Three days remain for NYC-area bands to submit entries to the NYC RISING Musician Scholarship Program, with all submissions due by Friday, August 25th at http://www.nycrising.net.
The program is currently in its first year and is a joint venture of Apparel company Brooklyn Industries, performing rights agency SESAC, indie artist Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Seems like there’s more and more music festivals in New York City, and this is a good thing.
There are too many local/regional sonic gatherings — already past and still to come this year — to list them all. Just a few include Northside Music Festival, Celebrate Brooklyn, Read more...
SonicScoop was saddened to hear of the passing of Nick Ashford at age 69, due to throat cancer. One half of the legendary duo Ashford & Simpson, New York City was his home for almost five decades. Together, the pair co-wrote such monumental hits as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Read more...
Ueberschall has announced the availability of its newest Elastik Soundbank, “Bollywood Pop,” available for 99 Euro at their site (where the conversion should be accomplished at checkout time The 3.48 GB library has 1462 Loops & Samples, 20 Construction Kits, and is for Mac/PC/AU/VST/RTAS/StandAlone. The Elastik Player is included, with Read more...
July was a hot month in Hell’s Kitchen, as Avatar Studios hosted sessions for some of the biggest names in the biz. Let’s fire it up!
In Studio A, the Neve 8088 captured the sweet sounds of Tony Bennett (happy 85th birthday this month!) recording a duet with Lady Gaga Read more...
