Cover story: Walls of sound

If musicians want to play perfectly, they have to practice, practice, practice. And in order to do that, many acts have private studios. We tour four of these spaces and show you where these performers work and play.

One the cover: The members of The New Loud - which consists of (from left) Shane Olivio, vocals and guitar; Jessica Nakles, keyboards and vocals; and Radish Beet (Tim Frank), drums - hang out in Bobby Peru Recording Studio, which is owned by Olivio.

Photo by C.Taylor

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