MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: The end of summer is nigh for Vampire Weekend. As the evening starts to show itself a tad earlier, the incredibly clever indie rock band’s next album comes that much closer to daylight.
The fast-rising four pack of Upper West Siders — Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Read more...
In these five hallowed boroughs and points nearby, there’s no shortage of music and sound, or of the brilliant people who make it. There are five bands on every block in Brooklyn, a producer per square foot in Queens, studios up and down Staten Island, beatmakers shaking the Bronx, and Read more...
Vampire Weekend was at Avatar Studios recently, mixing in Studio E with Justin Gerrish for their upcoming 2010 release on XL Recordings.
The band worked with Gerrish on mixing 10 tracks. The project was mixed mostly in the box, although 1176’s, LA-3A’s, Neve 33609’s, Empirical Labs Distressors, a Lexicon Read more...
Les Paul, one of the most prominent inventors in musical instruments and pro audio, has died at the age of 94.
Gibson Guitar says that Paul passed away from complications from pneumonia while at White Plains Hospital.
Paul is credited with pioneering advances in the fields of modern multitrack recording, Read more...
I can’t remember exactly what prompted me to buy the FXpansion VST to RTAS wrapper five years ago, but its been a very useful tool to me ever since. I’ve used it happily on G4s, G5s Intel Macs and all versions of Pro Tools going from 6 through to 8. Read more...
