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...
Germano Studios, located in Noho, has been a total hot-spot these last few months. A rundown of recent sessions at the studio provides a nice snapshot of some of the big pop records in the making in NYC right now.
Among recent highlights, Jamie Foxx recorded for his upcoming J Read more...
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: New York City still has its temples of mastering – Sterling Sound and Masterdisk among them. But one that’s gone and is still missed is Sony: The spirited mastering complex there hosted a dozen or so of the world’s top mastering engineers there at its peak.
Today, Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Since Auto-Tune The News #1 hit back in April ’09, the series’ creators — the Brooklyn-based Gregory Brothers — went from being a young, indie-soul band with a new EP to an overnight Internet sensation. Done in a format they call “news opera,” Auto-Tune The News (ATTN) Read more...
