The Cutting Room Studios

The Cutting Room Recording Studios is a recording studio in New York City, opened in 1995 by David Crafa. The company is currently located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City.

History

David Crafa started The Cutting Room studios while he was still a student at New York University in a loft space on West 25th Street. The first official studio location was in a leased space on the fifth floor at 678 Broadway.[1] The studios are now located at 14 East 4th street in the historic building now known as The Silk Building. In 2023, The Cutting Room launched a new facility in Chelsea. They maintain both spaces, with the 4th street studio focusing on film/tv post production, and the 24th street studio as the premier music studio.

Legacy

Ben H. Allen

Producer Ben H. Allen worked as an assistant engineer at The Cutting Room early in his music career.[2]

Just Blaze

Producer Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, started as an intern at The Cutting Room and moved his way to night manager and lead producer.[3]

Mike Elizondo

Mike Elizondo mixed Regina Spektor's album What We Saw from the Cheap Seats at Studio A in 2011.[4]

Film, television and video games

Over the last 10 years, The Cutting Room has emerged as a leader in Audio Post Production, both in film and television as well as podcast and audiobook recording. Equipped with a Zephyr ISDN box, the studio specializes in remote connections in addition to ADR and voiceover recording.

KEXP partnership

The Cutting Room has partnered with KEXP radio to provide space and technology for artists to connect their live performances with listeners around the world. Over the course of the partnership The Cutting Room has hosted the radio station's NYC in-studio performances, including Yeasayer and Fitz and the Tantrums.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Walsh, Christopher (August 5, 2000). "New York's The Cutting Room Enjoys Textbook Success". Billboard. No. August 2000. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Flindt, Tom. "Gnarls Barkley & The Atlanta Sound Adobe PDF file Buy PDF Ben Allen". Sound On Sound. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Scott, DAMIEN. "How a Producer for Hip-Hop's Biggest Names Hacked His Way Into the Industry". Wired. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Brown, Janice. "Session Buzz: The Year in NYC Recording". Sound on Sound. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Brown, Janice (April 5, 2010). "The Cutting Room Studios Hosts Tanlines, Yeasayer, Shout Out Louds". Sonic Scoop. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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