LINCOLN CENTER, MANHATTAN: What do you think of when you hear the word “Juilliard”? I personally always pictured something like a scene out of the movie “Fame” taking place on campus: tomorrow’s star performers in every hallway, their collective talent taking on a palpable charisma.
When I finally took a Read more...
The Neve 1073 LB is a new 500-series “reissue” of the classic and revered microphone preamp originally designed by Rupert Neve in the 1960s. The classic Neve 1073 has been used on countless albums and, based on my experience, leaves very little to be desired. So the question is…does this Read more...
BROOKLYN, NYC: Brooklyn correspondent Justin Colletti visited with 30-some studio owners for our new neighborhood studio tour series. This first installment takes a closer look at a handful of North Brooklyn’s small to medium-size studios that are affordably-priced for indie artists, friendly to freelance engineers and operate without a Read more...
UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: When “Piers Morgan Tonight” debuted on CNN in January, the show charged with filling Larry King’s time slot had to make a big impression.
The bouncy but stirring groove of the theme, created by AJ Music Productions in NYC, has been an integral part of the Read more...
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: It’s not just artists that need a niche. Publishing and licensing companies have to have a strong idea of who they are, as well – a fact that NYC’s Sunflower Entertainment has a firm hold on.
Co-founded in 2002 by Jamar Chess, Juan Carlos Barguil and Marshall Chess, Read more...
The NY Daily News reported that Julie Taymor has been replaced as director of the Broadway musical, “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark.”
She will be replaced by Philip William McKinley, formerly the director of “The Boy from Oz”. The show’s songwriters, Bono and the Edge, were on hand at the Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: Both through the grapevine and straight from the source(s), we’ve been hearing about a number of different recording projects going on in studios throughout the NYC area. The following is but a sampling of recent sessions, and works in progress…a snapshot of what’s going on around Read more...
For electronic music producers and sound designers, soft synths can become something of an obsession. Whether they’re freeware or come with a price tag, virtual instruments are a constant source of discovery: Every time you sit down to play or program, you have infinite possibilities for the invention of new Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: Last week, in-demand NYC freelance engineer Ari Raskin (Whitney Houston, Wyclef Jean, Meshell N’Degeocello, Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, J.Dilla and Illa J – Yancey Boys, and Justin Timberlake) let us in on five of his top studios in the city. Now, he clues us in to four Read more...
GRAMERCY, MANHATTAN: There’s an astrological phenomenon known as the Saturn Return, and it pulls especially hard on us creative types. The theory goes that as we hit age 27 – 30, we start to re-evaluate our path, looking ahead, and tend to recalibrate. Job and relationship changes often ensue. Read more...
