Spark Management Launches in NYC
NYC-based music talent manager Ollie Hammett has launched a new venture, Spark MGMT, with an expanded roster of producers, songwriters and engineers. Under Spark, Hammett continues to represent his...
View ArticlemacProVideo.com Launches Educational DSP Plugin for Logic Pro X
Why go outside from being in the box? macProVideo.com has launched the macProVideo player, which opens up directly inside Logic X. Audio education specialists macProVideo.com have realized there’s no...
View ArticleFocusrite Releases Free Recording App – Tape for iPad
Focusrite has delved deeper into the mobile recording scene with Tape for iPad. The app allows for 2-track recording or single stereo recording from any Core Audio compliant audio interface. Tape has...
View ArticleNYC Indie Labels: Kanine Records
It’s been ten years since Lio and Kay Kanine put out their first release: a compilation of 20 undiscovered bands, most of them from Brooklyn, titled NY: The Next Wave. Lio Kanine (then known by his...
View ArticleMan Made Music Produces Modern Dads Theme
New on A&E NYC-based Man Made Music created the opening theme for A&E’s newest reality series, Modern Dads, which premiered last night. Led by award-winning composer Joel Beckerman, the Man...
View ArticleSonnox Launches Additional 64-bit AAX DSP & AAX Native Plugins for Pro Tools 11
The portfolio of Sonnox offerings that are compatible with Avid’s AAX plugin format for Pro Tools 11 continues to grow. Sonnox’ Oxford EQ is one of four new plugins that play perfectly nice with Pro...
View ArticlePreSonus Announces RC 500 Channel Strip – Solid State Preamp, FET Compressor,...
PreSonus is looking to cover all of the bases in preamp and channel strip varieties. Their previous channel strip release was the ADL 700 which took everything from their famous ADL 600, condensed it...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Benny’s Wash n’ Dry – Kensington, Brooklyn
Hit the Wiki for Brooklyn’s genteel Kensington neighborhood, and you’ll see exactly two notable residents listed. They are: Evelyn Kozak (August 14, 1899 – June 11, 2013), American supercentenarian who...
View ArticleMeet The Avid S3L Live Sound System (8/28)
Calling all live sound engineers and students: Avid and live sound expert Robert Scovill (Tom Petty, Prince, Rush, etc.) will host a free live sound webinar this Wednesday, August 28, focused on the...
View ArticleCMJ Music Marathon Announces Full 2013 Panel Lineup
The Rites of Fall for the music industry begin with the CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ 2013 Music Marathon is coming into full focus. The 2013 edition of the multi-day event takes place from October 15-19,...
View ArticleA Sonic Soiree: Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece Debuts in NYC
A new audio attraction arrived in New York City recently, in the form of the Rupert Neve Designs 5060 Centerpiece 24×2 desktop mixer. A compact Class A analog mixer, the 5060 was designed to provide...
View ArticleInside John Legend’s “Love in the Future”– Track by Track with Executive...
Dave Tozer has a lot to say about Love in the Future, the expansive new album that he Executive Produced with John Legend. But Tozer doesn’t actually have to breathe a word about Legend’s new 16 track...
View ArticleUVI Offers Free iLok USB Smart Key
Here’s a solid new promotion to get your head around. Rock a free iLok from UVI. The French audio developer UVI has launched a new promotion, whereby they cover the cost of a new PACE iLoK USB smart...
View ArticlePrimary Wave Music & BMG Enter Into $150 Million Strategic Alliance
One of NYC’s fastest-growing forces in music rights management, Primary Wave Music, has entered into a joint venture with BMG to the tune of $150 million. The deal will focus on new recordings by...
View ArticleNovation Announces Launchkey Mini Controller
Novation has added another product to their ‘Launch’ series of controllers combining the best of both worlds (keys and illuminated launch pads) with the Launchkey Mini. The 25-key controller has 26...
View ArticleMOTU Releases 8pre – 16 x 12 USB Audio Interface
The new 8pre interface from MOTU has arrived, with the goal of being an ideal standalone interface — or even better, as an expansion to an existing system. MOTU has packaged 8 of their high quality...
View ArticleWestern Dynamo Launches 19-09 500 Series Optical Compressor
The fall gear season is beginning with a bang: The innovators at Western Dynamo have launched the 19-09 500 Series Optical Compressor. The Western Dynamo 19-09 provides up to 30 dB of gain reduction....
View ArticleOD-11 Cloud Speaker by Teenage Engineering Available for Pre-Order
Editor’s Update — July 16, 2014: Teenage Engineering has announced that, as of July 18th, the OD-11 will be available in the US at the two MOMA Design Store locations in New York City — across from the...
View ArticleRolling with Two Rooms: Galaxy Smith Studios
How do you go from home studio to a flourishing indie facility, in the thick of New York City? The control room of Galaxy Smith, centered on a Sound Workshop 34C console. There are a lot of ways to...
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