In October, on the eve of her latest album release, Feist debuted her new repertoire to a small audience in a clandestine location in NYC. Joined by an 18-piece orchestra, she and her band performed the dynamic songs off Metals in a reverberant crypt at Church of the Intercession in Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: It’s fun to imagine what Matt Boynton, founder of the thriving Williamsburg studio Vacation Island, might do if someone presented him with a marketing plan.
He might make it into a little hat. If it had a lot of pages, he may be able to construct some type Read more...
The Sound
On their latest release, Bloom, Beach House picks a mood and sticks with it in earnest. To their fans, the atmosphere of this album is sure to be a familiar one, and record reviews are abuzz this week with all the expected adjectives – “hypnotic”, “aching”, “sultry”, “languid.” Read more...
FLUX Studios and a Friday night proved to be a killer combination once again, as the “Demystifying Mastering” event went down last week.
A full house of producers, engineers, mixers, artists and – of course – mastering engineers kicked off their weekend with knowledge and networking at the always-buzzing East Read more...
LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: Imagine being fully in touch with all of your senses. Would that be a blessing…or a curse?
That’s the delicious predicament borne by Jack McKeever, founder of the fascinating LES facility known as The Maid’s Room. As you talk with this quietly devoted creator of sounds Read more...
