When LCD Soundsystem’s debut single, “Losing My Edge,” came out in 2002, James Murphy told us the story of being there – in the right scene, at the right place, at the right time.
The song serves as a testimony to the countless memorable moments in alternative music history, where Read more...
The audio event I look forward to most each year is easily the AES convention, especially when it’s right here in NYC.
In boom years, the convention can take over a full wing at the Jacob Javits Center on West 34th street in Manhattan. But even a relatively poor showing, Read more...
My assistant recently left the rotation in the studio here to begin as a freelancer after three-and-a-half years of faithful service. We were both bummed but it was the right thing to do for his career.
A big complication about graduating into freelancing these days is the unspoken covenant that Read more...
It’s part of the cycle of life that things have a life and then move on. So it happens with studios, many of which we have come to enjoy working in. With the recent closing of BiCoastal Music I find myself reflecting.
My first studio was Mediasound on west 57th Read more...
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: New Jersey is the cradle of audio engineering.
Formerly known as Menlo Park, the New Jersey township of Edison, NJ changed its name in 1954 to honor the inventor Thomas A. Edison, who set up his groundbreaking research laboratory there in 1876. Read more...
Musicians, producers and engineers often face tough career propositions. Here’s how to avoid losing your shirt – in good times and in bad. With a little bit of intelligent planning, you might even come out ahead.
If you’re anything like the average American, chances are that you have a credit Read more...
About 5 minutes outside of the center of Providence, Rhode Island, there’s an old industrial mill town called Pawtucket. If that name sounds familiar, chances are that it’s because you’ve heard it on the TV show Family Guy, which takes place in a fictionalized version of the area.
But as Read more...
For music fans, the most exciting convergences are from genres coming together – separate sounds joining to create something even more satisfying.
To those who work to back up artists behind the scenes, the prospect of combining different business channels can feel equally enthralling. That’s what’s happened at The Press Read more...
Don’t hesitate to judge this album by its opening track.
LA post-hardcore/soul punk/progressive band letlive. arrests listeners immediately with the extreme intensity of “Banshee (Ghost Fame)”, an enthralling rock performance that leads off their latest Epitaph release The Blackest Beautiful.
Give the lion’s share of the credit to the group Read more...
When an artist is working on a record that they expect will debut at #1, it’s understandable if they take no chances with the mastering.
But the band we’re talking about here is Vampire Weekend, and it’s no surprise they went in adventurous new directions at every turn with their Read more...
