Defy Recordings: Robert Smith is the Ultimate NYC Hybrid
HELL’S KITCHEN, MANHATTAN: You want state-of-the-art? Here it is: Defy Recordings. Founder Robert Smith personifies the flexible strategies and sonic acumen needed to make it as a musical-you-name-it...
View ArticleWho’s In The Studio: Avatar, NYC
Avatar Studios has been plenty busy this Fall, once again hosting sessions for all manner of media — radio tapings, music for television and video games, and album production. Here’s a rundown of...
View Article“Mildred Pierce” Score, Jazz, Big Band, Pop & Soul Sessions at Avatar
Music for HBO’s upcoming five-part miniseries Mildred Pierce has been recorded at NYC’s Avatar Studios. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks supplied the period music for the show, recording in Studio A...
View ArticleLou Reed, Kurt Elling, Bobby McFerrin Recording at Avatar
Who’s been recording at Avatar Studios recently? Check it out: Lou Reed recently recorded “Peggy Sue” for a Buddy Holly tribute project in Avatar’s Studio A with engineer Mark Urselli assisted by...
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