Tag Archives: mixing

Mixer Profile: Duro and the Art of Balance — from Jay-Z to Fabolous and Professor Green

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on November 6, 2011

Why NYC’s platinum fader ace and label head sees a city on the rise. Continue reading →

Sneaky Studios Opens Upstate — Duncan Sheik’s Residential Recording HQ Available to Artists

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on October 10, 2011

An hour north, one of NYC’s most prolific songwriters opens the doors to his inner sanctum. Continue reading →

Was Steve Jobs Good for Music?

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on October 6, 2011

The Master of Musical Puppets — would we have been better off if he weren’t pulling the strings? It’s a swell magic spell that the Mac has cast on our tracks. Continue reading →

Jake Antelis Produces/Tracks/Mixes Debut Album for The New Velvet

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on September 20, 2011

NJ-based Jake Antelis recently produced, mixed and recorded NJ pop act The New Velvet for their self-titled debut album. The record was tracked at Antelis’ studio, Jantelis Productions, using Solid State Logic and Avalon preamps, AKG and Earthworks microphones to record into Pro Tools and  Logic. The New Velvet is now available on iTunes and [...] Continue reading →

SPARS Spotlights new member Airshow

By Paul Christensen, on September 6, 2011

For over 25 years Airshow’s mission has been to help career musicians make great sounding recordings. Airshow has studio facilities in Boulder, CO and Takoma Park, MD with over 9,000 square feet of production space. Acoustic design  by Sam Berkow … Continue reading →

Studio Stories: Galuminumfoil Upgrade, Part I “Before”

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on August 7, 2011

There’s two sides to every renovation. Chris Cubeta, co-founder of this busy Williamsburg facility, walks us through the front end of the redo. Continue reading →

Behind the Release: Fountains of Wayne “Sky Full of Holes”

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on August 2, 2011

What this mutually committed NYC rock outfit learned has served them well in the studio. Continue reading →

Summing Up: Quad Launches Studio Q1

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on July 27, 2011

In the heart of Times Square producers, mixers and artists have a tantalizing new option available to them. Continue reading →

Sear Sound Sessions: Donald Fagen, Classical Frank Zappa, Lulu Gainsbourg

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on July 26, 2011

Sear Sound has been a beehive for several highly intriguing projects this summer. Highlight sessions include:
NYC denizen Donald Fagen tracked in Studio A on the 8038 Neve with Michael Leonhart producing and Charlie Martinez engineering for Warner Bros. Records.
eONE Music was in Studio C, reportedly “classisizing” Frank Zappa songs for a new release.  His original [...] Continue reading →

Santigold, Daniel Merriweather, Louis C.K., In Session at Stratosphere Sound

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on June 14, 2011

Stratosphere Sound on the West Side has had a busy season so far. Studios A, B and Z have hosted a number of noteworthy projects including:
Santigold, working with songwriters Amanda Ghost and Ian Dench in Studio A.
The Australian R&B star Daniel Merriweather worked in Studios A&B with Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken and Andros Rodriguez.
Louis C.K. [...] Continue reading →