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.
New York City
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.
Live Sound
Roots Rock Met’s “Play It Loud” Exhibit with Frost, Martin
Kicking off the new “Play It Loud” exhibit still meant staying under 95 dB.
Blog
On Adopting Technology
By Clive Young. The process of getting to tomorrow’s technologies and standards is usually messy, with wrong yet logical turns and, conversely, insightful leaps...
Live Sound
Masque Sound Takes On Lehmann Trilogy
Epic play gets the immersive audio treatment for New York premiere.
Recording
Harry Hirsch, Recording Entrepreneur, Dead at 89
A mainstay of the New York City recording scene, Hirsch was an influential part of the AES's Historical Committee.
Live Sound
Future-Proofing SummerStage in Central Park
By Clive Young. The 5,500-capacity outdoor venue in NYC is often overlooked, but it hosts 190,000 people every year for 50-plus productions, plus ABC’s...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Track: Blondie, “Denis”
Blondie included “Denis” on the album "Plastic Letters," the second LP the band made in Plaza Sound, New York City, with Richard Gottehrer and...
Blog
The Next Wave of Urban Studios Is Not Quite What You’d Expect
By Clive Young. Recording studios have been disappearing from major cities for years; now an unexpected trend may be changing that.
Live Sound
Sounding Out The Revitalized United Palace
A new PA system is making the most of a vibrant 1920s movie palace-turned-concert venue in New York City.
Music Production
Sound On Sound Eschews NYC for New Jersey
By Steve Harvey. After 30 years of owning studios in Manhattan, resilient recorder Dave Amlen had to close MSR (formerly Right Track) in Times...
Live Sound
DAS Dials in Ulysses’ Folk House NYC
Canal Sound & Light updated the house audio system at Ulysses Folk House with Vantec Series loudspeakers from DAS Audio.
Festival Profile
A Dynamic Food Festival in NYC
Dynamic Productions fielded DAS Aero line array enclosures and powered subwoofers for the New York City Wine and Food Festival at Pier 92.
Blog
The Sound Company at Ground Zero on 9/11
When the Twin Towers came down on September 11, 2001, one sound company was particularly affected: RSA Audio of Edgewood, NY, which had been...