In late November, we hooked up with audio engineer Paul Vazquez backstage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. As Papercuts sound-checked, we had a look at Vazquez’s single-tower live recording station he’d setup at stage right to record Scottish indie-pop band Camera Obscura, the night’s headliners. This live recording would Read more...
ThinkIndie, the “BastardlyBrainChild of a bunch of IndieRecordJoints,” is a new online music store featuring select digital downloads and physical product, as well as exclusive content, from a collective of independent record stores around the country. Founded by record store owner-members of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), ThinkIndie Read more...
Know your audience. This golden rule of communications is perhaps more applicable to the music business today than ever before. Social media tools and customizable digital distribution platforms have closed the gap between artist and audience. We’re back to fans being the currency, and the challenge facing artists is how Read more...
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: It’s a New Year — Instead of finding a yoga instructor for inspiration, check out Elie Maman. Equally adept at the business side of the biz, this fast-emerging producer/composer shows us just what kind of head you have to have on to fly fast forward off the city Read more...
Kerry “Krucial” Brothers is Alicia Keys’ right-hand man — her longtime production and business partner in KrucialKeys Enterprises and The Oven Studios, and one of the Executive Producers on The Element on Freedom. As with As I Am, Brothers and Chief Engineer Ann Mincieli form the start-to-finish production nucleus that Read more...
