DUMBO: The studio known as ishlab in DUMBO has become an epicenter for a new wave of indie hip-hop coming up out of NYC – from alt-rappers like Weekend Money, Hoodie Allen and Das Racist to breakout MC A$AP Rocky. Holding it down behind the controls of a newly Read more...
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: It’s been 12 years since a creative team at Arnold Advertising synchronized Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” on that dreamy Volkswagen commercial and in that time, brands and artists have become good friends.
Now, commercial music is all synch licenses and “inspired by” original compositions ordered to sound Read more...
LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: People parked in front of their TV’s at 1:00 AM, EST on Saturday, July 30th either got a blast from the past or an exciting new music jolt, depending on their carbon date. The spark? None other than “MTV2’s 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield.”
Now a Read more...
Soho, Manhattan: A few months after graduating from CUNY’s Sonic Arts program in ‘08, NYC native engineer/producer Daniel Lynas was working the night shift at an audio post-production house, editing breaths out of audio book recordings.
“I was miserable because I’d gone to school to produce music, and had Read more...
Ben Bronfman and Eli Bush have been working on new music at NYC’s Wonderful Recording, producing tracks for their new band project tentatively called “Teachers.”
Located in SoHo, Wonderful Recording is setup to cater to what they define as “a new generation of independent musicians” (rappers, singers, laptop-producers, etc.) who Read more...
