NYC Hip-Hop’s Next Wave: Statik Selektah & Termanology Talk “1982,” DJ Premier and J Dilla
December 7, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
Statik and Termanology pay homage to hip-hop’s Golden Era on “1982,” with guests including MC Styles P and Inspectah Deck.
NYC Hip-Hop’s Next Wave: Illmind On Career, Community & New Collaborations
October 12, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
A Q&A with Illmind, community-minded, tri-state-area native hip-hop producer (G-Unit, Redman), NYU professor and B.L.A.P. creator.
Show Case: Film School & The Depreciation Guild at The Mercury Lounge
October 4, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
Sounds, gear and impressions from a dream-poppy then psychedelic shoegazey Friday night show.
NYC Hip-Hop’s Next Wave: Flatbush MC D. Julien on Brooklyn, Barrel House & “Ready For Tomorrow”
September 21, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
In an Internet age rife with phony Auto-Tuners and aspiring thug-rappers, 19 year-old Flatbush native MC D. Julien relies on a different approach to get himself heard.
NYC Hip-Hop’s Next Wave: Brooklyn’s DotDaGenius on Kid Cudi, HeadBanga Muzik, and Genre-Bending Production
August 19, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
Straight Outta Brooklyn, rising star writer/producer Dot Da Genius is firing on all cylinders.
Sennheiser Sound Academy Presents Seminar on Installed Sound Tomorrow in NYC
August 3, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
Sennheiser will be hosting a Sennheiser Sound Academy ‘Seminar on Installed Sound’ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square tomorrow (8/4), from 9AM-5PM. The seminar ($149 registration) will feature classroom-style training on “key practices, topics and trends in the installed sound/systems integration business.” Led by Sennheiser’s own Kent Margraves, Chris Phillips, and David Theis, [...]
Native Instruments’ Komplete 7 Coming In September
July 29, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
Native Instruments has announced that the newest version of their KOMPLETE music production software bundle will be available September 1, 2010. Expanding considerably on the previous releases in the series, Komplete 7, now fitted with 24 instruments and effects, features over 10,000 songs and 90 gigabytes of samples, making music production a limitless process. Komplete [...]
Magic Kids’ Memphis Mixed by Stoneback, Mastered At The Lodge
July 27, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
The hotly anticipated debut album from Memphis natives Magic Kids (due out August 24 on True Panther) aptly titled, Memphis, was mastered recently at The Lodge. The Lodge Chief Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar and Mastering Engineer Joe LaPorta helped put the final touches on the band’s first LP. Magic Kids’ Memphis was recorded and mixed [...]
Afro-Punk Festival Featuring Bad Brains, Mos Def, Ninjasonik & More This Weekend in Fort Greene
June 24, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
Summer music festivals season is here, with both the Northside Music Festival and the 6th annual Afro-Punk Festival happening this weekend. Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park is the site of the Afro-Punk Festival, going down this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s (June 26) showcase includes “afro-punk godfathers” Bad Brains, supported by punk-rapper P.O.S., Brooklyn’s Ninjasonik, NYC-based [...]
Man Made Music Unveils Sonic Interface for Cannes’ “Touchwall”
June 23, 2010 by Alex Edelstein
NYC-based music production company, Man Made Music, led by veteran composer Joel Beckerman, has just debuted a sonic user interface for use with the Nokia/Dell-backed creation, the “Touchwall,” debuting at the Cannes Lions Ad Festival this week. Commissioned by interactive agency, Schematic, Man Made Music developed a user-friendly sonic component for the 12-foot long by [...]
