THE SOUND:
When told you’re about to hear a “Producer’s album,” it’s easy to imagine something like a finely-honed Swiss watch. The last thing to expect might be The Book of Knots’ critically acclaimed 2007 release, Traineater, a crumbling, over-wound, “endlessly clacking cuckoo-clock”- to borrow the words of Joel Hamilton, Read more...
THE BACK-STORY
“It’s super-light and super-loud,” says Dave Avenius, bass-player and CEO of Aguilar Amplification. Historically, this company has made their biggest strides while venturing into uncharted territory.
President Dave Boonshoft launched Aguilar in 1995 with the first tube preamp designed specifically for recording bass, and went on to help Read more...
“I try my best to take each project on a completely individual level,” says Producer/Engineer Alex Newport.
It’s the only method that makes sense for a man who began his career playing uncategorizable sludge metal with Fudge Tunnel in 1989 and ended up earning a “Best Alternative Album” nod at Read more...
CENTRAL BROOKLYN, NY: We New Yorkers are proud of our ability to squeeze into tight corners of this big city. But sometimes, even the most die-hard pack rats among us yearn for a little space to stretch their legs.
Come join us in exploring four Central Brooklyn studios that offer Read more...
BROOKLYN, NY — “I have a fever for this machine,” says Jen Turner of Here We Go Magic.
Although it wasn’t always a smooth ride, she quickly fell in love with the 8-track reel-to-reel that captured almost every note of basic tracking on Here We Go Magic’s latest release, an Read more...
