From Atari's, Backyard Sports this is one of nearly fifty themes, each accompanying a character from the video game series. This one, inspired by Stravinsky's Firebird, features extensive use of the VSL library of orchestral samples.
Produced at the Doghouse NYC, a preview of singer-songwriter Abby Ahmad's new record, Curriculum. Landing Gear features Abby's percussive guitar work contact-miked with a pair of headphones to give it the bass-drum-like woof. Also featured is a Portuguese square drum called an adufe. The horn section was recorded off the brick walls of our giant outdoor roof space. Even the reverb comes from our stairwells!
From singer Jillian Armsburry comes this R&B track composed and produced at The Doghouse NYC Studios. It was composed as a pitch for an infamous meeting with Atlantic Records legend Ahmet Ertegun. The details of how we wrote it are chronicled here.
VANESSA BLEY: Vanessa Bley combines downtown sensibility with her jazz roots, a love for classic rock, hip hop, blues and pop. In her upcoming debut she combines these with a bit of theatrics on top. read more