Making The World Stable For Indie Labels: A2IM Turns Five
September 1, 2010 by David Weiss
A watchdog for independent music, A2IM ensures that indie labels have a voice in how the future of the music business is defined.
Event Alert: Baghdad, Texas Has NYC Premier Tonight, Friday August 27, At Quad Cinema
August 27, 2010 by David Weiss
The Quad Cinema is presenting the New York premier of BAGHDAD,TEXAS (90 minutes), tonight, 8/27. The film was directed by David H. Hickey and produced by Edythe and Booka Michel — it had its world premier at the Palm Springs Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award and Best Narrative Feature at the 2009 [...]
New Dance Club, District 36, To Open This Fall: High-Tech Room Will Host Victor Calderone DJ Residency
August 26, 2010 by David Weiss
The fall opening of a new three-level dance club, District 36, has been announced. Launching with the ambitious agenda of putting NYC back into the center of the global clubbing scene, the venue is designed to uphold the tradition of classic New York dance clubs by incorporating exceptional music programming and a highly engineered sound [...]
SongCircle (NYC) Launches 5th Annual Songwriting Contest, $25,000+ In Prizes Plus SongCircle EMI Contract
August 25, 2010 by David Weiss
The recently launched independent music development and A&R community SongCircle Music (formerly The New York Songwriters’ Circle) is accepting entries for its 5th annual songwriting contest. The SongCircle’s contest has developed a reputation for discovering aspiring artists, and has helped launch the careers of previous grand prize winners Kate Voegele (Interscope), Company of Thieves (Wind-Up/Sony), [...]
40th Anniversary Salute to Electric Lady Studios Hosted by AES NY Section
August 24, 2010 by David Weiss
On Tuesday, August 24th, the NY Section of the Audio Engineering Society hosted a 40th Anniversary Salute to the legendary Electric Lady Recording Studios and the Jimi Hendrix legacy. Almost four decades ago to the day, on August 26th, 1970 Electric Lady opened its doors at 52 West 8th Street in Greenwich Village. Just 23 [...]
Kaleidoscope Sound Hosts Sessions with Swingadelic
August 24, 2010 by David Weiss
Swingadelic, the New York City area’s “little big band” was with engineer Sal Mormando recently at Kaleidoscope Sound (Union City, NJ) working on their fifth CD release, “The Other Duke”. Kaleidoscope is equipped with a 48-channel API Legacy Plus analog console with Uptown automation. The studio also features a 600 sq. ft. live room and [...]
Avatar Opens New Studio W
August 23, 2010 by David Weiss
There’s an affordable new option for writing, pre-production and vocal overdubs at one of NYC’s flagship studios.
Support DJ Ming’s Century Bike Tour for Transportation Alternatives
August 23, 2010 by David Weiss
On September 12, Aaron Albano AKA DJ Ming of Habitat Music will be riding through the streets of NYC as a participant in the 2010 NYC Century Bike Tour. The tour will take Ming and the Habitat Crew through 100 miles and all five boroughs of NYC in a single day. “As part of the [...]
Sound Art Seduces at MoMA PS1: The Making of Pole Dance
August 22, 2010 by David Weiss
Like the space program, art installations have the power to fast-track developments everybody can touch.
CMJ Music Marathon Adds CMJ Play Music and Gaming Conference to Lineup
August 20, 2010 by David Weiss
CMJ has announced the addition of CMJ Play to the lineup of the CMJ Music Marathon. The event, a celebration and exploration of the intersection of music and gaming, will take place Wednesday, October 20, at NYU’s Kimmel Center and is in conjunction with NYU’s Music Video Game Research Project at NYU Steinhardt. CMJ Play [...]
