GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Earlier this year, one of NYC’s top session and touring drummers, Rich Pagano, shared some of his studio expertise in an intensive way.
His academic vehicle? A six-part hands-on course he lead at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music entitled “The Art of Recording Classic Drums.” Read more...
ELTINGVILLE, STATEN ISLAND: For recording artists, a stay at a destination studio has long stood as the ultimate arrival.
Designed to support creativity not just with gear and a tuned room, but via an immersive atmosphere where working, living and rejuvenation all converge in one location, destination studios are something Read more...
NOHO, MANHATTAN: Riddle us this: When is your first album not your debut album? The answer is…When you’re The Kin, and you’re in the studio recording your emotionally moving pop-rock creations with none other than Tony Visconti producing.
Founded in 2005 by the Australia-to-NYC transplants Isaac and Thorald Koren, The Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: It’s fun to imagine what Matt Boynton, founder of the thriving Williamsburg studio Vacation Island, might do if someone presented him with a marketing plan.
He might make it into a little hat. If it had a lot of pages, he may be able to construct some type Read more...
SOHO, MANHATTAN/WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Inside the floated rooms of New York City’s recording studios, research is always taking place. After the clients have left for the night, gearheads often turn their attention to mic checks of a different kind.
This intersection of art, aesthetics, and science was in full effect last Read more...
