I was there then and I am there now. The heart of the universe. Every night it looses it’s soul and every day it gets it back. New York City.
“New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.” – WIkipedia
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This entry was written by , posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:48 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged 1980's, New York City. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I will be doing a live presentation of iPad music Apps on February 3, 2011 at the famous NYC Apple repair shop Tekserve. My co-host will be Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music. I already have my Apps and plan and I think if you can make it you will have a lot of fun. Tekserve has a great new A/V room and the store will be offering special discounts during the evening. 8:30 – 11:00 p.m and refreshments will be served.
“Tekserve’s “ Future of Music V ,” coming up on February 3 at their 23rd Street store, will be a night of live performance and panel discussion featuring artists using Apple’s iPad in performance and production. Oliver Chesler aka The Horrorist Co-presented with createdigitalmusic.com , Future of Music V will feature electronic and visual artists performing some of their latest works using iPad and a discussion, moderated by music journalist Harry Allen.” – vstinstrument.com
Sign up and more info: tekserve.com
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This entry was written by , posted on January 22, 2011 at 3:20 am, filed under iPad and tagged Event, iPad, New York, New York City, Tekserve. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
We are having a major heat wave in New York right now. It’s been over 95F and humid for two days and the weather report says nothing is going to change for at least a week. Considering it’s only Tuesday we are in for some long hotness. The one song that really triggers my mind into summer mode is Cruel Summer by Bananarama. Something about the melody and singing just feels like summer.
“Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning I sit around. Trying to smile but the air is so heavy and dry. Strange voices are sayin’. What did they say. Things I can’t understand. It’s too close for comfort this heat has got right out of hand.” – Bananarama
What’s your favorite summer song?
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This entry was written by , posted on July 5, 2010 at 4:39 am, filed under music and tagged 80s, Bananarama, Cruel Summer, heatwave, music, New York City, summer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
According to a post on boingboing London and Sydney already have public pianos on their streets. NYC is about to get there own. Chopsticks anyone? You can read the Village Voice article about the plan: click here
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This entry was written by , posted on May 22, 2010 at 5:05 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged New York, New York City, NYC, piano. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
A recording I made on the 6 Train going uptown in New York City. As you can hear the train sits there more than a minute before it heads from 23rd Street onward. I used an iPhone 3G and the FiRe application which uploads directly to SoundCloud.
Check out my growing set of Field Recordings: click here
This entry was written by , posted on August 20, 2009 at 4:53 am, filed under sounds and tagged field recording, FiRe, New York City, NYC, SoundCloud, train. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I’ve been thinking of a pro-audio shop located in Times Square that recently announced it will be closing it’s doors. Part of being a New Yorker is saying goodbye to institutions you loved. Manny’s was born in Manhattan in 1935 by a saxophone salesmen named Manny Goldrich and it was filled with all the toys readers of this blog enjoy.
It was the first place in the NY area I found a Minimoog Voyager on display. I remember spending a few hours in the store twisting knobs and smashing keys on Bob’s creation. Not once did anyone tell me to take a hike or buy anything. In fact, every now and then an employee would walk over and tell me to turn it louder. Manny’s wood paneled walls were covered with signed photos from hundreds of rock stars who came in for a new string or chat.
I always thought it was strange Sam Ash was right next door and in 1999 Sam’s company bought Manny’s right out. Alas I am afraid this tale of 48th street won’t end here because the Rockafeller Center group are on a shopping spree and our entire music street is the target. With huge pressure from online, Guitar Center, the new Best Buy pro-audio stores and high NYC rents it’s not surprising Paul Ash noted he knew his store on 48th would disappear soon too.
Read more about the end of 48th street: Manny’s to Close in May; Entire Music Row of W. 48th Street Endangered and Turning down the sound on Times Square’s music row
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This entry was written by , posted on March 20, 2009 at 6:39 am, filed under business and tagged 48th Street, Manny's, New York City, Sam Ash. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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