Author: David Hopkins

Brendon Heinst – founder and senior recording & mastering engineer – runs TRPTK along with his partner Maya Fridman who has the role of Artists & Repertoire Manager. Talking to Brendon and Maya was an extreme pleasure. Their passion for music and doing things a bit differently is nothing short of inspiring. Not only are […]

Greetings, everyone! I’m Ernst Coutinho, aged 34, a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague’s Art of Sound program with a specialisation in classical recording. My journey with Cobra Records began when I first crossed paths with Tom Peeters during my final exam, where he served as the external committee member. To be honest, he […]

We are thrilled to hear that Rachel Podger has won two incredible awards at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2023 for her album Tutta Sola. This album was released in October 2022 and was recorded, edited and mastered by our very own Jared Sacks. Congratulations to Rachel and everyone else involved in this amazing accomplishment. […]

As time goes on, things change. In this life we are often given the opportunity to adapt and adjust to the world around us. At NativeDSD we have been given such an opportunity and we are seizing it! We are growing and evolving – adapting with the times – and this change is one we […]

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the co-founders of jazz label Sound Liaison at their studio in Hilversum. Frans de Rond (recording engineer) and Peter Bjørnild (producer) took me through their histories from music-lovers to musicians, from players to producers. I learned how they met at the Music Conservatory in Den Hague and how […]

Written by Rushton Paul for Positive Feedback Original Source: Positive Feedback For years I’ve been told that it is not possible to mix in DSD—that this is one of the major limitations of recording in DSD. Well, I’m now learning from Tom Caulfield, mastering engineer for NativeDSD, and Gonzalo Noqué, owner and recording engineer at […]

In this episode of Meet The Magicians I sat down with Gonzalo Noqué. Once a professional musician, performer and teacher, he is now the owner/operator, recording engineer and producer at Eudora Records. Gonzalo’s musical journey has brought him down many different paths in life. His story is intriguing, entertaining and genuine, but above all it […]

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Gonzalo Noqué, owner/operator and producer at Eudora Records. We were speaking about their latest release The Violin and Harpsichord Sonatas. This double album of one of Bach’s great accomplishments is a special point of pride for Gonzalo, and I wanted to find out why. I would […]

Dirk Sommer, the Producer, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer and Owner of the label Steward of Sound (Sommelier du Son) takes us on a tour of how he creates digital DSD music from analog recordings. He also offers free music downloads for comparison at the bottom of the article. Find the original article by Dirk Sommer […]

World-renowned lounge music group DePhazz is now available in DSD thanks to German label Sommelier du Son. Dirk Sommer is a man who wears many hats. He is editor and owner of the online magazine HiFiStatement, recording engineer and music producer, and co-founder of the label Sommelier Du Son. Years ago he recorded, produced and […]

What do you get when you mix virtuosic musicianship, top-level audio engineering, and the task to record an album remotely via the internet? Answer: you get one amazing album story. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the talented team of Jane Ira Bloom, Ulrike Schwarz, and Jim Anderson. Jane is an award […]

Welcome back to Meet the Magicians. In the second interview of the series I speak to Bert van der Wolf, founder and owner of The Spirit of Turtle. We discussed his life, his music, and of course DSD. Step behind the curtain with me, to Meet the Magician. Bert van der Wolf has not only […]