A number of interesting artists have been recording at the legendary Sear Sound in Midtown Manhattan — Walter Sear’s legacy of audio excellence lives on!
First, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Yoko Ono are making a record together. And they’ve been recording it at Sear Sound, with Chris Allen engineering. Read more...
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is recording an album of 1940s and 50s-era Broadway standards for Universal Republic Records, working with producer and arranger Joel McNeely.
MacFarlane and McNeely recently recorded for the project in Avatar’s Studio B, joined by Norah Jones, with engineer Frank Fillipetti. Rick Kwan assisted on Read more...
Catch MTV’s latest teen docu-drama-style show, Skins, this week? The chiptune theme song, by Brooklyn-based duo Starscream was tracked at NYC’s Stratosphere Studios, with producer/engineer Gabe Liberti. The cast of the show also joined Liberti in the studio to record vocals.
Stratosphere has also welcomed songwriter and former Epic Read more...
It’s been a minute since we checked in with The Magic Shop, one of NYC’s favorite, longest-standing recording studios. Here’s what’s been happening:
Moby at The Magic Shop’s custom wrap-around Neve series 80 console. Photo posted at Moby’s blogLegendary engineer Ken Thomas (David Bowie, Public Image Ltd., Sigur Ros) Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: Is Adam Schlesinger really A Golden God? Or does he just play one on TV? The answer, of course, is neither of the above. But what’s true is this: There are few in New York City who know what it takes to make it in music – and Read more...
