Taishi Toyono from the TASCAM R&D team explains the development of the DR-05X, DR-07X, and DR-40X PCM liner recorders. Tell us about your involvement with these models.I was in charge of the mechanical design of these three models. The initial plan was to build them a little different than the conventional models, and so both the product designer and I worked thoroughly to make it happen. I worked together with the personnel at our factory, and I remember language and communication bein

Having grown up in part on his grandparents' farm, RT Valine is in some ways a classic old school folk and country singer/songwriter, with a deep, rich voice that conjures memories of Johnny Cash.

Host, videographer, producer, editor, and director Nicki Sun is equally capable behind and in front of the camera.

Natives of Stockholm, Sweden, twin brothers Klas (aka Captain) and Joel Åhman annually flee the cold, snowy Swedish winter for the dry, milder climes of the southern New Mexico desert.

Gurian on Romania’s Transfăgărășan HighwayBloomfield, NJ—February 2018… Veteran public radio and print news reporter Scott Gurian loves to travel, visiting places where few people have the opportunity or courage to go. Gurian is perhaps best known as part of a Peabody Award-winning news team covering New Jersey’s recovery from Superstorm Sandy and the state’s subsequent misallocation of storm resiliency money. His work has led him to Cuba, Haiti, and Mexico, an

Los Angeles, CA – June 2017… Randy Rodarte is a music educator on a mission. While most music teachers school their young charges on classical music and orchestral instruments, Rodarte’s Modern Band program at Pio Pico Middle School in central Los Angeles covers music of the last 60-70 years, including Motown, Beatles, and other contemporary sounds, with students learning on modern instruments including electric guitars and basses, electric keyboards, and drums. As he observes

New York, NY—March 2017… Founded in 2014, Play Too Much nurtures emerging artists and helps them reach audiences via several areas of content on their site: with in-studio sessions and interviews, artist-curated playlists, reviews, features, podcasts and more. Play Too Much also sponsors popup shows to help build exposure for artists.For their newest podcast series: How Hits Made, Play Too Much equipped New York City band Great Caesar with a TASCAM DR-40 handheld 4-track digital rec

Hayward, CA—March 2017… Death Angel made its mark as a seminal San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band in the 1980s, then broke up at the end of the decade. Fortunately, the band reformed in 2001 and has been touring and recording ever since, issuing its eighth studio album, The Evil Divide, in May 2016. San Francisco native Ted Aguilar took over rhythm guitar duties when the band reformed. Long a fan of TASCAM recording gear, Aguilar continues to rely on the company’s produc

 Los Angeles, CA — February 2017… Sean Murray’s powerful music has been the backdrop behind award-winning games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War, and Counterstrike: Global Offensive, as well as acclaimed TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and God, The Devil, and Bob. His scores are musically dense, visceral, and at times almost otherworldly—all the more interesting in light of his love of organic sounds and natural musical instruments.&ld