The Inner Ear of Don Zientara: A Half Century of Recording in One of America's Most Innovative Studios, Through the Voices of Musicians Tricarico Antonia

A photo-filled oral history of the DC-area music studio that brought us some of the most iconic recordings by Bad Brains, Bikini Kill, Fugazi, and so many more "If Memphis rock-and-roll had Sun Studio, and the Beatles had London's Abbey Road, DC punk had Inner Ear." --Washington Post "Don had a very gentle approach, and everything he did was perfect. I wanted everything to sound very intimate, with minimal compression and no reverb, and Don was comfortable with that. He did not assert himself on the music, but rather had the sensitivity to respond to the vibe of the songs.

More importantly, he knew how to make those restrictions sound good." --John Frusciante, Red Hot Chili PeppersIn the late 1970s, Don Zientara--a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War--founded Inner Ear Studio in the basement of his home in Arlington, VA, using the