ROCKAWAY BEACH, QUEENS: Make no mistake about it, world-class strings have their place in NYC – a fact that Chris Tedesco is totally in tune with. The owner of the highly specialized Rockaway Beach, Queens studio known as String Recordings, Tedesco has been electrifying listeners with his phenomenal fiddle talents Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: The right piece of fatherly advice can last a lifetime.
Just ask Ken “Duro” Ifill, who got some priceless guidance growing up in the bustling multi-culti neighborhood of Queens Village, New York. “My dad told me: ‘Whatever you do, be the best,’” says Duro, scanning New York City’s Read more...
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS: Scratch below the surface of any of today’s independent masring engineers, and most likely you’ll find a team player there. There are a lot of one-person shops dotting the NYC landscape, but these individual practitioners weren’t always flying solo.
Case in point: James Cruz, founder and Read more...
THE FIVE BOROUGHS: 2010 has been busy all right. For anyone involved in New York City’s expansive business of music – producer, publisher, entrepreneur, engineer, artist, and many more – the environment remains fast-paced, ultra-competitive and constantly changing.
With 2011 looming, SonicScoop looked for the news, trends and topics that Read more...
At On Air Mastering in Greenpoint, Julian Silva has been busy hosting multiple sessions with a notable squad of indie artists. Recent highlights include:
— Lazer Cake, finishing the extremely smart pop of their self-titled EP, recorded and mixed by the band’s vocalist/drummer/keyboardist Robby Sinclair.
— Astoria’s own Astor Kings, Read more...
