FLATIRON DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: Insurance isn’t there to cause controversy. It’s actually supposed to be about as exciting as a grocery cart.
Usually the commercials are just as straightforward, but the Allstate spot “Ghost Bikes” airing this summer has proven to be an unintentional exception. In this visually arresting ad from Read more...
Studio designer and acoustician Carl Tatz has developed his proprietary PhantomFocus System™ on the premise that “great speakers in a great room do not equal great monitoring.”
The PhantomFocus System is Tatz’s “tuning standard for studio monitoring.” It is a turnkey solution for studios willing to go the extra mile Read more...
MIDWOOD, BROOKLYN: Aggression, experimentation, elevation – need more of that? How about emotion and the thrill of creation – as in the completion of Brooklyn rock strongwoman Tamar-kali’s long overdue full length debut, Black Bottom.
A Catholic school survivor who found herself drawn to the notorious noir of the Brooklyn Read more...
Artist: Erykah Badu
Song: “Turn Me Away (Get Munny)”
Why I Luv It: If you’re a fan of real-deal, neo soul, jazz, hip-hop, and funk than you’re gonna’ absolutely love Erykah Badu’s 2010 album New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). From sensual Billie Holiday–like vocals, Read more...
Facility Name: KMA Music
Website: http://www.kmamusic.com
Location: The Brill Building, Midtown, Manhattan
Neighborhood Advantages: There are amazing views of Times Square here, a great selection of food, and our studio is located in a landmark building.
Date of Birth: 2007
Facility Focus: Tracking and mixing!
Mission Statement: “Bringing the Read more...
Let’s face it, compression is a great tool, but it doesn’t solve all the problems of keeping a vocal or dialogue track out in front. Compressors have a sonic footprint that, while often desirable, is not always what’s called for. By contrast, the non-compression tool we have for controlling Read more...
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN: At 5AM, multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay woke up from a dream with a full song and lyrics, newly formed, in his head. He grabbed his laptop, wrote it all out, and went back to sleep.
“Usually when you wake up later on and look at what you’ve scribbled Read more...
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: Hard to believe, but it’s been almost five years exactly since the storied penthouse of Quad Studios was sold and became an entirely separate facility, Tainted Blue.
Then, as now, the top-end NYC studio scene felt like a big mystery, and many a big room has gone since Read more...
CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN: It’s a good time to be a young music entrepreneur. Talented indie bands are everywhere and searching for the right partnerships to help them develop. NYC and, more specifically, Brooklyn is a breeding ground not only for the bands, studios and live music venues, but also Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: We could tell you a whole lot of blah blah background about Hamacide, but maybe it’s better if you just read a little and listen a lot.
The Williamsburg-based artist aka Yusuke Hama dropped his new digital download album, Mighty Little Machine, this week, and that’s a Read more...
