Chris Caswell on Playing the GRAMMYs with Daft Punk and The Beatles
More than four decades into his career, writer/arranger Chris Caswell is still working like a young man, sometimes pulling all-nighters like he did at the GRAMMYs just a few weeks ago. There, Caswell...
View ArticleEvent Choice: The Raise – Fundraising tips from Investors & Entrepreneurs,...
From apps to audio, sound designers to startups, raising capital is a smart skill to build up. Even if you don’t have The Big Idea at this moment, being prepared to step outside your circle and lead a...
View ArticleAIAIAI & Stone’s Throw Records Launch TMA-1 Stones Throw Edition Headphones
Danish audio innovators AIAIAI joins forces with legendary Hip Hop heavyweights Stones Throw Records to create the limited TMA-1 Stones Throw Edition Headphones. Founded in Los Angeles, by DJ Peanut...
View ArticleHeavyocity Launches Groove Designer DM-307 — Stylized Modular Synth Drum...
New York City’s own cybernetic organisms over at Heavyocity have released another creation that oozes expression – DM-307. Their new groove designer comes complete with over 3,600 raw samples for users...
View ArticleReview: iZotope Nectar 2 Production Suite, by Ari Raskin
iZotope, makers of some of the most advanced and comprehensive sound-shaping plugins available, and probably best known for their all-in-one mastering plug-in Ozone, recently released Nectar 2, the...
View ArticleSoundToys Launches MicroShift Plugin – Widening & Much More
The joy is palpable, all the way from the frosty hills of Vermont. In a major development, SoundToys’ long-anticipated plugin MicroShift has arrived. Not only will it bring magic width, thickness and...
View ArticleHome Recording: I Am Snow Angel – Self-Produced on the Upper West Side
Build a team, or go it alone? I Am Snow Angel records and resides on the Upper West Side. That’s the question that many an indie artist faces when planning out their next project, including the...
View ArticleWatch the Focusrite Movie & Enter This Awesome Recording Competition
It’s Focusrite‘s 25th Anniversary and in recognition of this milestone, the company has launched a “dream recording competition” along with a longform documentary chronicling the history of its...
View ArticleUniversal Audio Launches Dangerous BAX EQ, 610 Tube Preamp & EQ, UAD Software...
It’s a triple shot from Universal Audio. Two major additions have just been launched for the UAD powered plugins platform. One is a surprise, and the other is an expected development – both will be...
View ArticleMaster Percussionist Bashiri Johnson Launches “Bitz & Piecez” Vol. 2 – Rare...
One of the true rhythmic gurus of the music industry is making his distinctive grooves readily available. Get in the loop with one of the world’s most in-demand percussionists. We speak of none other...
View ArticleResearch & Development: Aphex D 500 DUO — 500 Series Rack with Analog &...
When does 500 + 500 equal more than 1,000? That was the tantalizing equation that the Aphex engineering team sized up when they dreamed up the D 500 DUO, the California gear gurus’ new two-slot 500...
View ArticleTELEFUNKEN Partners with Platinum Sound for Private In-Studio Demonstrations
An elite manufacturer and top New York City studio have teamed up once again. The gang was all there to launch TELEFUNKEN’s partnership with Platinum Sound, as producer Matty Amendola recorded Katie...
View ArticleJoey Sturgis Releases Signature Vocal Compressor/Saturator Plugin —“Gain...
Joey Sturgis has taken his 10+ years experience in aggressive vocal production and packed it into his new signature vocal plug-in – “Gain Reduction.” Condense an intricate chain of affects into a...
View ArticleDangerous Music Launches New “Dangerous Compressor” — For Tracking, Mixing &...
The wait is over: One of the most highly anticipated dynamics units in a long time, the Dangerous Compressor from Dangerous Music, has finally arrived. The result of two+ years of field testing and...
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot: KMA Music
Superstar enclave or down-to-earth creative space designed around modern mixers, producers and artists? In Midtown, KMA was founded with the needs of elite songwriters in mind.
View ArticleRecording Sweet Spot: KMA Music
Facility Name: KMA Music Studio A at KMA Website: http://www.kmamusic.com Location: The Brill Building, Midtown, Manhattan Neighborhood Advantages: There are amazing views of Times Square here, a...
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