For over 20 years, mastering engineer Stephen Marsh has been using his golden ears to bring expert detail and focus to hundreds of records, scores, soundtracks, and reissues.
It was a quick decision while working at Taco Bell one evening that determined the New York native’s audio fate. A friend 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...
Have you heard the expression; “You can’t polish a turd”? I remember the first time I heard it. I was sitting in Studio C at Battery Studios with Shane Stoneback working on a live track for a major pop star that — to put it nicely — was going to Read more...
DUMBO, BROOKLYN: In October, SonicScoop hoofed over to Dumbo to chat with guitarist, songwriter and producer Justin King and check out his new recording studio, Vinegar Hill Sound.
Up to his elbows in gear and gypsum board dust, and surprisingly lucid after many an hour of hand-soldering, Justin sat Read more...
