Review: Slate Digital Virtual Console Collection
Over the last couple years, plug-ins like Mellowmuse’s SATV and CS1V as well as SoundToys Decapitator and Devil-Loc have made it so I can mix in-the-box and still get those gritty harmonic qualities of...
View ArticleLive Venue Moves: bergenPAC Names Jim Steen New Director of Programming &...
The Bergen Performance Arts Center(bergenPAC), based in Englewood, NJ, announced that it has named live music veteran Jim Steen to the post of Director of Programming and Promotion. bergenPAC has...
View ArticleSoundtrack Loops Launches “Jazzy Chill Out” Loops/Samples Collection
Royalty-free loops creator Soundtrack Loops, has launched the new “Jazzy Chill Out” collection of loops, samples, and MIDI files. Soundtrack Loops cools you off with Jazzy Chillout. The 24 bit 44.1kHz...
View ArticleFrom Post-Hardcore to Post-Production: Craig Wedren & The Road to Wanderlust
LOS ANGELES, CA: I’m sitting in Craig Wedren’s new studio, conveniently located in his backyard in Hollywood. Affectionately referred to as “Pink Ape”, this is where Wedren has been working for the...
View ArticleAudio Underground Roadshow Wrap-Up + Pics!
As promised, we spent this past Saturday afternoon at SAE in Herald Square at the Audio Underground Roadshow, a new series of demo/meetups with high-end audio manufacturers, presented by TransAudio...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Women in Music “Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurship”, March 8
The NYC-based organization Women In Music is hosting the latest in their series of events “Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurship: How to Start and Maintain Your Own Business in Today’s Music Industry”...
View ArticleDFA Studios Opens Its Doors To Outsiders
DFA Studios, the house that LCD Soundsystem built, is now open to the public. This month, DFA Studios opens its doors to the outsiders for the first time. It’s a big change for the space, which is...
View ArticleGig Alert: Marilyn Carino w/Dred Scott Trio at Blue Note, March 2nd
When we last saw Brooklyn dark-dream chanteuse Marilyn Carino in October, she was just on the launch pad for her new record, Little Genius. The Late Nite Groove Series can start up soon enough......
View ArticleMasterdisk Hosts Sessions for Metallica, John Zorn, “Smash,” “Godspell”
Scott Hull’s Masterdisk saw its West Side suites buzzing with a plethora of recent projects. Mark Santangelo (l) hosted The BB Bats live and in person at Masterdisk. The man in command, Scott Hull,...
View ArticleGlyph Technologies Now Shipping GPT50 Production Quality Hard Drive
Glyph Technologies, based in Cortland, NY, announced it has begun shipping the GPT50. The GPT50 is Glyph’s latest in a line of rugged tabletop hard drives built for production environments. Based on a...
View Article“Deconstructing the Beatles: Revolver” Shows Announced for March, April
There’s a new reason to check out the fascinating “Deconstructing the Beatles” content series from Scott Frieman. You have a right to know "Revolver." He’s introduced “TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS:...
View ArticleInside the “NFL Business of Music Boot Camp:” An Athletic New Alchemy is...
GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Under the helmet of each man who ever competes in the NFL is a future ex-player. While the heart of a lion may beat inside, another life awaits them all – some sooner,...
View ArticlePedal Review: Gig-FX VOD
Vertigo Venus reviews the Gig-FX VOD (3 stage variable overdrive), which was also showcased at The Deli’s Stomp Box Exhibit at CMJ in Manhattan last October… For more on the Gig-FX line of pedals –...
View ArticlePARMA 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....
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