Generally, I try to stay objective when I write about new studios. But when it comes to East Williamsburg’s Strange Weather recording, I just wouldn’t be telling the whole story if I neglected to mention that it’s one of my favorite studios in New York. By extension, I suppose that Read more...
Those who have only a passing familiarity with Luaka Bop are likely to think of it as “David Byrne’s World Music Label.” While this may be useful as shorthand, it fails to tell the full story of an imprint which is focused on finding music that has no other natural 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...
