None of us exist in a vacuum. Building tracks, mixing, editing, and mastering can sometimes feel like a solitary existence, but it shouldn't always be so. As I write this, in April of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world. We've all been asked to work together, yet stay apart, in order to slow the spread of this deadly virus, and hopefully we can succeed.
In this spirit of working together, see my End Rant for this issue. And in the spirit of collaboration and support, I also offer a profile of my close friend, Craig Alvin. We started recording in the Portland area several decades ago, and the early years were full of long conversations, gear sharing, and lots of time spent helping each other out as we learned together. I still treasure his friendship and advice, and I am proud to have known him for this long.
