All Under One Roof -- Stages, Audio and Vidoe Post, Recording & Mastering Studios With A Top Notch Staff

When you think of high-end studios where you can record, mix, master and edit audio/video/film in the Big Apple, a handful of major names come to mind with Sony leading the pack.

Scope of services offered at Sony is indeed wide; but, as manager Michael Catandella points out: "every project gets personal attention and care while leveraging the broad services avaialble to you all under one roof."

Miles Davis Remix Session For Legacy! L - R: Pat Thrall, Vince
Wilburn, Charlie Drayton

Sony Music Studios is a state-of-the-art recording arts facility opened in June, 1993 on Manhattan's West Side and is the first of its kind to be built and operated by a major music entertainment company.

Toby Scott in for "Storyteller's" Bruce Springsteen Surround mix

Sony's 55-room complex (five floors) is a center where artists can develop projects and exchange ideas. The facility also serves as Sony's archival work including the digital conversion of a library totaling over 500,000 recordings spanning more than 100 years.

Engineer Brian Malouf Going For The Green Knob

The facility features numerous digital on-line and off-line video editing suites, multiple mastering suites, seven recording studios, and a 94 feet x 75 feet soundstage, which is one of the largest and most technologically advanced production spaces in Manhattan.

The entire facility has been wired to enable any combination of analog and digital routing; rooms can be cross-linked to serve artists' creative needs.

According to Catandella some of the record production community may not be as familiar with Sony's mastering services. Most recently David Kutch (formerly of Masterdisk) has joined Sony Music Studios as a mastering engineer.

Dave is widely respected by the label and creative communities for his expert abilities in both the rock and urban arenas. Past clients include: Rod Stewart, Cassidy, Outkast, Lil' Bow Wow, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly, Sarah McLachlan, Jaheim, St. Lunatics, Pete Rock, Mario, Ray Cash, Eamon, Foreign Exchange, L.E.G.A.C.Y., and Pistol Pete. Dave has also recently 5.1 Mastered Rod Stewart, New YorkDolls, Iron Maiden and Dream Theatre.

Prior to joining Masterdisk, Dave worked with Herb Powers of Powers House of Sound since 1997. At Powers, Dave worked on records for Biggie, Mase, Puff Daddy, Toni Braxton, Jill Scott, Missy Elliot and Will Smith.

David Kutch

"We are proud to have Dave join us and look forward to guiding his career as one of the best talents in the industry," commented Brian McKenna VP, Audio Operations & Marketing. "Based on the clients he has already worked with, we feel this is a perfect fit for Sony Music Studios," adds Andy Kadison, Senior VP Sony Music Studios, "The studio landscape has changed drastically over the past couple of years, but what never goes out of style is talent. We believe Dave Kutch is one of the best guys anywhere, and we're thrilled to have him."

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Dave commented on his appointment, "Sony Music Studios has built one of the best Mastering rooms I've been in or ever listened to. Technically and sonically it‚s perfect and extremely comfortable and accommodating for my clients. Overall the Studios offer great staff, fantastic support and everything my clients need."

Dave will be joining Sony Music Studio's current roster of talented mastering engineers; Vlado Meller (Josh Groban, Johnny Cash, Puddle of Mudd), Mark Wilder, James Cruz, Vic Anesini, Darcy Proper , Joe Palmaccio, Steve Kadison, and Woody Pornpitaksuk.

Tsunami Relief Session : Studio A Mike Peters, Steven Tyler, Cherrie Spillers, Robert Randolph, Steve Jordan & Niko Bolas

Sony Music Studios also served as the New York location for the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" September 11th telethon, which won the coveted George Foster Peabody Award. Other programs that have been taped at the Studios include MTV¹s Unplugged, VH1¹s Hard Rock Live!, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

In its previous incarnation as the Fox Stages, the building was an important production center for newsreels and theatrical films for nearly 70 years. Many movie classics were made there including Miracle on 34th Street, On The Waterfront, and All That Jazz

Ednita Nazario album mastering session with producer Tommy Torres with mastering engineer Vic Anesini

Special programming taped at Sony Music Studios includes A&E Television Networks' Emmy Award winning Live By Request, which has featured such superstar artists as Tony Bennett, the Bee Gees, Neil Diamond, Elton John, David Bowie, Clint Black, Gloria Estefan, Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Phil Collins, Vince Gill, Earth Wind & Fire, Willie Nelson and Johnny Mathis; and Sessions At West 54th, a critically acclaimed, live musical performance series that has featured such artists as Fiona Apple; Beck; Ben Folds Five; Macy Gray; John Mellencamp and Lou Reed.

Joe Palmaccio Receiving His Grammy At The 47th Annual Grammy Awards

If you're looking to mix an album, you can book the SSL 9096J room with 96 channels of Ultimation and surround monitor control. The room comes with Custom Augsperger main monitoring system . The Booth ties into Post Mix 1, 2, 3 and Studio H

If more low-cost production rooms are your game, then ask for the two smaller Writer's rooms where artists/producers can economically develop their ideas, equipped with any combination of production tracking equipment (Mackie analog console, Protools , any speakers, analog, digital or midi equipment chosen from the outboard list

Sherrie Spillers and Robert Plant

Sony offers great staff Engineers -- sampling of partial credits.

Thom Cadley 5.1 Mixes (Luther Vandross, Alicia Keys, Beyonce)
Mike Peters (Lil Flip, Kenny G, Camron)
Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Shakira, Fuel)
Pablo Arraya (Destiny's Child, Marc Anthony, Bootsy Collins)
Chris Theis --Cassidy, Swizz Beatz, Mack 10
Robb Williams -- Marc Anthony Jennifer Lopez, Thalia
Jim Caruana -- Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah
Andy Manganello --Janes Addiction, Annie Lennox
John Prine
David Swope --Willie Nelson, Jessica Simpson, Ricky Martin

Vito Luprano (Sony Music Canada - A&R), Francois Lalonde (Engineer), Vlado Meller (Mastering Engineer), Humberto Gatica (Engineer)

Studios' Recent Credits & Noms:
Best Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal
->Los Lonely Boys/Epic: Heaven (track from: Los Lonely Boys) Mastered by Vlado Meller
--> Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals
->Usher & Alicia Key/sArista/La Face/Zomba Label Group: My Boo (track from-Confessions Special Edition
--> Recorded Studio E, SMS staff
Best Rap Song
->Kanye West: Jesus Walks (track from: College Dropout) [Roc-A-Fella Records]
--> Recorded SMS staff
Best Rap Album
-> Kanye West: The College Dropout [Roc-A-Fella Records]
--> Recorded by Tatsuya Sato, Andrew Dawson, Studios A, B, D & Z
Best Historical Album
-> Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970 [CMF/Lost Highway records]
--> Mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio

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contact: Michael Catandella, Mgr, Mastering/Sales
Sony Music Studios
460 west 54th Street
New York, NY 10019

Ph: 212-833-4897
Fax: 212-833-5798

www.sonymusicstudio.com