It’s easy to learn from Bashiri Johnson – you just have to make contact.
Fortunately, making an instant connection with this master percussionist is simple: All you have to do is listen to his music. You’ll find him everywhere, recording or performing with royalty the likes of Beyoncé, Donald Fagen, Read more...
When is it time to pull the trigger on a major studio upgrade? Sometimes you feel it in your bones, while other times the spark comes from client feedback.
And of course, the impetus can be both of the above. That’s exactly what happened for the proprietors of Manhattan Center Read more...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN: Role reversal can be a beautiful thing in the music world. When world-class musicians step out of the live room and into the producer’s chair, the possibilities are tantalizing.
One of the elite players of NYC experiencing this fluid situation is Bashiri Johnson, a highly sought-after percussion Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: Heading into Summer, the city’s recording studios show no signs of slowing down. The following is but a sampling of recent sessions, and works in progress…a snapshot of what’s going on around town:
Aventura – the Bachata band out of the Bronx – has been at Read more...
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN: We bump into Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels in the elevator at Manhattan Center Studios. Though not exactly a shocking encounter, as we’re our way to visit his session in Studio 7, the meeting is no less thrilling: “You’re D.M.C.!” we gush. “Awesome!”
We’re about to flash back to Read more...
