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NYC Author John Szwed Publishes “Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World”

The Association for Cultural Equity and Alan Lomax Archive have announced the release of Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World (Viking). This long-awaited first biography of Lomax is by noted...

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Recording Wynton Marsalis and Vitoria Suite: A Jazz Journey from Basque...

Capturing the latest from an American master, producer/engineer/mixer Jeff Jones looks to build on the legend of Rudy Van Gelder.

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Sunflower Entertainment (NYC) and RightsFlow (NYC) Enter Into Licensing...

NYC-based Sunflower Entertainment, a global licensing and publishing enterprise, and RightsFlow (NYC), a technology-enabled licensing and royalty service provider, have entered into a blanket licensing...

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Return of the Nomad Engineer: The Top NYC Studios of Freelancer Ari Raskin,...

This busy audio pro with credits for Black Eyed Peas, Kid Cudi, Justin Timberlake and many more reveals his choice sound locations.

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Return of the Nomad Engineer II: The Top NYC Studios of Freelancer Ari...

Ready for Round 2 with Raskin? He's worked with Wyclef, Meshell N'Degeocello, Kanye West...and he's got more NYC rooms to reveal.

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Avatar Action: Sugarland, the Michel Legrand Orchestra, State Farm Was There

Avatar Studios session action recently was fast and furious, as reported by the studio. Superstars returned, and multiple major label and indie artists tracked along with TV, film and Broadway cast...

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Psyched on Sonics! Live Jazz Album Recording in the NYC Subway

Matt McCorkle guides you through the perils of commuter audio capture, to a pro result.

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Legendary NJ Engineer Rudy Van Gelder Receives GRAMMY Trustee Award

One of the world's most prolific engineers got his due at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

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Soundtrack Loops Launches “Jazzy Chill Out” Loops/Samples Collection

Royalty-free loops creator Soundtrack Loops, has launched the new “Jazzy Chill Out” collection of loops, samples, and MIDI files. The 24 bit 44.1kHz Stereo loop set, available for $26, is subdivided...

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Native Instruments Launches Abbey Road 50s Drummer — New Virtual Instrument

Ready to go back…to the future? Native Instruments is happy to facilitate, via the UK studio that’s beginning to loom larger than (virtually) any of the artists that have recorded there – we speak of...

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Jazz in The Studio: Preserving the Sound – From Louis Armstrong to Wayne...

When you think of jazz music, Louis Armstrong is probably one of the first names that come to mind, and not because he stands among the genre’s best musicians, but because he was a crowd pleaser, a...

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Opinionated Audio: David Chesky on Binaural Recording & the Business of...

There is a method to their madness. For Chesky Records, the how of recording is every bit as important as the who of their roster. This is an audiophile label that was founded not on the premise of...

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RIP Rudy Van Gelder, Jazz’s Undisputed Recording Giant: 1924-2016

His name was Jazz – literally. Rudy Van Gelder passed away on August 25 at his home in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, at age 91. It would be hard to name an audio engineer who was more closely associated with...

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The Secret Legacy of Rudy Van Gelder

Jesse Klapholz‘ analysis of Rudy Van Gelder’s place in recorded music history is excerpted and adapted from his upcoming textbook, The New Cyclopedia of Jazz Recording Techniques. It offers what may...

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Native Instruments Launches Abbey Road 50s Drummer — New Virtual Instrument

Ready to go back…to the future? Native Instruments is happy to facilitate, via the UK studio that’s beginning to loom larger than (virtually) any of the artists that have recorded there – we speak of...

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Jazz in The Studio: Preserving the Sound – From Louis Armstrong to Wayne...

When you think of jazz music, Louis Armstrong is probably one of the first names that come to mind, and not because he stands among the genre’s best musicians, but because he was a crowd pleaser, a...

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Opinionated Audio: David Chesky on Binaural Recording & the Business of...

There is a method to their madness. For Chesky Records, the how of recording is every bit as important as the who of their roster. This is an audiophile label that was founded not on the premise of...

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RIP Rudy Van Gelder, Jazz’s Undisputed Recording Giant: 1924-2016

His name was Jazz – literally. Rudy Van Gelder passed away on August 25 at his home in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, at age 91. It would be hard to name an audio engineer who was more closely associated with...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Secret Legacy of Rudy Van Gelder

Jesse Klapholz‘ analysis of Rudy Van Gelder’s place in recorded music history is excerpted and adapted from his upcoming textbook, The New Cyclopedia of Jazz Recording Techniques. It offers what may...

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Image may be NSFW.
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RIP George Avakian, Jazz Producer and Music Business Innovator

One of the most influential producers and pioneers of the music business, George Avakian, passed away this week at age 98. Avakian’s effect on music ran as deep as his life was long. His incredible...

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