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Music House Profile: Amber Music — Sleeping with the Madison Avenue Enemy

TRIBECA, MANHATTAN: In the sometimes posh neighborhood known as TriBeCa, war is being waged. The rebel base? An attitudinal sound house known as Amber Music.

Commander-in-chief of the determined musical crew is Michelle Curran, an intense commercial music veteran who’s unafraid to attack any situation with both guns blazing. Gifted Read more...

Hip Hop Agent Cara Lewis Departs William Morris for Creative Artists Agency NYC Office

A 23-year veteran of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME), elite hip hop agent Cara Lewis is leaving WME for Creative Artists Agency.

Lewis will continue to be NYC-based. She has represented such massive clients as Eminem, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Rihanna, B.o.B., Common and the Roots.

See Matthew Perpetua’s update Read more...

Thompson Studios, New Multi-Room Recording Facility, Opens in SoHo

Producer/engineer/DJ Louis Benedetti has opened the brand-new, three-room Thompson Studios in a former bank building in SoHo.

This handsome commercial facility – located on Thompson Street, naturally – comprises an SSL 4000G-equipped A Room, Neve 8108-based B room, and a savvy production suite. All are tied to a substantial live Read more...

Review: Analogman Astro Tone Fuzz

Our friends at Delicious Audio recently reviewed the Analogman Astro Tone…read a bit below, and visit Delicious Audio for the complete review!

The Astro Tone Fuzz by Analogman is a recreation of the long extinct Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx. This updated clone is loaded into an MXR sized enclosure and Read more...

Delicious Audio Review: Way Huge Aqua Puss Analog Delay

Our friends at Delicious Audio recently reviewed the Way Huge Aqua-Puss mkII …read a bit below, and visit Delicious Audio for the complete review!

Today’s focus is on the Way Huge Electronics Aqua-Puss mkII Analog Delay which is a reissue of the original Aqua-Puss. The original is very rare and Read more...

Review: Vertigo VSC-2 Quad Discrete VCA Compressor Plugin from Brainworx

A few months ago I was at my good friend Kevin Blackler’s mastering studio.  I noticed this rad-looking piece of gear in his rack and asked him what is was.

“Oh man”, he said.  “That’s the Vertigo compressor…you ever hear this thing?  It’s awesome!”Wait…a new compressor that I had never Read more...

The SonicScoop Year in Review: Top NYC Music Business News and Trends of 2011

THE FIVE BOROUGHS: Wire-to-wire, 2011 in New York City was a maelstrom of music production and business developments.

Like any battle worth fighting, there was a constant sense of two-steps-forward one-step-back pervading the action for most. Those who successfully navigated the music-to-picture minefield, shot straight with their startup, made a Read more...

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