JAMBOX Entertainment
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JAMBOX Entertainment is a music company located in midtown Manhattan, New York City that functions primarily as a recording studio and music production company. Located in a three room recording facility on 352 Seventh Avenue, JAMBOX is co-owned by Lee Evans and Cathy Palmisano. It is known locally for recording and producing many notable New York and New Jersey based artists, such as the Naked Cowboy[1] and Lori Michaels.
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[edit] History
JAMBOX Recording Studios was opened by Lee Evans in 1980 as a 4 track recording studio in a small basement apartment in The Bronx. Says Evans about the origin of the studio’s name: “It was always tight and hot as heck down there. Guys would say it felt (and smelled) like a sweatbox but man... we used to jam!”[2] In 1989, JAMBOX Recording Studios relocated to midtown Manhattan, expanding into a three room recording facility and broadening its services, officially becoming JAMBOX Entertainment. Currently, four companies operate under JAMBOX entertainment: JAMBOX Recording Studios, 4Sight Music Productions, Lori Michaels Productions, and non-profit organization Reach Out Inc.
[edit] Recording Facility
The studio utilizes both Pro Tools HD2 Accel and Digital Performer software with Waves Platinum Bundle and Waves SSL plug-ins, as well as some of the hardware listed below:
- Mixing Console and I/O
- Sony DMX R-100
- MOTU 2408 Mk3 Digital Audio Interface
- MOTU Mach 5 Universal Sampler
- Apogee Rosetta A/D Converter
- Microphones
- External Processors
- Manley "SLAM" Stereo Limiter & Mic Pre
- Manley "Massive Passive" Parametric EQ
- Avalon VT-747SP Stereo Compressor/EQ
- Avalon VT-737SP Tube Mic Pre/Channel strip
- Miscellaneous
[edit] Services
Besides recording and mixing, JAMBOX offers a number of other services.
- AET Audio Engineering Course - Teaches the basics of recording and mixing to its students.
- Music Transfer and Restoration - A service providing the transfer of cassettes, records, (33s, 45s, 78s) and ADATS to a digital medium such as CD or MP3.
- Waves Certification Course
- CD Mastering
- The Gift of Song
- JAMBOX Live
- World Class Demos
- Corporate Audio Services
- Location Recording
[edit] Notable Clients
The Naked Cowboy, P-Star, McDonald's Corp., Lori Michaels, Marc Anthony, Willie Colón, Afrika Bambaataa Jazzy Jay, Queen Latifah, Doug E. Fresh, Sa-Fire, The Cover Girls, TKA, Amoretto, Cyre, The Cold Crush Brothers, The Force M.D.s, Brass Construction, Rainy Davis, Glen Jones, and DJ Jose “Animal” Diaz.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14791747/ MSNBC: "Naked Cowboy ready to lasso music stardom"
- ^ http://leeevansmusic.com/ Lee Evans Biography
[edit] External Links
- JAMBOX Entertainment official website
