MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: Blink, and you might miss it. The action in the NYC studio scene right now is raging fast and furious, with noteworthy new rooms opening up at a pace almost too fast to keep track of.
The latest big-time addition to the cityscape: Q1 at Quad Recording Studios. Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Native New Yorker Chris Harmaty has that “seen-it-all” attitude you want in a contractor, whose job tends to involve a lot of complex problem solving. “There are a lot of different ways to make a room work,” Harmaty said at least once during our conversations over coffee Read more...
Every month, Matt McCorkle of EqualSonics.com brings you a day in the life of a New York City recording engineer.
THE MISSION: Build A Sound Effects and Sample Library
For this entry, I’ll be taking you on a journey far away from any type of man-made structure, much less a Read more...
From the beginning of our conversation, engineer Gabe Roth’s tone is decisive: “To me, Booker T. Jones is an institution, man. As an essential part of the MGs he not only backed on, but also wrote and produced hundreds of great recordings. I find records all the time with his Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG: Inaugural sessions at the brand-new Converse Rubber Tracks recording studio in Williamsburg kicked off last week where, as previously reported, the century-old footwear company, outfitter of rock musicians from Sid Vicious to Karen O, is now outfitting the music community with studio time – free studio time.
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