature has assumed the title: Goddard Lieberson, Clive Davis, Mo Ostin, to name just a few of those who have survived and prospered. The list of those who did not is at least twice as long.

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Todd Garfinkle of M•A Recordings—A World Citizen

Todd Garfinkle, guiding light of <A HREF="http://www.marecordings.com">M&bull;A Recordings</A>, travels the globe recording provocative music in unbelievably wonderful acoustic settings. Todd travels to exotic climes such as Macedonia and Southern Siberia to capture unique and beautiful traditional ethnic music and song. He records with only two omnidirectional microphones, the signals of which are fed into handmade recording equipment designed especially for his work. Kathleen and I caught up with him at St. Peter's on 20th Street, a popular recording venue in the West Village. After wrapping a session, Todd stopped by our loft, where we rolled some tape of our own...

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Hiroyasu Kondo: Audio Notes

Our interview with Hiroyasu Kondo&mdash;founder of Audio Note Japan, and a legendary figure in his own time&mdash;took place during HI-FI '96 last June at the Waldorf=Astoria. It seemed very natural; the crowd at the Show was <I>very</I> internationalist. Herb Reichert of Audio Note New York found us a quiet corner after lunch, and we sat down to talk.

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Soprano Beverly Sills Dead at 78

Treasured as much for her bubbling personality and administrative acumen as for her extraordinary voice, coloratura soprano Beverly Sills died of lung cancer on July 2. One of the finest high-flying sopranos of the latter 20th century, she leaves behind a rich legacy of recordings and an opera scene revitalized by her tireless efforts on behalf of American singers.

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