GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: You WILL rent a Distressor from this woman. But that’s not just because Valerie Gentile is the most badass audio rental specialist to hit the five boroughs in some time, but because sometimes renting gear is a darn good idea.
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EAST VILLAGE: The NYC indie music scene got a huge boost when Seattle’s KEXP DJ John Richards moved out here to broadcast part-time from Brooklyn’s Radio New York studios. His two shows – John In The Morning and To The Five Boroughs – feature in-studio interviews and performances with Read more...
MIDTOWN, Manhattan: As powerful as publishing is in the music world, it can also stand as one of the least-understood components as well. Artists who can attract a premiere publisher like New York City’s own Shapiro Bernstein Music Publishing have a powerful ally in their revenue stream.
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DUMBO, BROOKLYN: We think it would be QUINTUPLE cool to be Eli Janney. He grew up in Washington, DC (#1). He honed his audio chops with Don Zientara of Inner Ear Studios and recorded groups like Shudder to Think and Jawbox (#2). Next he engineered for producer Ted Niceley Read more...
TIMES SQUARE, MANHATTAN: Keep your eye on the music supervisor. These men and women with encyclopedic knowledge of classical to crunk, rock to reggae, are the glue that sticks music on to film, commercials, TV shows, video games, Web media and more. We called music supervisor David Hnatiuk at Read more...
