GRAMMY®-winning mixer and producer Jason Schweitzer has worked with hip-hop icons like Wiz Khalifa, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Eminem, and has tracked and mixed music for R&B and pop artists such as Mayer Hawthorne, Fergie, and Macy Gray. 

UA sits down with three-time GRAMMY-winning engineer Darrell Thorp to hear how UA hardware and UAD Powered Plug-Ins are instrumental in his work with chart-topping artists such as Radiohead, Switchfoot, Beck, Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, and Travis.

Jay Z, PJ Harvey, Natalie Imbruglia, and Portishead are just some of the acts that Rik Simpson has engineered, produced, or mixed during his career. But the biggest name on Simpson’s résumé is undoubtedly Coldplay. Simpson (with two Grammys as a producer to his name) has worked on three of their albums, including their latest, Mylo Xyloto, which he co-produced, engineered, and helped mix.

With more than 24 number one Billboard Hot 100 hits, 3 Grammys®, and nearly 300 album credits, there are few modern engineers that can touch Phil Tan’s recent track record. With true pop anthems like Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl”, Snoop Dogg’s “Drop it Like it’s Hot”, Fergie’s “London Bridge”, and Rihanna’s “S.O.S.” under his belt, perhaps more remarkable is Phil’s gracious, curious, and almost zen-like nature.

GRAMMY®-nominee Tucker Martine' produces, engineers, and mixes a variety of talent in the indie, folk, blues, and alternative rock scenes. Marsha Vdovin takes a moment to speak with Tucker on how he incorporated UA gear into two new albums –– The Decemberists' The King Is Dead, and My Morning Jacket's Circuital.

Known best for their eclectic musical style, and extended onstage jamming, Phish is legendary for their live performances and elaborate, hand-crafted festivals. We take a moment with Phish engineer Ben Collette to hear how UAD plug-ins fit into the mixing and mastering of their live performances, and their latest audio/visual installation.

The production wizards behind The Glitch Mob -- Ed Ma, Justin Boreta, and Josh Mayer -- depend heavily on analog-processor emulations from Universal Audio’s UAD-2 collection to create unique sounds and warm up their digital sound sources.

An Irish musician, remixer, producer, and engineer, Jacknife Lee has worked with legendary rock bands such as U2 and R.E.M., and beloved indie music acts such as Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, and Crystal Castles. We took a moment to retrace his path from musician to engineer, and hear how his UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins rig and UA Classic analog gear helped him produce R.E.M.'s latest, Collapse Into Now.