Category: NYC Sound Track

The Art of Podcasting

Everyone has a story to tell.

Explore the ever-growing medium of podcasting from generating ideas & conducting interviews to marketing & getting sponsored. These 8 workshops will give you the tools and inspiration to create podcasts that captivate and engage. The technical aspect of the workshops will be taught using Soundtrap, a free cloud-based podcasting & audio editing platform, though the concepts and practices taught in these workshops will be applicable no matter which editing platform you choose to use.

No experience is necessary and all stories welcome.

Date: January – February, March – April 2021

Explore the Beat

Jump into the world of beat-making and digital music production.

Workshops are open to all, whether you are a curious beginner with limited resources looking to to hone in on foundational skills or a seasoned professional hoping to expand your creative toolbox and find new workflows. Dive into a variety of practices and techniques used to create unique digital productions from ideation to release and performance.

Each of 8 workshops will inspire you to be innovative with the resources that surround you and challenge you to think outside the box.

Date: January – February, March – April 2021

Michael Mwenso: Hope, Resist & Heal in association with MOME

Musician, artist and social commentator Michael Mwenso offers his unique and ancestral perspective on Black music and its power to heal us. As an African born queer man growing up in London and New York, Mwenso and an acclaimed journalist dive into a wide range of his own discoveries while shedding light on the Black experience through interludes of his own music.  This live studio recording with Mwenso and the Shakes and commentary will take us on a ride through the continuum and power of Black roots music. 

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021

Creating Electronic Music with Everyday Sounds

In this introductory hands-on workshop with instructor Izzi Ramkissoon, Electronic Music Program at the College of Staten Island, participants will learn about how to create music using everyday sound in the style of musique concrete.  In the workshop attendees will learn about this history of musique concrete, listen to examples, record sounds using a computer or phone, edit and process sounds using free software (audacity), create a piece of music that can be shared after the workshop.

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

KAYE – “Conscious Control” Music Video Showcase

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to present a series of events showcasing new recordings, music videos, and panel discussions with industry professionals to celebrate women-identifying artists and recipients of the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre.

KAYE (Charlene Kaye) will showcase her new music video for single “Conscious Control” on NYFA’s Instagram. Conscious Control was funded by MOME initiative, NYC Women’s Fund for Media. Music and Theatre. Kaye is a singer-songwriter and former front woman of critically acclaimed group San Fermin, with whom Kaye has played network television and has toured with St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, and alt-J.

Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Club 300 Unplugged: Andy Suzuki & The Method

Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. Episode one features NYC-based, multi-cultural pop/rock band, Andy Suzuki & The Method. The band developed an incredible sound that blends Rock, Folk, and Pop sensibilities with African and Urban rhythms, reflecting the diversity of the city they call home.

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021, 8:00 PM

Club 300 Unplugged: Andy Suzuki & The Method, Bonus Takes

Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. A bonus episode features a deeper dive with NYC-based, multicultural pop/rock band, Andy Suzuki & The Method. The band developed an incredible sound that blends Rock, Folk, and Pop sensibilities with African and Urban rhythms, reflecting the diversity of the city they call home.

Club 300 Unplugged: Night Coast

Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. Episode two features Night Coast, a Queens-based, independent, Alternative/Rock band with members hailing from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the US. The band embodies a sound that is reflective of their multi-cultural upbringing in a global city.

Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021, 8:00 PM