Author: Mark Smotroff

Mark Smotroff is a freelance writer and avid music collector who has worked for many years in marketing communications for the consumer electronics, pro audio and video games industries, serving clients including DTS, Sega, Sony, Sharp, AT&T and many others. www.smotroff.com Mark has written for EQ Magazine, Mix Magazine, Goldmine/DISCoveries Magazine, BigPictureBigSound.com, Sound+Vision Magazine, HomeTechTell.com and many others. He is also a musician / composer whose songs have been used in TV shows such as Smallville and Men In Trees as well as films and documentaries. www.ingdom.com Mark is currently rolling out a new musical he's written: www.dialthemusical.com.

Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Set Reviewed

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Mark Smotroff thrills over an ascendant live Frank Zappa album…

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Do Physical Products Still Matter to Artists and Marketers? Part Two

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Mark Smotroff looks at the why's and wherefores of whether your favorite artist "does vinyl"... ...

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Post Punk New Wave Vinyl & Tidal Joys From Gary Numan and The Fall Reviewed

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Mark Smotroff explores post punk new wave music he missed…

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Big Star Progeny: Bird Streets & Luther Russell on LP, CD and Tidal

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Mark Smotroff finds an old cartridge makes new records rock ...

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Do Physical Products Still Matter to Artists and Marketers? Part One

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Mark Smotroff gets all emo meta about physical discs...

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Is One Audio Format Better Than Another?

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Mark Smotroff wonders if format preference is a lifestyle choice......

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Audiophile Monkeemania: High Resolution MQA Monkees Music Streaming On Tidal

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Mark Smotroff revisits audiophile Monkee music... ...

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Sharon Isbin, Guitar Troubadour on CD, Tidal and Blu-ray Disc

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Mark Smotroff faces his limitations…

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The Alan Parsons Project’s Grammy Winning Eye in the Sky On Blu-ray Disc, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff rides into the eye in the sky...

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From Hope To Greta Van Fleet: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Recomposed, Reviewed on Tidal, MQA, CD and DVD

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Mark Smotroff connects dots between influence, homage and theft......

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Charles Mingus’ 1973 Jazz In Detroit Boxed Set Sounds Great On Vinyl, But Is It Definitive?

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Mark Smotroff tries to keep his glass half full…

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Beirut’s New Gallipoli Album Sails Seas of Future Past On 4AD Records Vinyl, Tidal, Download

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Mark Smotroff time travels with Zach Condon's world weary music makers... ...

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Guided By Voices’ Zeppelin Over China, Rockin’ Good on Vinyl, Download, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff makes up for lost GBV mania time....

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Interpol’s Our Love To Admire On Vinyl, Tidal Streams

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Mark Smotroff revisits a reissue review…

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Turntable / Audio Makers Need Step Up Marketing To Reach Step-up Consumers

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Mark Smotroff fancies himself a consumer electronics superhero......

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