The 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...
View ArticleToontrack Releases EZ Keys Grand Piano Plugin
The company whose motto is “Making Music Is Easy” pulls through with an instrument that is the backbone for song writing and song structure everywhere. Chord structure sound "off?" EZKeys can fix that....
View ArticlePower Sessions: Chris Lord-Alge – Part I “NYC Roots”
Chris Lord-Alge is one of the biggest, baddest names in mixing. Chris Lord-Alge in Avatar, Studio A His discography is like a field trip through decades of musical history – from James Brown to Tina...
View ArticleProject Studio Toolbox: The Best Large Diaphragm Condenser Mics for $300
I started working as an audio engineer just as the home studio market began to blossom into what it is today. This means that throughout my career, I’ve been as much of a counselor as a craftsperson,...
View ArticleSynch Stars: Cinemax Features 7 Songs by NYC Artist Jess Domain in “Girl’s...
NYC-based artist Jess Domain is having a good synch licensing season. In a music supervision coup, the singer/songwriter was asked to tailor a collection of songs for Cinemax’ provocative new series...
View ArticleSoundToys Unveils Little Radiator Plugin – Free for Now, + PLUGGED FOR LIFE
SoundToys managed to rise above the noise at SXSW with a dual announcement: SoundToys' Little Radiator can provide subtle warmth or driving grit. 1) Their new Little Radiator plugin is free for a...
View ArticleONErpm (Brooklyn) Adds 60 New Stores to Digital Music Distribution Network,...
ONErpm, a global digital music distribution company and social commerce platform with offices in Brooklyn, has announced the addition of 60 new digital stores to their service, while lowering its...
View ArticleChad Smith, Mike Portnoy, Jason Corsaro Track At Barber Shop Studios (NJ)
The Barber Shop Studios – located on Lake Hopatcong, NJ – experienced a “quake on the lake” recently, having some heavy-hitting drummers in for sessions for a Hudson Music project. Barber Shop Studio A...
View ArticleTone2 To Launch Saurus Analog Synthesizer
Tone2 Audiosoftware, a creator of some of our favorite soft synths and effects plugins, has announced the impending release of the Saurus Analog Synthesizer, taking place at the end of the month...
View ArticleEvent Alert: 1:1 Music Series, Music Biz Panel, Debuts in DUMBO March 31
A new music business event, the 1:1 Music Series, “The Ultimate Experience for Music Grinders”, is launching in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood on March 31, 2012, from 2-6 PM. The 1:1 Music Series...
View ArticleMusic Supervision Mastery: JuxMusic Licensing Agency — Part I
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: Over the next few months, SonicScoop will track synch licensing developments — which directly affect artists, producers, engineers, studios, publishers, and many more music...
View ArticleCartec Audio Introduces The EQ-Pre-2A, A New Twist on the Classic Pultec EQ
Manchester-based Cartec Audio, makers of the Pultec reproduction EQP-1A, have a new product coming out this week at MusikMesse in Frankfurt – the EQ-Pre-2A. Cartec EQ-Pre-2A debuting this week at...
View ArticleWaves Audio V9 Plugins Now Available — Version 9 Features 64-Bit Support
Waves has raised the stakes with their latest announcement: V9, the new version of Waves plugins, is now available. Waves V9 brings full-fledged 64-bit support to its plugins. The latest edition of...
View ArticleFXpansion Introduces Etch: An Analogue-Modelled Filtering Device
FXpansion has introduced a versatile new filtering effect called Etch. Based on DCAM circuit-modelled technology, Etch’s dual filters let you switch between 4 models for “fat, warm subtractive...
View ArticleSony/ATV Extends Martin Bandier Contract, Def Jam Has New President
The New York City music business has gotten two significant personnel reinforcements. Newfound security for Sony/ATV in its new contract with Martin Bandier. In today’s NY Times, Ben Sisario reports...
View ArticleFocusrite Introduces The ‘ISA Two’ Dual-Mono Preamp
Focusrite found their spot in the limelight with the introduction of this classic transformer-based preamp back in 1985. The ISA pre was originally the heart and soul of Focusrite’s highly acclaimed...
View ArticleJoe LaPorta Masters Beach House, Imagine Dragons, Roc Marciano, Azealia Banks...
On the heels of a Grammy nomination for Foo Fighters Wasting Light, The Lodge‘s mastering engineer Joe LaPorta has been working on some big and buzz-worthy upcoming records – several of which were...
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