Raw Tracks: the Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP)

Moderator:
Mark Rubel, The Blackbird Academy - Nashville, TN, USA; Pogo Studio - Nashville, TN, USA

Panelists:
Dirk Devlin, (former engineer) Sigma Sound Studio - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Toby Seay, Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Arthur Stoppe, Engineer
Joe Tarsia, Engineer and Owner of Sigma Sound

Philadelphia has been an incubator for all kinds of great music, and in the ‘70s and ‘80s funk, soul, pop and Latin styles combined to create some phenomenally great, danceable and far-reaching music. Mark Rubel will interview Philadelphia engineer Dirk Devlin (and possibly some other special guests) about the stories, techniques, and style of recording, plus an examination of an 11-minute multi-track recording. 

Songs we’re covering include: 
Back Stabbers – O’Jays 
Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul 
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead 
For the Love of Money – O’Jays 
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Lou Rawls