DUMBO: The studio known as ishlab in DUMBO has become an epicenter for a new wave of indie hip-hop coming up out of NYC – from alt-rappers like Weekend Money, Hoodie Allen and Das Racist to breakout MC A$AP Rocky. Holding it down behind the controls of a newly Read more...
“I want the listener to be transported into the music,” says Alex Sterling, the primary proprietor of his studio that – like many a classic album – is self-titled.
The more you investigate this unusual sanctuary of sound on the Upper West Side, the more intriguing it becomes. For instance, Read more...
DUMBO, BROOKLYN:A Swedish family spelunks happily along the DUMBO waterfront, in search of the perfect hat to supplement their Saab back home. As they round the corner on Water Street, a storefront bearing the mysterious name “Henryboy” cheerily beckons. Could this be the haberdashery of their dreams? They pull Read more...
Drum replacement – or at least drum augmentation – has been part of recorded music since as early as the 1960s, when Phil Spector took to layering live percussion instruments to help create his “Wall of Sound.” It’s a basic technique that only become more prevalent and sophisticated as specialized Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: The summer slump may have hit some studios, but then again some others are cranking. We found artists such as Esperanza Spalding, Crystal Stilts, Tegan and Sara, Rick Ross, Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars, Robert Randolph and more have been recording in the city this month.
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When producer/engineer Dave Trumfio moved to Los Angeles in 2000, he was certain of one thing, and that was that he would not be opening another recording studio.
“After owning a studio in Chicago for ten years I was like, why would I build a studio in L.A. – land Read more...
In today’s wide world of audio, mid-side processing is a feature that isn’t typically standard in effects plugins. Recently though, next-gen M/S plugins have become available and they are changing the way a lot of us are mixing – when this type of processing is done right (and with effects), Read more...
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: Putting a new spin on a classic can be a very risky endeavor. Unless you have no choice, that is – in which case you may as well gyrate away with everything you’ve got.
That’s the exact challenge that Mike Crehore and Al Houghton, the founders of Read more...
Like many of the greats, it started in Brooklyn, then made its way west to Los Angeles.
We’re talking here about Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, a 166-print exhibit on display at LA’s Annenberg Space for Photography, now through October 7, 2012.
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I had a disconcerting moment earlier this week. While out for a mid-afternoon stroll, I rounded a corner and suddenly felt an unusual pressure in my right ear. In just a few footsteps, my hearing grew dull and I experienced the strange and unwelcome sensation that someone or something had Read more...
