Thomas Alva Edison’s tinfoil phonograph? Nope. The player piano? Guess again:
If you want to find history’s first-ever instance of mechanical music reproduction, you need to travel waaaaaaaaaaay back in time – to the 9th Century. That’s when an inventive pair of siblings named the Banū Mūsā brothers created the Read more...
EAST HAMPTON, NY: Cynthia Daniels was surrounded by foam. But when the natural beauty of the famed Hamptons – and the surprisingly abundant audio needs of its equally famed residents – are beckoning, this is not a good thing.
What were the reasons for the acoustic insulation overload Read more...
HELL’S KITCHEN, MANHATTAN: Modern music can get shaped by the most unassuming of influencers. David Kahne is one such source: often unseen, but always very well heard.
Spend some time with him, and it’s clear that he always puts sound first. If you’re lucky, you’ll be there when Kahne hears Read more...
HELL’S KITCHEN, MANHATTAN: With conviction like his, James McCartney doesn’t have to convince anybody of anything. Just a few seconds into “Angel”, the opening cut of his new EP, Available Light, it’s clear to all with ears that his hooks are heroic. And they’re his.
Of course, with his bloodline, Read more...
