How does a serious recording studio succeed? You can ask the Young Guns how they’re tackling this tricky business, but sometimes it’s best to hear it from a veteran like Tony Drootin.
Recently, Drootin took on a new challenge as Studio Manager of one of New York City’s top facilities, Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: Last week, in-demand NYC freelance engineer Ari Raskin (Whitney Houston, Wyclef Jean, Meshell N’Degeocello, Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, J.Dilla and Illa J – Yancey Boys, and Justin Timberlake) let us in on five of his top studios in the city. Now, he clues us in to four Read more...
(Note: See Part II of this “Nomad Engineer” series here.)
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: No one can say Ari Raskin hasn’t paid his dues. This in-demand freelancer engineer may regularly make the rounds of NYC’s top studios today, but it’s only after he’s sweated it out for a decade-plus, making Read more...
Platinum Sound Recording Studios has made a significant addition to its Studio K, installing a pair of custom George Augspurger monitors in the room. Once housed in Sony Studios’ Studio A, the new mains promise to make an extremely powerful supplement to Platinum’s 80 channel SSL 9000K.
Paired with Bryston Read more...
Facility Name: KMA Music
Website: http://www.kmamusic.com
Location: The Brill Building, Midtown, Manhattan
Neighborhood Advantages: There are amazing views of Times Square here, a great selection of food, and our studio is located in a landmark building.
Date of Birth: 2007
Facility Focus: Tracking and mixing!
Mission Statement: “Bringing the Read more...
