Toontrack Releases N.Y. Studios Vol.2 Drum Presets – Charles Feelgood
Electro producer, DJ and remixer Charles Feelgood (Diddy, Lady Gaga, Ashlee Simpson, Billie Holiday) has designed a set of presets for Toontrack’s New York Studios Vol. 2 SDX for Superior Drummer 2.0....
View ArticleSessions at On Air Mastering: Cowboy and Indian, Kung Fury, Telebolitos, Ergo
At On Air Mastering in Greenpoint, a wide range of projects — rock, jazz, experimental — have been going through the ears of founder Julian Silva and his Rupert Neve Masterpiece. Recent sessions...
View Article“Walk This Way”: Rap & Rock Icons Revisit A Classic Track
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN: We bump into Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels in the elevator at Manhattan Center Studios. Though not exactly a shocking encounter, as we’re our way to visit his session in Studio 7, the...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Alto Music NYC Hosts FXpansion Geist Seminar Tonight, 4/27
Alto Music NYC will be hosting a free, highly informative seminar dedicated to exploring Geist, the next-generation sampling instrument from FXpansion. Get educated on Geist at Alto Music NYC tonight....
View ArticleEscape to New York Festival Announced for Southampton, NY, August 5-7th
The creator of the UK’s festival event, The Secret Garden Party UK, has announced the launch of Escape to New York. A new festival, Escape to New York, arrives in the region this August. A creative...
View ArticleGame Scoring: “Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed” – Remixing Anberlin, Rise...
FASHION DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: Strapping yourself in to play the heart-stopping EA race game, Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed, you realize that reality rules. From the helmet-cam to the tire pressure...
View ArticleBest Buy Union Square Hosts Erin Barra Ableton Workshop Tonight, 4/28
NYC singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Erin Barra is holding her latest in a series of Ableton workshops in a free event which takes place tonight, Thursday April 28, 6:30 PM at Best Buy in...
View ArticleMade in New York: Anthony DeMaria Labs
NEW PALTZ, NY: Anthony DeMaria never intended to create an audio company. “In a way, it created me,” says the one-time wiz-kid turned entrepreneur. Anthony DeMaria, Brooklyn-born audio craftsman Like...
View ArticleChandler Ltd. To Release Guitar Pedals, 500 Series Pre’s
Chandler Ltd. will be releasing four new products this year, including the first in its line of guitar pedals. Chandler's new Little Devil Boost guitar pedal Chandler founder Wade Goeke talks about his...
View ArticlePremier Studios Hosts Sessions for Oh Land, O.A.R., Bow Wow, Kerry “Krucial”...
On 7th Avenue in Midtown, Premier Studios has been busy with several sessions for high-profile artists and producers. Oh Land popped up at Premier. In addition, the studio’s new venture, Premier Media,...
View ArticleHarvestworks Announces “Sounds Elemental” Intensive Audio Producers Program
Harvestworks NYC has announced the return of their “Sounds Elemental” week-long intensive audio producers class this summer (June 13 – 17). Harvestworks is a non-profit with facilities in the Lower...
View ArticleEVENT ALERT: Three Egg, Cantora Records, FACTORY Brooklyn Co-Host Gravity...
Gravity Sleeps and co-hosts Three Egg Studios, FACTORY Brooklyn, and Cantora Records are presenting the Gravity Sleeps Salon at FACTORY Brooklyn in Williamsburg. Gravity Sleeps will keep you up late...
View ArticleRain Computers Introduces Stratus, Affordably Priced Audio Computer
Rain Computers (Ringwood, NJ) has announced the availability of Stratus, an affordable audio computer for home studio environments. Rain Computers has introduced its latest system, the $800 Stratus....
View ArticleStaten Island School of Rock: Smart About Music
GREAT KILLS, STATEN ISLAND: Innovation isn’t all about Web startups and seizing the spotlight. With his eye on multiple generations of musicians and music lovers, Mike Grande likes making things happen...
View ArticleNative Instruments’ Komplete Audio 6 Now Available
Native Instruments’ Komplete Audio 6 is now available in stores worldwide. 6-channel audio interface comes with Cubase 5, Komplete Elements (virtual instruments) and Traktor DJ software Komplete Audio...
View ArticleEvent Alert: The Connectors Music and Media Meetup on May 3rd at Riverpark
Get ready to connect with The Connectors! They’re back just in time for things to warm up — this meetup of music, film, fashion, art, theater and digital professionals is coming together on Tuesday,...
View ArticleAvid Event at Downtown Music Featuring Pro Tools|HD Native & Jason Goldstein...
This Wednesday evening (5/4), we’ll be heading to Downtown Music for an Avid event featuring Pro Tools|HD Native and Grammy-winning engineer Jason Goldstein. See below for full details and reserve your...
View ArticleThe Beginning of The End: A New 6,000 Sq. Ft. Music Production Space Opening...
A new, 6,000 sq. ft. multi-use music production space known as “The End” is opening in Greenpoint, at the end of Greenpoint Avenue on the East River. The brainchild of two local musicians and a...
View ArticleReview: The UAD-2 Satellite Quad Firewire DSP Accelerator by Bo Boddie
When Universal Audio first debuted the UAD-1 system in 2001, I have to admit that I didn’t pay it much mind. At that time I was still pretty skeptical about the quality of the mixes that I could get...
View ArticleYessian Adds Sound Designer/Engineer Weston Fonger
Music/sound design/licensing house Yessian (NYC) announced that it has added Sound Designer/Engineer Weston Fonger to its roster. Yessian has been joined by Engineer/Sound Designer Weston Fonger....
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