A long-term investigation of Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda culminated in his arrest outside of Quad Recording Studios yesterday.
Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, was one of more than a dozen people arrested inside and outside the storied Midtown studio. It was the result of a multi-agency investigation being Read more...
The A&R Registry reports that Chris “Tricky” Stewart has been named Head of A&R at Epic Records.
Stewart is the hit songwriter and producer behind many huge chart-topping singles, such as Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, Britney Spears‘ “Me Against the Music”, Mýa’s “Case of the Ex”, Read more...
The A&R Registry reports that Shani Gonzales and Randi Razzano joined L.A. Reid’s A&R department at Epic Records this month. Both are NYC-based.
Gonzales was most recently Director of A&R at Def Jam. Razzano was most recently the Creative Director at Mighty Seven Songs (NYC), and had previously worked at Read more...
Premier Studios in Midtown has seen a plethora of action recently, with its SSL J 9072-equipped Studio A, and SSL J 9000-equipped Studio B, plus writer studios E and F hosting a number of sessions. Projects at Premier have included:
Hollywood Records artist Demi Lovato was in on a project Read more...
Next Wednesday, February 16, the Knitting Factory Brooklyn and ReverbNation will present an educational and social networking event geared to musicians and music industry professionals on the topic of social media.
“This Is Music: Social Media Secrets” will be held at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg from 6 – 11PM, Read more...
