Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works Releases Game Soundtrack “Gears of War”
One of NYC’s top music producers has quietly built up an impressive track record releasing video game soundtracks. The Nile Rodgers-founded label Sumthing Else is gearing up for another “Gears of War”...
View ArticleMan Made Music Names Allison Meiresonne President, Brand Partnerships
Loyalty is being rewarded at NYC-based Man Made Music (MMM), where Allison Meiresonne has been promoted to the newly created position of President, Brand Partnerships. Meiresonne, who has worked with...
View ArticleThe Best Snare Drums For The Recording Studio
It’s no overstatement to say that a good snare sound is essential to the backbone of almost any kind of pop record – whether that means hip hop, country, speed metal, R&B, punk rock, psychedelia,...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Official NYC Live 9 & Push Preview Event at Tekserve, Tuesday 3/5
Who WON’T be at this event? Tekserve will be Ableton HQ this coming Tuesday for a good luck at Push and Ableton 9. This coming Tuesday, March 5, Hank Shocklee, Tekserve, and the Ableton Advanced Users...
View ArticleMusic + Video: The Vibrant Visual Translation of Erica Glyn’s “In Silence”
With YouTube still serving as a primary source of sonic discovery for everyone from fans to music supervisors, crafting a standout music video remains a top priority – for artist, producers, and labels...
View ArticleAvid Under Investigation by US Law Firms On Behalf of Avid Shareholders
Google “NASDAQ: AVID” this morning, and the news isn’t pretty. Avid is making headlines yet again — for the wrong reasons. On February 25, Avid announced that it was postponing its Q4 and full year...
View ArticleRadial Engineering Debuts StageBug SB-5 Sidewinder Laptop Direct Box
Ready for an industrial strength solution to connect your laptop onstage? In a move sure to be hailed by DJs, electronic music artists and rock bands the world over – not to mention music directors, AV...
View ArticlePhil Ramone Hospitalized in NYC
One of recorded music’s all time great producers, engineers, and mixers, Phil Ramone, is in critical care in a New York City hospital. The reason for his admission is an aortic aneurysm, otherwise...
View ArticlePreSonus ADL 700 Channel Strip Now Shipping — Tube Pre, FET Compressor,...
They say good things come to those who wait. By that measure, the PreSonus ADL 700 Channel Strip, the latest in its ADL line of gear designed by the top tube-circuit designer Anthony DeMaria, should be...
View ArticleKemado’s Brooklyn Studio Installs New API 1608 Console
When Kemado Records built-out its new Greenpoint headquarters a few years back, they constructed a beautiful 1,000 sq.ft. recording studio in the ground floor which has been hosting sessions for label...
View ArticleNYC Mastering Engineer Joe LaPorta Joins Sterling Sound
The New York City-based mastering engineer Joe LaPorta has become a part of the Sterling Sound staff. Joe LaPorta has joined Sterling Sound as a Senior Mastering Engineer. LaPorta comes to Sterling...
View ArticleRecording Studio Retreats – Spring 2013
Bustling cities like New York, L.A., San Francisco and Nashville may boast more recording studios per square foot than just about anywhere else on earth. With such high concentrations of talented...
View ArticleWill SoundToys Have a New Plugin Come SXSW?
If the sweet aroma of mesquite seems to be wafting from your hard drive, then this must be the time when everything converges on Austin, TX for the famed SXSW. SoundToys and TapeOp are sweetening the...
View ArticleSony Pictures Unites Sound Department, Digital Mastering Under ‘Digital...
Consolidation continues – in this case, the converging companies were already corporate cousins. Sony Pictures Digital Productions is pulling itself together. Today, Sony Pictures Digital Productions...
View Articleu-he Releases Satin Tape Machine Plugin
The plugin developer u-he has made quite the name for itself with its popular Zebra synth engine along with their many Uhbik FX plugins that are available as Propellerhead Rack Extensions. Their latest...
View ArticleWaves Releases J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
Waves Audio and the one and only Abbey Road Studios have partnered to release a tape saturation plugin designed after the exact model used to create some of the greatest tracks of all time. J37 Tape...
View Articleu-he Releases Satin Tape Machine Plugin
The plugin developer u-he has made quite the name for itself with its popular Zebra synth engine along with their many Uhbik FX plugins that are available as Propellerhead Rack Extensions. Their...
View ArticleWaves Releases J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
Waves Audio and the one and only Abbey Road Studios have partnered to release a tape saturation plugin designed after the exact model used to create some of the greatest tracks of all time. J37 Tape...
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