JAMBOX Entertainment

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 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14791747/ MSNBC: "Naked Cowboy ready to lasso music stardom"] and Lori Michaels.

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!” [http://leeevansmusic.com/ Lee Evans Biography] 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.

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
**Neumann TLM-49
**Neumann U-87AI
**Blue Kiwi
**AKG 414 TLII
*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
**Alesis Masterlink ML-9600
**Baldwin Upright Piano

ervices

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 [http://www.socialimage.net/2006_02_12_new_york_daily_news.html New York Daily News: "Take heart in these tips for Valentine's Day"]
*JAMBOX Live
*World Class Demos
*Corporate Audio Services
*Location Recording

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.

References

External links

*JAMBOX Entertainment [http://jamboxstudio.com/ official website]