The new video series “Suite Songs: NYC” featuring the artist Stacie Rose and presented by Enchanted Records, is debuting globally on SonicScoop.
Rose is a rising NJ/NYC songwriter who released the well-received Alter Ego EPs in 2010, and whose songs have been frequently licensed by the likes of MTV’s “The Read more...
I finally had to concede that it was time to buy a new computer. It seemed wasteful to get rid of a perfectly good machine, but Pro Tools 9 had just been released, and my Quad Core G5 was a full version behind and losing ground in the endless cycle Read more...
SoHo, Manhattan: Travis Harrison — record producer, engineer, founder of Serious Business Records & Studio and Guided By Voices super-fan — met late era GBV guitarist Doug Gillard when his band, The Unsacred Hearts, shared a bill with Gillard at Piano’s.
Harrison gushed about GBV, Gillard dug The Unsacred Hearts, Read more...
Gigging musicians will want to check out the Nord Piano 88, which has been designed with live performance in mind. This new 88-key stage piano from Nord weighs in at just 39.6 pounds, but it’s heavy on features.
In addition to 24 banks of 5 programs totaling 120 different program Read more...
WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN: For partygoers seeking a culturally diverse event where dancing and music takes precedent over pretension, and where the DJ seamlessly weaves urban and world music through clever intersections of house, funk, jazz, and dub, the legendary “Turntables on the Hudson” parties founded by NYC’s DJ Nickodemus are Read more...
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: When it’s this cold outside, huddling up together makes perfect sense. With this week’s release of Brooklyn Heat – a collection of singles recorded by six BKLYN indie bands in six days last summer – we can all hope to feel the searing goodness of NYC rock and Read more...
As we get further into the new year, savvy studio owners clear out closets, take stock of what tools have been collecting dust, and decide what to repair, what to jettison, and what to sell to help soften their tax burden. Today we explore a fourth option: Gear Mods. Read more...
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: There’s more than one way to socialize, but as the Web continues to expand, determined entrepreneurs must dig deeper to create new group experiences.
Its hard work for these thought leaders, but when they make a discovery, everyone else – especially those of us in the music sector Read more...
Chelsea, NY: We stopped by Jamie Siegel’s JRock Studios in Chelsea last week and caught up on some of the producer/engineer’s latest projects, including a song he recently co-wrote and produced for Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels’ upcoming record. For Siegel, a lifelong rock and hip-hop conspirator – as musician and Read more...
LAS VEGAS: The 2011 CES Expo in Las Vegas had no shortage of state of the art speakers, pre-amps, and gadgets.
The products featured here hope to make their way into the NYC Audio and Video world. Behind all of the cars, electronics, speakers, and more, there were two items Read more...
