GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: As part of Bloomberg’s East River Esplanade project, the Greenpoint waterfront will eventually be almost all parks and paths – the first of which, Transmitter Park, is currently being constructed at the end of Greenpoint Avenue.
Edging onto the park-grounds there is a modest two-story building housing the Read more...
Latest in the “Building Strange Weather Blog” series by producer/engineer and studio owner Marc Alan Goodman. Click to start at Step 1: Finding A New Home; #2: Design; #3: Waiting For Permits (Part 1) and #4: (Part 2); and #5: Stops & Starts, #6: Demolition, #7: The Structural Work, #8 Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: The right piece of fatherly advice can last a lifetime.
Just ask Ken “Duro” Ifill, who got some priceless guidance growing up in the bustling multi-culti neighborhood of Queens Village, New York. “My dad told me: ‘Whatever you do, be the best,’” says Duro, scanning New York City’s Read more...
The self-released indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were celebrated by the blogosphere, then shunned. They’re back with what may be their most masterful record. But will listeners notice this time around?
In the summer of 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah emerged and became a case study Read more...
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: Bigger isn’t necessarily better. Nestled inside Greenpoint is Tiny Thunder Audio, a compact room designed to maximize sonic ideas.
A full-service analog/digital facility, the room was borne into New York City this year by Chief Engineer, Producer and Music Business Consultant Serge Espitia. The Mexico City native toiled Read more...
