Live Sound
Sonic Sphere Rolls Into NYC’s The Shed
Sonic Sphere, running in NYC through July 30, is an ambitious temporary art/music venue inside a giant sphere suspended in midair.
New York City
Business
The Hit Factory Recording Studio Reborn! — Part 3
Our Hit Factory coverage concludes with how owner Troy Germano built his own legendary studio—and then seized the opportunity to bring the Hit Factory...
Business
The Hit Factory Recording Studio Reborn! — Part 2
After 20 years, The Hit Factory -- the legendary NYC studio that reinvented popular music -- is truly back.
Facilities
The Hit Factory Recording Studio Reborn! — Part 1
After 20 years, The Hit Factory -- the legendary NYC studio that reinvented popular music -- is truly back.
Live Sound
Racket NYC Club Takes Different Approach to Live Sound
The Bowery Presents’ new 650-capacity club, Racket NYC, sports an audio system with new and repurposed gear.
Blogs
MIX SIDEBAR: Take Me to the Rink—The Surprise Creation of Talking Heads’ “Big Band”
FOH engineer Frank Gallagher's stories are always headed somewhere unexpected—like this one, which starts off in late-Seventies New York City.
Live Sound
Frank Gallagher: ‘Soundman Confidential’ Talks Talking Heads, B-52’s and the Evolution of Live Sound
Frank Gallagher has mixed rock legends since the Sixties; still touring today, he's sharing how it all went down on his new podcast.
Blog
Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2022, Part 3
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by the readers of Mix!
Facilities
‘Inside PowerStation@BerkleeNYC’ TV Series Debuts
New York's legendary PowerStation@BerkleeNYC studio has gotten its own 12-episode TV series.
Live Gear
Adam Hall NA, Breaking Sound Team for NYC Events
Adam Hall North America and Breaking Sound have teamed up for a series of events in New York City.
Live Sound
Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 2
How FOH engineers will use Sphere Immersive Sound, alternative live sound applications, progress on the Sphere in Las Vegas and more.
Live Sound
Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 1
The team behind MSG's Sphere Immersive Sound installation at New York City's Beacon Theatre discusses the system, its live sound applications and more.
Live Sound
MSG Sphere’s Immersive Sound Technology to Debut in New York
The immersive audio tech slated for the $1.8B MSG Sphere in Las Vegas has been installed in New York City’s Beacon Theatre and will...
Live Sound
An ‘Air’ of Sophistication: Sound Design 1,401 Feet Above New York City
Air, an immersive art experience at the top of One Vanderbilt in New York City, uses mirrors and sound design to evoke endless expanses.
Events
‘MixNYC: Immersive Music Production’ In-Person Event Set for August 6!
Get ready for MixNYC: Immersive Music Production—an all-day, in-person event to be held August 6, 2022 inside New York City's legendary BerkleeNYC/Power Station Studios.
Facilities
BerkleeNYC Turns Legendary Power Station Back On
The legendary facility is “on a mission to reinvent the large-format studio business,” says BerkleeNYC executive director, Stephen Webber.
Live Sound
A Tour of Duty with The War On Drugs
Playing Madison Square Garden for the first time is a milestone for any band and its crew, but for The War On Drugs, that...
Recording
‘Toy’ Story – Recording David Bowie’s ‘Lost’ Album, Part 2: Alchemy in the Studio
In the summer of 2000, David Bowie spent months recording an album he never released. Two decades later, producer Mark Plati and engineer Pete...
Films-TV
The Period Sound of ‘Passing’
Capturing the intimate dialogue of a noisy 1920s New York City meant using the tools of the 2020s—including Dolby Atmos.
Live Sound
Brooklyn Made Makes Good: Inside NYC’s Latest Must-Play Concert Spot
Brooklyn Made, a new 500-capacity venue in NYC, is looking to reinvent small venues from the ground up, from treating the artist well to...
Live Sound
Bringing Back NYC’s Blue Note
New York City's Blue Note is one of the best-known jazz clubs in the world, but at the height of the pandemic, it was...
Facilities
New York’s Electric Kingdom Studios Opens
Multi-platinum producer/engineer and recording artist Gordon Bahary has opened Electric Kingdom, a new studio just north of Manhattan in Westchester, NY.
Live Sound
Broadway Audio Pros Ready for September Return
The Great White Way is ready to reopen in September, marking the return of live theater in New York City.
Facilities
Burst Pipe Forces Quad Studios Rebuild
After a water pipe burst at the end of 2020, New York City’s famed Quad Studios had to rebuild one of its rooms.
Blog
Mix Live Blog: Protecting the Investment on Broadway
With the Delta Variant spiking around the country, tours and venues are quickly changing their pandemic-related entrance requirements, and that includes Broadway, as Mix...
Facilities
Precision Sound Reopens After Three-Year Renovation
New York, NY (July 7, 2021)—Music recording facility Precision Sound, on New York City’s Upper West Side, has reopened after an extensive three-year renovation....
Live Sound
Illegal Halloween Events Lead to Industry Scrutiny
Across the country, illegal large-scale Halloween parties busted by police have put event organizers and production companies under scrutiny.
Blog
Mix Blog Live: Rise Up, New York!
The city of New York sure knows how to rally in times of adversity, from supporting front-line workers to helping the poor when they...
Music Production
Chelsea Studio Sends SSL an Invitation
New NYC studio Invite Only antes up for Solid State Logic consoles in its Studio A and C rooms.
Business
Jetwave Wireless Opens NE Office
Covering the New York City region, the new Jetwave Wireless facility will be used for show buildouts and customer support.
Live Sound
NYC’s ArTecHouse Gets Immersive Underground
By Clive Young. ArTecHouse, a new permanent digital art installation space, opened in September at New York City’s Chelsea Market, where its careening, AI-fueled...
Blog
At AES: Being About Close Encounters on the Exhibit Floor (and with Howard Schwartz!)
By Tom Kenny. The editor of Mix shares the insights and inside info he’s gleaned from his travels on the AES show floor.
Recording
At AES: Honoring the Development of Hip-Hop
Top engineers discuss the building block of hip-hop: the sample.
Blog
At AES: Capricorn Records, Dolby Atmos Music and a Few Black Boxes
By Tom Kenny. The editor of Mix shares the insights and inside info he’s gleaned from his travels on the AES show floor.
Recording
At AES: Album Pros Deconstruct Recording Process
By Katie Makal. Pros talk education, the unlikely secret to success and more at AES.
Live Sound
AES: Kicking it Live
By Clive Young. As always, sound reinforcement is an integral part of this year's AES Convention.
Blog
A Few of My Favorite Things
By Tom Kenny. The editor of Mix editor shares “a few of his favorite things” at this year’s AES
Recording
WAMCon New York Sells Out
Women’s Audio Mission is readying WAMCon New York for mid-October.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Vampire Weekend Goes 360° at MSG
By Larry Jaffee. The New York indie rockers are on the road this fall, and a stop at their hometown arena, Madison Square Garden,...
Business
NYC Mayor’s Office Announces Grants for Women in Music
By Steve Harvey. Music producers, engineers, composers and musicians who identify as women will now be included in NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music...
Music Production
PMC Opens Demo Facilities in NYC, LA
PMC’s new studios will be creative hubs as well as demo spaces.
Live Sound
Björk Uses d&b Soundscape to Unleash Cornucopia
By Clive Young. The performance was one of the first inside New York City’s $475 million venue, The Shed.