PARMA Student Composer Competition Announced – Call for Scores
PARMA Recordings, the multi-faceted music company based in New Hampshire, has announced the inaugural PARMA Student Composer Competition, the first in a series of annual competitions for student...
View Article“Mixology” with George Walker Petit: Set Fire to Your Distractions
“There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.” — W. C. Fields W.C. Fields -- George's true muse. The ‘by the tail’ part suggests a rather...
View ArticleRough Magic Studios Joins Forces With The End in Greenpoint
Rough Magic Studios – the recording and rehearsal facility that’s been located in the Pencil Factory in Greenpoint – has relocated its recording studio to The End just down the block. Occupying The...
View ArticleElias Arts Signs Creative Director/Composer Greg Griffith
Music composition, strategy and production house Elias Arts announced that it has added Creative Director/Composer Greg Griffith to its NYC roster. Greg Griffith has joined Elias Arts as Creative...
View ArticleLoopmasters Launch PlugInBoutique.com, A New Software Shopping Experience
The UK-based Loopmasters team has launched Pluginboutique.com, a new online store dedicated to selling virtual instruments, effects and studio tools from software companies worldwide. The website was...
View ArticleHarrison Mixbus DAW Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux
Harrison Consoles makes some serious desks, but they also get some sophisticated software out there too. A DAW alternative is a healthy thing -- check out the Harrison Mixbus. Mixbus, their...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: This month in NYC recording found Skrillex producing Wale, Nicki Minaj working with Big Sean, The Kin recording with The Rondo Brothers, and a ton of bands recording in Brooklyn....
View ArticleCharterOak to Release H1000 Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic at Musikmesse
CharterOak, the specialized mic manufacturer based in Enfield, CT, will be launching its new H1000 large diaphragm condenser microphone at the 2012 Frankfurt Musikmesse show, taking place March 21-24....
View ArticleVinyl Revival: Brooklyn Phono
There’s a record-making resurgence in Brooklyn … and the world. According to Nielsen Soundscan, sales of vinyl records rose by a shocking 39% in 2011 to reach totals of nearly 4 million. And those are...
View ArticleFabFilter Releases Saturn Distortion and Saturation Plugin
FabFilter is an Amsterdam-based plugin company that is world renowned for their popular Pro-series plugins including compression and EQ. Their latest endeavor is the Saturn plugin which implements an...
View ArticleRich Pagano, NYU Presents “The Art of Recording Classic Drums” Six-Part Course
Top NYC studio session and touring drummer Rich Pagano and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU have announced “The Art of Recording Classic Drums”. Elite NYC drummer/studio owner Rich...
View ArticleMAGIX Launches Sequoia 12 DAW for Broadcast, Mastering, Audio Post & Music...
MAGIX, the German software developer who also created Samplitude, launched the new Sequoia 12 DAW this week. Sequoia 12 significantly updates a strong player in the DAW sector. While Sequoia has long...
View ArticleProducer’s Chair: Master Percussionist Bashiri Johnson Explores Global Soul...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN: Role reversal can be a beautiful thing in the music world. When world-class musicians step out of the live room and into the producer’s chair, the possibilities are tantalizing....
View ArticleSoundToys Planning Another Big Launch at SXSW?
You may remember last year SoundToys launched its Devil-Loc plug-in via SXSW + social media blitz. Users spread the news and the free plug-in with a sharing code online, and in doing so became eligible...
View ArticleBMI Launches “Mixed by Duro” Contest
The performance rights organization BMI has announced the launch of the new “Mixed by Duro” contest. The winner will have one song mixed by NYC-based, 6-time GRAMMY-winning mixer Duro (Alicia Keys,...
View Article“Meta-Four-on-the-Floor” by Sisko: #01 — Curb Your Perfectionism
Welcome to Meta-Four-on-the-Floor, a monthly source of musical insight from NYC-based Producer, Remixer, Writer & Engineer David Sisko of Disco Pusher. Visit him at sisko.com / discopusher.com. The...
View ArticleThe Women’s Music Summit Announced: 8/27-8/31, in Woodstock, NY
A new immersive event is taking place late this summer near Woodstock, NY. The Women's Music Summit promises to be a unique gathering near Woodstock, this August. The Music Masters Camp Series, a full...
View ArticleRain Launches LiveBook A2 Quad-Core Mobile Audio Workstation
Rain Computers (Ringwood, NJ) has released the follow-up to their LiveBook Mobile Audio Workstation line with the new LiveBook A2. Powered by Intel’s “Sandy Bridge” Core i7 quad-core mobile processors,...
View ArticleVinyl Revival: Infrasonic Sound, L.A.
EAST LOS ANGELES: For Pete Lyman, mastering engineer and co-founder of L.A.’s Infrasonic Sound, ‘revival’ is not the right word for what’s happening with vinyl. In his world, the format never died in...
View ArticleA&R Registry Report: Adam Herzog, Dante Ross Join Warner Bros., 2011 A&R Stats
There was a good amount of A&R activity recently in New York. The Warner Bros. NYC-based A&R offices have two recent additions. Adam Herzog (formerly A&R/touring of Glassnote), and Dante...
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