“Live from the Artists Den: 2012” – New Album Release w/Norah Jones, Death...
Just in case you touched that dial (or your cable box…or DVR) and missed it on TV, you can get the highlights of the NYC-based show “Live from the Artists Den” on a new album released this week. Get...
View ArticleButter Adds Composer Joel Dean, Associate Producer Annick Mayer in NYC
Earlier this month SonicScooop went in-depth on Butter, an original music house with a particularly sharp business sense and an expanding team. Now, Butter has announced two recent hires in Composer...
View Article2012 Holiday Guide to Music and Audio Gifts and Deals
This holiday season, you may celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Ramadan, impassioned political yelling matches with distant family members, or international Chinese-food-and-a-movie day. But...
View ArticleSession Buzz: Who’s Recording In & Around NYC – A Monthly Report
GREATER NYC AREA: It’s been a minute since our last Session Buzz, but things have been busy all over town. Sandy, of course, had her effect on business, leaving many in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
View ArticleRemote Recording Launches “Taxi” – Small Footprint Mobile Audio Vehicle
Next time you see a London taxi on the streets, get ready to do a mic check. That’s because it just may be the new Taxi from NYC-based mobile specialists Remote Recording. The company recently rolled...
View ArticleTurnplay for iPad Launches – Classic Turntable Functionality for Digital Music
Face it: converting your iTunes library to vinyl isn’t going to be easy – this is going to be the next best thing. To everything turn turn turn…even your iTunes library. We speak of Turnplay, a $.99...
View ArticleStratosphere Sound Studios to Close — Reflections from Co-Owner Adam Schlesinger
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: No one wants to say goodbye, but it’s true: Stratosphere Sound Studios is closing. “The magic combination” — Stratosphere’s Studio A were where a classic room and console came...
View ArticleNative Instruments Launches “Electric Vice”– Electro/Complextro Maschine...
Ready for something new to put into your ears? We like the fresh directions you can go in with the latest from Native Instruments: Electric Vice, a MASCHINE Expansion built around the sounds of...
View ArticleRecording Studio Sweet Spot: Sabella Studios — Roslyn Heights, Long Island
You don’t have to go long in Long Island to find a classic studio. For three-plus decades, those in the know have been taking a short trip from Manhattan – and from all points North, West, East, and...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Music & Arts USA Benefit in NYC, Thurs. 12/20 — Live Rock...
Now, more than ever, the welfare of children everywhere is on our minds. Rock — and we MEAN that — for a great cause this Thursday, Dec. 20th. Music is a natural mix with our emotions at the upcoming...
View ArticleAudio Problem-Solving: Reinventing the B&H Speaker Room
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: Among many of life’s mysteries, the question of how to audition studio monitors during a store visit has long beguiled mixers, producers, and vendors. Turning a wall of speakers...
View ArticleSonicScoop Video Launches Stacie Rose’s Suite Songs NYC: Episode 3: “Standby”
Ready to check in? Then check THIS out: SonicScoop Video announces the launch of Episode 3 of SUITE SONGS NYC: An original series about the personal and collaborative process of song making, features...
View ArticleAudio Post Moves: Sound Lounge Names Vicky Ferraro Executive Producer
Loyalty is still rewarded in this business, as evidenced at the NYC audio post house Sound Lounge. Vicky Ferraro now reigns as Executive Producer at Sound Lounge. The facility announced that longtime...
View ArticleDigital Synesthesia: Harvestworks Launches New TEAMLab Online Class Program
The dearly departed Ravi Shankar wanted his audiences to understand that they could get high without using drugs. Now the NYC non-profit digital arts center Harvestworks has the same idea about that...
View ArticleBlack Iris Music (Feat. Rachel Fannan) Produces “Beautiful Dreamer” For TV...
The NYC/LA/Richmond-based Black Iris Music is releasing a new arrangement of “Beautiful Dreamer” they originally produced for a TV spot via GREY New York. The track, featuring vocalist Rachel Fannan of...
View ArticleAllen & Heath Launches OneMix – Personal Monitoring iPad App for iLive
Have you gotten familiar with iLive yet? Allen & Heath’s highly flexible digital mixing system offers multiple control and networking possibilities, working with everything from full-blown touring...
View ArticleCerwin Vega P-Series Portable Powered Loudspeakers Unveiled in NYC, LA
The right way to roll out a new live sound speaker is with a real live event, right? Manufacturer Cerwin-Vega!, long known for its home audio systems, held parties on both coasts recently to show off...
View ArticleTuneSpring Offers New Workflow For Ad Music
As music licensing has become a bread-and-butter revenue stream for so many recording artists, songwriters and composers, a number of licensing companies have emerged in recent years, promising to help...
View ArticleEmpirical Labs, an Analog Leader, Moves “Furiously” into Digital
Dave Derr, designer of the instant-classic analog Distressor, says his high-end audio company is ready to move “furiously” and “excitedly” into the digital domain. Dave Derr of Empirical Labs got his...
View ArticleFree Fridays! Fave New Freeware Pics – Frequency Shifter, Channel Processor,...
Hello fellow audio peoples and welcome to Free Friday issue 11! Consider this plethora of freeware a stocking stuffer from Santa, SonicScoop and heaven. Go ahead and take a look but it might be best to...
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