Singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles moved to New York in the midst of making her latest album, The Blessed Unrest, out today on Epic Records (and already #1 on iTunes).
“I feel like I’m being drawn there creatively,” she said in her “Sara Bareilles Makes a Record” video series, offering looks Read more...
When I spoke to Sylvia Massy via Skype, she was up in Oregon enjoying a day off. On or off, however, there seems no shortage of creative projects to fill up her day. Over the course of our conversation, Massy showed me two recent drawings and discussed painting, teaching, car Read more...
Reading through audio forums and magazines, it’s easy to become convinced that the next upgrade is the one that will really make a difference, taking your tracks from mundane to impressive.
Some upgrades of course, are bound to be more significant than others. This week we asked a handful of Read more...
Style and sonics may match up well in studios, but they go together even better in live venues.
Both are in ample supply at Toshi’s Living Room, a versatile new destination in the Flatiron Hotel at 9 West 26th Street in New York City. Established by hotelier and party magnate Read more...
The RAVENS are landing.
When Slate Pro Audio’s RAVEN MTX multitouch production console started appearing at trade shows, the WOW factor was through the roof. People saw something they had never experienced before, or even dared to seriously consider.
On exhibit: A giant touch screen display featuring a powerful multitouch Read more...
Dreams really do come true.
Just ask Nick Hook, proprietor of thespacepit in the green pastures of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. A buzzing home base, it’s become the perfect place for this artist/DJ/producer/mixer/engineer/maniac to create in the way he’s always envisioned.
But besides being ideal for his own grand sonic plans, thespacepit Read more...
Pro Tools 11 is out now, and some users are already adopting early. However, one concern with the new platform is that some plugin developers have not yet ported their software over to PT 11’s new second generation AAX protocol, which runs now at 64-bits.
As of press time, a Read more...
As a member of seminal hardcore punk bands The Teen Idles, Minor Threat and Fugazi, and a founder of the pioneering indie label, Dischord Records, Ian MacKaye led a musical movement out of Washington, D.C. in the early 80s that continues to ignite and inspire bands all over the world. Read more...
Who’s In Focus: http://www.imagem-music.com
We Are: Imagem Music, Music Publisher, New York, NY (with offices worldwide)
The Project: “All Shook Up,” three :30 commercials for Trojan Lubricants; Agency: Joey; Music Supervisor: Marc Morris for Yessian Music
Check It Out:
Creative Brief: I received a brief from Marc Morris (of Yessian Read more...
Sound wasn’t meant to stand still.
Neither, it seems, is Steve Remote, which may explain his love affair with the audible force that rushes through the air at 1,126 feet per second.
And while the mobile production fleet that he’s created may not look supersonic, it’s adeptly kept Remote in Read more...
