While musing over a recent Scooptacular Giveaway of music gear I couldn’t afford, some obscure references flitted through my head. The old “I’m not gonna pay a lot for this muffler!” Meineke commercials and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio movie about the single mom who cleans up with jingles Read more...
EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: German audio distributor, MasteringWorks GmbH, recently brought the new Filter Series from Roger Schult into Flux Studios in the East Village for a demonstration and listening session.
This was the first U.S. demonstration of the new filter modules, which MasteringWorks’ Stefan Heger hopes to showcase at AES Read more...
Artist: The Gaslight Anthem
Song: “American Slang”
Why I Luv It: Being a New Jersey native myself, I couldn’t help but indulge in the shameless support of a great up-and-coming rock band from New Brunswick, NJ called The Gaslight Anthem.
Yesterday, my colleague Scott Perry at the Read more...
BOUERUM HILL, BROOKLYN: Notable American artists always feel like a find, and that’s just what’s found with Tracy Bonham’s new Masts of Manhatta.
Yes, admit it, that the woman who got your attention with her voice and violin on “Mother Mother” – way back in a land called 1996 – Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Chances are, Blue Wilding has something you need. Under his brand-spankin-new, Brooklyn-based joint, Audio Power Tools, Wilding is repping the select audio brands BAE (Brent Averill Enterprises), BlueSky, Burl Audio, Dangerous Music, Mojave Audio, Royer Labs and more to be announced soon — something (awesome) for everyone. Read more...
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: Most New Yorkers involved in releasing 12″ records have likely heard of Salt Mastering‘s Paul Gold, a go-to-guy who’s arguably become Brooklyn’s first name in mastering for vinyl.
Paul has carved a distinct niche in the otherwise crowded, mid-price mastering market by building a reputation for reliably Read more...
Artist: How To Destroy Angels
Song: “The Believers”
Why I Luv It: Right out of the gate, the Los Angeles trio How To Destroy Angels can be directly compared to the best bands/artists representative of their experimental electronically based sound: Nine Inch Nails, Autechre, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Read more...
RUTHERFORD, NJ: When an insatiable appetite for songwriting collides with a quest for success, artists like Stacie Rose are the result. You could say this career-focused New Jersey native is fast-emerging, except there’s a lot to suggest she’s already arrived.
A young but oft-licensed songstress with a clear ear for Read more...
Artist: The Bloody Beetroots
Song: “Butter”
Why I Luv It: The Bloody Beetroots were introduced to me by my good friends Jason and Sara over at Ultra International Music Publishing, the music publishing arm of the wildly successful [NYC-based] electronic label Ultra Records which is headed up by Read more...
LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: As Brooklyn-based experimental-jazz quartet The Fay Victor Ensemble took to the Abrons Art Center main stage Friday night at the Vision Festival, we sat down backstage with Stefan Heger, the festival’s recording engineer.
Heger has been recording the 15-year-old Vision Festival since ’02, making improvements to Read more...
