Curtis Schwartz 7/15/26 Curtis Schwartz 7/15/26

My Diary Is a Hopeless Optimist

Everything that really matters is what the diary doesn’t see. A booking may last a day, but the work and relationships around it can continue for years.

Curtis Schwartz 6/12/26 Curtis Schwartz 6/12/26

YES Aurora is out now: recorded, mixed and mastered at Curtis Schwartz Studio

Recording, mixing and mastering Aurora for YES — including stereo, surround and Dolby Atmos versions.

Curtis Schwartz 5/29/26 Curtis Schwartz 5/29/26

When Aurora Came to the Studio

Roger Dean brought the original Aurora artwork to the studio — a special moment in the making of the third YES album recorded here.

Curtis Schwartz 3/1/26 Curtis Schwartz 3/1/26

Creating the Dolby Atmos Mix for YES – Aurora

Behind the Dolby Atmos mix of YES's Aurora, including independent reviews, the studio's calibrated 7.1.4 monitoring system and the complete production workflow.

My Diary Is a Hopeless Optimist

YES Aurora is out now: recorded, mixed and mastered at Curtis Schwartz Studio

When Aurora Came to the Studio

Creating the Dolby Atmos Mix for YES – Aurora

“I never want to leave.”
— Maurice Gibb, Bee Gees

“The best drum sound I've ever had.”
— Carl Palmer, ELP/Asia

“One of the best studios I’ve worked in for a long, long time.”
— Mark Brzezicki, Big Country

“The Dolby Atmos mix of Aurora is absolutely wonderful,
far beyond what I had imagined.”
— Shin Katayama, Tokyo

My Diary Is a Hopeless Optimist

YES Aurora is out now: recorded, mixed and mastered at Curtis Schwartz Studio

When Aurora Came to the Studio

Creating the Dolby Atmos Mix for YES – Aurora

“I never want to leave.”— Maurice Gibb, Bee Gees

“The best drum sound I've ever had.” — Carl Palmer, ELP/Asia

“One of the best studios I’ve worked in for a long, long time.”— Mark Brzezicki, Big Country

“The Dolby Atmos mix of Aurora is absolutely wonderful, far beyond what I had imagined.”— Shin Katayama, Tokyo

“I never want to leave.”
— Maurice Gibb, Bee Gees

“The best drum sound I've ever had.”
— Carl Palmer, ELP/Asia

“One of the best studios I’ve worked in for a long, long time.”
— Mark Brzezicki, Big Country

“The Dolby Atmos mix of Aurora is absolutely wonderful,
far beyond what I had imagined.”
— Shin Katayama, Tokyo