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Flexible Compressor /Limiter . by Joel Hamilton - Article
Collins 26-1U
the perfect beast for kicks
The Good Giant Compressor. by Joel Hamilton - Article
Avalon U5
the D.I. for a purrfect bass sound
Single-Channel High-Voltage Instrument DI Preamp. by Uri Djmail - Article
Sony Minidisc
a simple tool for a simple task
But don't think you can make a record with it. by Tom Sean - MORE
The Marxophone
it's not a communist plug in!
The musical equivalent of simultaneous. by LD Begthol - MORE
Last Thursday Residency Bar4 Brooklyn
Last Thursdays is an ongoing residency hosted by Seequill and Dick Pizza happening every month at Bar4 in South Slope. Currently the co-hosts are expanding on the concept of the residency and looking for bands. They are booking several months out, but space is limited to two bands per night. . Past performers have included The Nasty Midnighters, The Mast, Dollar Coffee, Ami Dang, Hektor Fontanez from Twi the Humble Feather, and many more.. If your interested in submitting your project then send an email with links to your work to scramblerseequill@gmail.com
The Ugly Club's Kickstarter campaign went live on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 and will be running for 30 days, allowing fans to help fund the release of their upcoming full-length record. Ryan Egan, singer/songwriter of The Ugly Club says, âWith this campaign weâre basically asking our fan base to become our record label. We donât have any financial support from a label or production company and this is such a sweet way to team up with the people who care about us and make our music possible.â The band has been tirelessly recording the new album since the Fall at Soundwaves Studios in Union, NJ and are anxious to release it to the public.âWe have tons of new songs and a lot to give and are just really looking forward to putting this record out,â Egan says. âWe are hoping that this album encompasses New Jersey for our generation and can be regarded highly on the list of our stateâs best musical contributions.âThe campaign will be online at Kickstarter.com for all of February and anyone can help out. The band has set out tons of creative and somewhat humorous gifts as incentive for fans to give and pre order the album. Help out @ http://kck.st/AipyLpFollow The Ugly Club on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube to stay up to date on music, video and tour dates. Written by: Steven Buckley
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By: Phillstock Entertainment presents..Social Hero, The Bottom Dollars, The Fave, & The Inns Website
This will be the second showcase for Phillstock Entertainment, a New York based company set to make the live music experience better for fans, musicians, and venues. This show will feature a night of alternative in-your-face rock including Social Hero, The Bottom Dollars, The Fave, and The Inns. Social Hero is one of the best rock band you will ever see with riffs that will smack you in the face, The Bottom Dollars were just nominated by Deli Magazine as Best Emerging Artist of 2011, The Fave is like a slice of 90's alternative heaven cake, and this will be the debut of The Inns. This show is 21+ and tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance through Phillstock's website.
Dope visuals provided here for b.FUNK's brand new buzz track "CHeCk yO mIND". This track is fresh off the band's upcoming mixtape also entitled "CHeCk yO mIND". The project is exclusively sponsored by TheJourneyThroughLawSchool and BuckMarleyXXX. Download the track via their Sound Cloud. b.FUNK has a lot of momentum steaming from their recent meeting with Atlantic Records. Get on board this rocket, ASAP!Stay tuned, and more importantly, CHeCk yO mIND!
7PM SHARP****Ladies and Gentleman we are starting the New Year off with a bang as we are having a killer show to celebrate the release of our debut album "Endless Holiday" on Milk It To Deaf Records. We will be fresh off the filming of the "Endless Holiday" video shooting as well and we're just plain in an "Endless Holiday" kinda mood. For those who've been with us for a while we have a GIFT!!!! We are going to be giving out an advance limited download of the soon to be recorded "Puerto Rico" to those in attendance. It won't be available any where else until April when we are planning the 7 inch release of the song. We are also giving away an Endless Holiday "swag bag" to the first 50 people In attendance. If that's not enough there is an official after party at Fontana's in China Town where we will be your DJ's. Expect a dance party with all the hits!!!!!!! This whole night is FREE FREE FREE. Cause that's how we do things!!!MARK IT DOWN!!!****7PM SHARP
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By: The Ballroom Jacks, American Darlings, The Fearless, The Nico Blues Website
On Jan 21st, Phillstock Entertainment will have their launch party. We have put together an amazing night of music at Don Pedro featuring 45 minute sets of pure energetic rock from:The Ballroom JacksAmerican DarlingsThe FearlessThe Nico BluesTickets in advance are $8 on our website, at the door they're $10.Phillstock Entertainment strives to make the live music experience better for both fans and artists by matching bands of similar styles together, promoting the shows, and matching the right bands with the right venues - sort of like the Pandora of live music.
Bugs in the Dark have been nominated in the Deli Magazine's best emerging artist of 2011 poll. Come see them live and decide for yourself - are they NYC's best emerging artist of 2011? Maybe 2012?
Bugs are finally playing a show in Brooklyn after their wild European tour last fall.
The whole night is $5 and the lineup is constructed to melt off your face.
We kicked off 2012 by joining INDMUSIC, a great YouTube network for indpendent artists, and posting some new videos including a documentary on the band, and a new song from our Deli-reviewed CMJ show last October. Check them out on the Automatic Children channel at youtube-dot-com slash-automaticchildren.On Friday, February 3rd (at 10pm) we will be playing in a stripped down three-piece format at Spike Hill as we had intended to do at CMJ, but this time it's really happening! Incidentally, we're looking for a drummer so if you like what you hear, send us a message at info at automaticchildren dot com.
Gung is a new band featuring members from other bands... that's how it goes, right? Anyways, check out the tunes and if you're into it maybe check it out live sometime! It's okay if you don't... but we think you should. Hey, we'll buy you a beer. We can have long talks about things... like how awesome this winter is, right? Okay, that's all. Hope you like it. We're enjoying ourselves. Take care now!
This is a video invite for our Mercury Lounge show on January, 23, 2012. Please join us. PASSKONTROL plays the Mercury LoungeMonday, January 23, 2012. 9:30pm217 East Houston StreetNew York, NY$10.00http://www.facebook.com/events/162642683841766/ Over the course of fall and winter we have dedicated great amounts of time to writing new material. At the end of October the four of us went to a house in Northern Michigan for a week and spent every day playing music. It was tremendously fun, despite also feeling like we may have lost touch of reality halfway through. So, on Monday, we will be debuting alot of new songs at the Mercury Lounge.
Bird Courage returns to Brooklyn after 4 months to releases their new EP "A Promising Flee" with family band Noisycrane at Spike Hill 1/29. They'll perform a slew of new and previously unreleased songs featuring new and special guests and a fresh core arrangement. The album is emotionally and vocally charged and introduces the new duo with an abstract theme of 'coming of age'. They invite you to preview the album at Spike Hill on 1/29/2012.Digital release: 1/25/2012.
Brooklyn's own Freak Owls is celebrating the release of their newest EP, "Orchestrates", by giving it away for FREE on their website."Orchestrates" sees the band expand their unique blend of indie-folk-pop to broader intensities and smaller intricacies. In the year since the release of the debut, and after whittling down the lineup from a 5-piece to 3, Freak Owls have brought their show on the road to the majority of the US, as well as having played festivals in England, Canada, and as far away as Latvia.
LTrain rocking out at Brooklyn All Ages Venue: The Knitting Factory. L train are native New Yorkers delivering the stories and sounds of NYC. It's members, Crystalla Gonzalez (Vocals), Gabriel Castellar (Guitar/Vocals), Chris Arico (Bass Guitar) and David Guevara (Drums) are made up of various ethnicities and cultures. This enables them to blend all the different styles of cultures that can be found on the NYC subway. L Train began in January 2011 & looks forward to spreading the message of love, understanding...& the Funk. LTrain - Alternative, Funk, Rock
b.FUNK is BACK! After Playoff Mode was ranked a top 50 album of 2011, according to TheJourneyThroughLawSchool.com, the boys prepare to release their next big project. The sounds are crazy! The connections from hip-hop to rock to funk are brilliant. The energy is pure! b.FUNK drops off the self titled single from the project; CHeCk yO mINd. Jazz flutes, heavy bass, and wild guitar rifts... oh and one hell of an emcee over top of all those layers. When it comes to hits, b.FUNK is Going... Going... GONE! Enjoy!
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By: Francois K, Danny Krivit, Joaquin "Joe" Claussell Website
By Maria Esteves - Body & SOUL world renowned resident DJs, artists Francois K (DeepSpace NYC, Wave Music), Danny Krivit (718 Sessions), and Joaquin "Joe" Claussell (Sacred Rhythms) will be on deck individually and in unison showcasing the best dance music for Body & SOUL's Annual 2012 Martin Luther King Celebration presented JD Productions, at the Legendary Webster Hall, NYC, Sunday, January 15, 6pm-2am. Itâs a celebration of life in the dance not to be missed!
'The Astronauts' have begun something special in Philadelphia. Our sound is so new and refreshing, making us something to pay attention to for 2012. We do not focus on all these cliches (drugs, guns, violence etc.) that had artists rise to the top in 2011. Instead we stay true to what is real to us and what we think Hip-Hop is all about: being fly and talking about real life experiences; with our own superior production and unrivaled lyricism. Sometimes we may mention some things like partying and smoking because it is a part of our lifestyle. However never will our music be limited to this with unnecessary repetition. In fact we classify ourselves as Hip-Hop/Pop/Alternative since we are much different from the norm in the Hip-Hop genre; too open-ended to restrict ourselves to just one specific category.
"Tayisha Busay" join Penny Arcade, Joseph Keckler, Breedlove, in making a surprise appearance on the kid's show "Flabulous!" Cherry Vanilla, a parent to parent less kids, her terrible advice sends the kids on hysterical and dangerous adventures where, by complete and total accident, they actually learn something! Its random and crazy, visualize Pee Wee's Playhouse with electro dance and spandex! (To only view the music performance skip ahead to the last 3 minutes of the show!)
Come out and celebrate the release of John Laprade's record WORLD CLASS FAKER on Wednesday, January 18th at Rockwood Music Hall. With a full band made up of Mark Marshall, Josh Dodes, Malcolm Gold and Spencer Cohen the night will be filled with melodic Rock, rockin'Pop, a little bit country and a little bit...well you know the rest. Come hear what Jonathan Perry of the Boston Globe called THE GENUINE ARTICLE and what Jennifer Haase of Yahoo.com Music called ONE OF 2011'S BEST INDIE RECORDS!Admission is Free
Tiny Pupils is an indie rock/pop musical project formed around songs written and produced by Kevin Gallagher, with the support of close friends. . . Tiny Pupils is typified by verses, choruses, introspective lyrics, infectious melodies, trite rhymes, and DIY/home production. Primary influences include groups like Pavement, Yo La Tengo, or Bright Eyes. The project is now based in Amherst, Massachusetts, formerly Boston. A professionally produced music video for 'Charm Song' will be released in 2012 and a third album is currently in the works.
Highly Suspect consists of a set of twin brothers and their best friend from highschool... Straight up Rock and Roll... Having recently moved to Brooklyn from Cape Cod mass, they are hard at work on their sophomore album which is set to be released in early 2012..Debut album available on iTunes, napster, rhapsody etc.Check them out THURSDAY JAN 12th at SULLIVAN HALL NYC. tickets are 10$ and the show starts at 8pm....And be their friend on facebook...
Most bands that succeed beyond the local level eventually do so with the aid of a manager. What does this person do, aside from collect a healthy cut of the money? We interviewed 2 NYC managers and 1 publicist with different experiences in the local scene to help us understand. by Paolo De Gregorio - read the article.
Protect Your Band's Name!
the name is what you are selling
The reputation and recognition of an artist's music is built around the artist's professional name, which is what consumers use to identify the artists they enjoy. Therefore, an individual artist or group pursuing a career in the music industry should take the necessary steps to protect his, her or its professional name. by Christopher R. Chase, Esq. - read the article.
College Radios Promotion
what can they do for your band?
In this day and age, we should be thankful that college radio still exists. While commercial frequencies pump the same boring playlists into every city, college radio provides unique, local voices to the airwaves and internet. - read the article by Liz Schroeter here.
Career Survival Guide
it's not just about the music
A music carreer IS all about surviving - at least in the early stages. This survival guide will help you think of different ways to keep your focus on building your brand and creating a path for success. If you think of yourself as your own small business, then the following information can become your personal marketing plan. - read on. - courtesy of BMI.
1. Recording: Home vs Studio
the question is: can YOU do it?
Indie producer/musician Bruce Kaphan(R.E.M., David Byrne, Red House Painters, American Music Club) analyzes pros and cons of recording the DIY way - read the article.
2. Choosing a Recording Studio
pick carefully + things to consider
What do you need to look for in a recording studio? In this article you'll find all the advice you need about equipment, engineers, rooms, rates, and ways of approaching the recording experience. by Paolo De Gregorio - read the article.
3. Planning Recordings
be prepared, have a budget
Steven Alvarado, a NYC studio manager provides precious advice on how to approach the recording of your CD. "When you enter the studio, have a plan. Map out what you want to accomplish each day so that you have a realistic idea of how much time you will need to complete your project. It's best to be as prepared as possible."by pdg - read the article.
4. Do You Need a Producer?
and: don't waste studio time!
Making a recording is a tangle of pragmatism, technology, alchemy and faith. As is the case with any creative venture, you cannot know what you'll get for your efforts until you go through the process; it's always a gamble. Having a plan and a budget can be really useful.by B. Kaphan - read the article.
5. Drums in the Studio
performance and recording tips
Drummers shouldn't miss this article! 4 Top NYC producers answer our questions on how to perform, hit, and tune the drums in recording situation. And... is your drummer tight and can he/she play to the click? by Paolo De Gregorio - read the article.
6. Ten Tips For Recording Guitars
from the pick to the amp
Recording guitars, although easy at first can be a challenge when you really want to achieve a great sound. Here are some helpful tips to improve your guitar recording chops. - by Shane O'Connor - read the article.
7. Recording Vocals
not as easy as you might think
Recording vocals might not seem alike the most challenging task when producing a CD, but this delicate and crucial process often ends up being quite draining and taking longer than expected - by Paolo De Gregorio - read the article.
8. Do You Need Mastering?
what it is and why it is!
Mastering is a process that not many emerging musicians are fully familiar with. One of the most succesfull NYC mastering engineer tells us all about this "secret" art.- by Paolo De Gregorio - read the article.
