Monthly Archives: December 2013

We’re in the studio today recording vocals for a new track with our New York-based artist Ginn Doll. After putting out two singles, Boyfriend For The Night and Electric Wind. She now has her sights set on doing an EP in a slightly different style. The next collection of tracks will still have the pop sensibilities of the first two singles but the music is more influenced by hip hop / soul artists like Frank Ocean, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. The first track is tentatively titled Kaleidoscope Dreams and has great melodies and hooks. Hopefully, we’ll have something to share by the beginning of the summer, we’re excited to get this out!

Mirrortone has been working with film director Cullen Metcalf-Kelly on the score for his new short film Lucas Cain. It’s a revenge story set in the dark recesses of the rural south. I don’t want to give too much away about the story, but the film looks amazing as it was shot on 35mm film and has a real gritty vibe to it. The score is dark for sure, we’re trying to capture the sound of the demons inside the two main characters. Parts of it will be stylized, but we’re going for a raw, primitive vibe. The plan is to start with organic instrumentation and manipulate it into an otherworldly score. There’s been some accordion, harmonium, cello, and electric guitar so far, but the palette will continue to expand I’m sure. We’ll keep you posted on the progress and hopefully when the film will be hitting the festival circuit. Check-in at www.cullenmk.com

New York is full of musicians, entertainers, actors, what have you, but it’s rare we get to work with such a talented musical comedic entertainer as Sherry Vine. Sherry is an NYC Drag Queen legend, and getting to work with her on some of her most recent parody songs, and even one original, was a privilege.

We did a few of her awesome parodies of Lady Gaga’s recent Pop Art album. I don’t wanna spoil the comedic impact here by listing the titles, but just YouTube search “Miss Sherry Vine” and you’ll find those gems. In addition to these great jabs at pop music we were lucky enough to do an original track, featuring the Glamazons and Bianca Del Rio, that is sure to be dropping soon.

If you wanna keep up with all of Sherry Vine’s music and performances check out her Website.

We love all these NYC bands! Seriously, our favorite part about being an NYC recording studio is NYC musicians! They have so much flavor, so much drive, so much diversity, and we usually get to see them play after we work with them. This time we had the pleasure of working with Buy The Sky on mastering their new album.

They are a really cool blend of alternative rock and jam-band rock. They remind us of some good old days back in college, and their following knows how to party. After finishing mastering their album we were able to see them play at Tammany Hall in the Lower East Side, NYC, and their fans brought it. These guys packed out the place and everyone was singing along (which means that everyone must be going to their shows since the album was released that night!). Anyway, it was a wonderful album mastering for us, straightforward (as it always is with well recorded music) and pleasant to listen to on repeat. Check out their Reverbnation Page for more updates about their shows and music. And listen to their EP, that’s the album we mastered!