FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN: Like so many indie labels before it, True Panther Sounds began on a whim. Founder Dean Bein and his bandmates in a short-lived San Francisco punk band wanted to go on tour, so they pressed 500 copies of a 7”, booked a DIY tour and promptly sold Read more...
It’s been a minute since we checked in with The Magic Shop, one of NYC’s favorite, longest-standing recording studios. Here’s what’s been happening:
Moby at The Magic Shop’s custom wrap-around Neve series 80 console. Photo posted at Moby’s blogLegendary engineer Ken Thomas (David Bowie, Public Image Ltd., Sigur Ros) Read more...
THE FIVE BOROUGHS: 2010 has been busy all right. For anyone involved in New York City’s expansive business of music – producer, publisher, entrepreneur, engineer, artist, and many more – the environment remains fast-paced, ultra-competitive and constantly changing.
With 2011 looming, SonicScoop looked for the news, trends and topics that Read more...
In addition to working with The Lodge founder and Chief Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar on recent projects such as Armin van Buuren‘s upcoming album, Mirage, mastering engineer Joe LaPorta has been rapidly expanding his solo discography with several significant new indie releases.
Hot on the heels of Bear In Heaven‘s Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Barbara. What does this mystical word evoke in your imagination? For We Are Scientists, this isn’t just a likely moniker for the hairdresser down the block. No no: It’s the title of their infectiously delicious new album. It’s a woman you want to get to know.
This Read more...
