As you probably know, we here at theBank are Solid State Logic enthusiasts. We rebuild, modify, and customize these amazing consoles for profit and for fun. Our console, a beautiful 6040 which has been heavily modified has Microphone Preamps built around a Jensen Transformer and NE5534 OpAmps (or in our case BurrBrown and AnalogDevices) to [...]

Recently, Wes was digging around YouTube and found this documentary- Red Hot Chili Peppers:  Funky Monks.  The film captures the making of the Peppers’ iconic 1991 album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Part 1: Part 2: Part 4: Part 5: Part 3 was removed from Youtube; you can watch the movie in its entirety right here. Besides being an [...]

video:  theMusicFDN Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer allows a glimpse into the conscious of creating a film score.  In this video, we see the thought process and experimentation involved in creating the theme for Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight (“Why So Serious?”).  In order to create the ambience of a deranged sociopath, [...]

video:  avid  Avid caught up with Drake’s longtime friend and producer Noah “40″ Shebib at this year’s NAMM show. 40 talks about his mobile production rig, the part it played in producing Drake’s Take Care, and his personal preferences regarding VSTs and plugins.

video:  virushiphop @VirusHipHop checks in to see what people are saying about his EP, The Epidemic, and informs viewers about his new project, currently works, called Sink Or Swim.  This video features performance clips of Virus’ recent show at Martini Club in Chicago, where he rocked the stage with Slaughterhouse rhymespitter, @JoellOrtiz. MORE: New Music: [...]

video:  bigheadpaul A peek into the life of a sex offender, “comedeogenic” Chicagoan Paul Thomas presents the first episode of Ped Crossing, his new reality-comedy web series.  In the spirit of Thomas’ off-kilter brand of humor, Ped Crossing is sure to raise a few eyebrows and provoke some laughter.  Ped Crossing also features music from [...]