DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN: At 5AM, multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay woke up from a dream with a full song and lyrics, newly formed, in his head. He grabbed his laptop, wrote it all out, and went back to sleep.
“Usually when you wake up later on and look at what you’ve scribbled Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: We could tell you a whole lot of blah blah background about Hamacide, but maybe it’s better if you just read a little and listen a lot.
The Williamsburg-based artist aka Yusuke Hama dropped his new digital download album, Mighty Little Machine, this week, and that’s a Read more...
BOUERUM HILL, BROOKLYN: Notable American artists always feel like a find, and that’s just what’s found with Tracy Bonham’s new Masts of Manhatta.
Yes, admit it, that the woman who got your attention with her voice and violin on “Mother Mother” – way back in a land called 1996 – Read more...
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: Most New Yorkers involved in releasing 12″ records have likely heard of Salt Mastering‘s Paul Gold, a go-to-guy who’s arguably become Brooklyn’s first name in mastering for vinyl.
Paul has carved a distinct niche in the otherwise crowded, mid-price mastering market by building a reputation for reliably Read more...
LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: As Brooklyn-based experimental-jazz quartet The Fay Victor Ensemble took to the Abrons Art Center main stage Friday night at the Vision Festival, we sat down backstage with Stefan Heger, the festival’s recording engineer.
Heger has been recording the 15-year-old Vision Festival since ’02, making improvements to Read more...
