Flatiron District, Manhattan: Driving into the city with my writing partner Erik, speeding through tons of traffic, I first laid my hands on Geist, the new drum machine sampler by FXpansion.
Sitting in the passenger seat, I loaded Geist onto my MacBook Pro and started playing with every single Read more...
On March 26, an array of indie rock all-stars will gather to perform Big Star’s third album, Third/Sister Lovers, at Mason Hall in the Baruch Performing Arts Center, NYC (17 Lexington Ave). Full coordinates below.
Written and recorded when Big Star was primarily a studio project (Ardent Studios, Memphis) consisting Read more...
Williamsburg-based community arts center Vaudeville Park has announced several new winter workshops, which will begin in February and March.
Those interested in the below are encouraged to register now to hold their place in classes, free of charge! Email “info@vaudevillepark.com” to be added to the the class list of your Read more...
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS: Scratch below the surface of any of today’s independent masring engineers, and most likely you’ll find a team player there. There are a lot of one-person shops dotting the NYC landscape, but these individual practitioners weren’t always flying solo.
Case in point: James Cruz, founder and Read more...
DJ gear manufacturer Stanton is now offering several new updates to its mixer control surface, the Stanton Control System1. The SCS.1 features a built-in FireWire® audio interface, assignable encoders, and tight, two-way software control, and is now supplemented by expanded presets, new ASIO drivers, updated firmware and DaRouter software.
“The Read more...
