40th Black and Genocide

Rap artist 40th Black has been working hard in our studios the past few months, and trust us, this album's gonna be hot! In the meantime, watch the video for 40th Black and Genocide's "Hard" from Spin Disc Records.

Boillin Pot Ent. "Hang Low"

Boilling Pot Ent. brought their catchy hip-hop from Harlem to our studios a little while back. They recently filmed an official video for "Hang Low," which we still can't get out of our heads.

Song recorded and mastered at JAMBOX.

Charles Gray "Freedom is Mine"

Charles Gray is a Brooklyn based Broadway performer orignally trained in opera. Though well versed in a variety of styles from pop to classical, the R&B single "Freedom is Mine" is his first wide release. Inspired by President Elect Obama, Charles wrote on his MySpace that he wanted "to inspire, reassure and motivate people." Recorded at JAMBOX Studios and produced by Lee Evans.

Freedom Is Mine from Charles Gray on Vimeo.

Nicole Ortiz Gives Another Outstanding Performance

We're continued to be blown away by Nicole's talent! In this video, she sings "The Greatest Love of All" at the Marriot Marquee.



Find about more about all of our 4 Sight artists here.

A Friendly Reminder

As a reminder to all of you that are eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, here is an updated version of Babyface's Wake Up Everybody for 2008:




Register to vote

Waves Certification now offered at JAMBOX

Our AET Course has jumpstarted the careers of many audio engineers. Now, JAMBOX is proud to offer the Waves Certification Program. Both courses are known for their small class sizes with experienced certified engineers. Check out the video below for more info:



Check out the special offers at our website.

Jambox on YouTube

In case you haven't noticed, Jambox has a YouTube channel called Jamboxbombsquad that will soon grow to include over 50 videos. Check us out to see exclusive footage of our artists, take a tour of the studio, and get info on our audio engineering courses and Gift of Song program.

Here's a recent video of Nina Sky in the studio:

In the Studio with Lee

Here's a glimpse inside one of our studios during a session:

New Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple

Gnarls Barkley is back! Last we saw the eccentric oddball pairing of Cee-Lo Green and Danger Mouse they were the auteurs behind what eventually became the pseudo-underground cult album of the year. I say "pseudo" because obviously the music conveys that feel, even though everyone and their grandma was bopping to "Crazy". Well not my grandma. Or Lori's. But everyone else's.

Anyways the GB has returned to the scene, and it sounds like they're packing the the same hip-hop infused soul-groove-thingamajiggy that made their last album St. Elsewhere a hit. Here's the first single, "Run," which features a guest appearance by Justin Timberlake. Remember: it's not a cool edgy video for the kiddies if JT doesn't make a cameo:



And now here's the second one, just leaked yesterday by ?uestlove of The Roots. Pretty sure this isn't the actual video just ?uest playing around with the song itself. But still pretty cool. And you hearing it before "the masses," which makes you cool too!

The Imogen Heap Experience

Have you heard of Imogen Heap? Here's the link to here wikipedia entry. I hadn't heard of her until a friend sent me this youtube clip of her making awesome for 103.1 FM (apparently):


Besides being a wonderful introduction to an artist, I like this clip because it's a great example of the music-making process creating wonderful content. Even if the song isn't your cup of tea, the first couple minutes watching her create something out of nothing is still compelling.

I'd encourage artists to take advantage of video, and get footage of them creating their music. There's little downside to having the clips to play with, and visually seeing you create the song might give a track that extra oomph in connecting people with your music. I'm all about Imogen Heap now, and it's all because of this clip.

Maybe we can get Lori or The Referee to shoot a little video magic for us sometime in the near future.

thanks: Lucy

Get It Up By Noon

THis Ny Times article discusses how "lunchtime has become the new primetime." Turns out the eyeballs driving web traffic are ones in the office, bored, with nothing better to do. And 10 am - 1 pm is the choice real estate.

Takeaways:

-- video snacking: new lingo

-- 20% of the average office is online sniffing out content/entertainment ...

-- continuity and consistency is important. People congregate in places where they know what they get and when they'll get it, every day.


If you're doing a blog and looking to build an audience, you gotta have content up by noon time, at the latest, to maximize your potential viewing audience.

Web Video Revitalizes Lunch At Desk [NY Times]