The bustle and heat of this city can spark new collaborations and ignites our creative fires. But with the sweltering summer months upon us, we sometimes find that the very elements that attract us to this teeming city begin to repel us away.
City bands retreating to the countryside to Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: Heading into Summer, the city’s recording studios show no signs of slowing down. The following is but a sampling of recent sessions, and works in progress…a snapshot of what’s going on around town:
Aventura – the Bachata band out of the Bronx – has been at Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: This is a tale of two cities, American style. What happens when two Cleveland studio engineers exit the Midwest and jet to Brooklyn? What do you THINK?
That’s right. They blew up with hugeness, the KickDrums did. The duo aka producer/singer/songwriter Alex Fitts (he goes by Fitts) and Read more...
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: If things seem like they’re moving fast for Jordan Young, aka DJ Swivel don’t be sure he feels the same way. Because when you’ve got your shoulder to the wheel like this New York City engineer, you can’t be watching the clock.
He’s just 26, but Read more...
EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Enmeshed in the creative focus nurturing New York City’s downtown, you sense someone deep in thought. A mind is in motion.
Feel it now, in hypnotic waves? You’re drawing closer to the workbench of Philip Glass. His symphonies, operas, film scores, concertos, solo works, sonatas, and any Read more...
