We are a music production company in Brooklyn, NYC that specializes in capturing live performances in high-quality studio audio and HD SLR video. Our artists include a diverse range of international artists with major label credits, in genres including Neo-Soul, Funk, RnB, Jazz, Roots Reggae, and World Music.

We offer several services including recording packages, beat conversion, bookings, a catalog of over 20 different styles of music for singers, MC's, and other vocalists to choose from, industry events, and a weekly writing night for session musicians.

We believe in charitable acts, and our team of professionals and interns work pro bono. In this blog you can peek into our world, and see the work and fun behind the high-quality products we produce for the virtuosic artists we have the pleasure of working with.


We Breed Virtuosity.

 

Nigel Hall sings and plays every instrument in his killin’ version of Rainy Night in Georgia. Vibatron! Video captured at The Breeding Ground NYC - Recording Lounge.

(RIP) Don Cornelius

The music world has lost a wonderful pioneer today with the death of Soul Train host, Don Cornelius. His contribution to both black music and media made it possible for early modern soul to be broadcast to mainstream America and led to Soul Train’s influence on many popular artists to come.

Here at HighBreedMusic we’d like to wish Don Cornelius Love, Peace, and Soul as he enters rest.

AéAi

Sid Sriram -Live Broadcast from The Breeding Ground NYC on NuMuBu

Sid Sriram’s live recording session is tomorrow night and so many people are excited to see him that we’re broadcasting his live recording session and video shoot at The Breeding Ground live on NuMuBu.com.  If you haven’t checked out NuMuBu yet, we’re inviting you to become exclusive members :) Be friends with us and our friends :) It is the site for music industry professionals to network and collaborate - and they mean everybody! There are 70 different types of profiles available for members to choose from and having multiple profiles linked to the same account is no problem. Members can upload videos, promote shows, sell music and and broadcast high quality streams of events, interviews, and rehearsals. 

Tomorrow night at 8pm you can check out NuMuBu as Sid Sriram’s shares his live recording at The Breeding Ground with fans everywhere. Now anyone can experience the vibes of his intimate music video shoot from anywhere they choose.


Follow this link to the flashing “Watch Live” or click HERE

http://www.numubu.com/profile.php?id=96580

Visiting the Breeding Ground

After four months, I made it back to Brooklyn from Montreal. I dropped in to see my homies @ the HighBreedMusic headquarters. Walking up to the building all I can remember is the insanity of the evacuation in June! The building looks great, the studio looks fantastic. Sadly my bed has turned into a storage for drums :( Highbreed’s renovations have made the studio more cozy and inspiring than ever! So glad to be back here with the fantastic, welcoming crew. BIG LOVE.

Rouj

Snarky Puppy & Vikter Duplaix

Snarky Puppy killed it today at The Breeding Ground NYC. Their rehearsal was broadcast live on NUMUBU for viewers around the world to enjoy. The Breeding Ground isn’t a rehearsal space, but we are honored to host Snarky Puppy as they prepare to record their next album in December. If you didn’t get a chance to see them during the last two rehearsals, make sure you tune in tomorrow. We’ll be doing another live broadcast courtesy of NUMUBU from 5pm-8pm EST.

Today, we filmed Vikter Duplaix at the BET screening of the season 2 premiere of Master of the Mix. We caught exclusive interviews with cast members and celebrity judges, DJ Kid Capri and AmberRose

Was it cool? Yes, indeed. The event was hosted by Smirnoff and there were definitely a bunch of interesting people around. Season 2 of Master of the Mix looks like it’s going to be even more exciting than season 1. Check out the premiere, this Saturday at Midnight.

Now…it’s time to repair cables. I’m gonna bust out the soldering iron and get to work. See you tomorrow!

Nikuvu

Burritos!

We just got back from eating burritos at Morelos…Yum. I think I’m waaaaay too full to stay up much longer, but I wanted to stop by and say hello and thank you to everyone who tuned in to our first live broadcast of Snarky Puppy’s rehearsals at The Breeding Ground on Numubu.

Snarky Puppy were good sports, answering questions, telling viewers a little about their background, and playing some awesome music for for everyone who tuned in. It was a great day and tomorrow will be even cooler. More band members will be coming through to rehearse, so we’ll have a full house. Wish I could be there too, but I’ll be filming a press event. No worries, I’ll be back to host our live broadcast on Friday. Tomorrow, you’ll get to see The High Breed drummer, Bob Edinger, host Snarky Puppy’s rehearsal on Numubu. Show him some love and tell all your friends! 

Thursday rehearsal time: 5pm-8pm EST

Click here: http://www.numubu.com/profile.php?id=96580 

Share that link with your friends! This is music everyone can enjoy :)

See you soon!

Nikki

Snarky Puppy Live @ The Breeding Ground NYC - Live Broadcast via NUMUBU

We’ve got something really exciting for you this week!

Snarky Puppy Live @ The Breeding Ground NYC! Watch them rehearse live on Numubu.com 

SNARKY PUPPY!!

(11/2/11) Wednesday: 5pm - 8pm (EST)

(11/3/11) Thursday: 5pm - 8pm (EST)

(11/4/11) Friday: 5pm - 8pm (EST)

(11/5/11) Saturday: 12pm - 3pm (EST)

(11/6/11) Sunday: 11am - 2pm (EST) 

That’s right! This incredible band will be rehearsing at The Breeding Ground NYC for five days. We will be broadcasting their rehearsals live via NUMUBU.

Follow this link to tune in to the live broadcast:

http://www.numubu.com/profile.php?id=96580

Until then, check out Snarky Puppy:

http://www.snarkypuppy.com/

and NUMUBU! You can become a member for free! Click here

Definitely check it out, it’s gonna be banging!

Nikuvu

Before and After: Organizational Programs

Greetings and Salutations!

First: Shout out to the interns - I hope you guys are enjoying the last seconds of summer. Thank you for your time and help! Good luck with school this year! Actually, now that I think about it, some of these programs might help you manage your work load this year.

Recently, we went on a search to find programs that would help with organizing projects and tracking progress. I’ve mentioned Xmind before, the cool mind-mapping tool, and now I have more to share with you.

Evernote - Helps you “remember everything.”  You can create notebooks and share them with friends or coworkers to plan events, organize trips, add pictures and links. You can make checklists, and even add video or audio notes.

Producteev - This online task management system lets you create workspaces and to do lists that are sent directly to your email. It makes it easy to prioritize and keep track of what you have to do,  assign tasks to others and stay on top of deadlines. You can use it as an individual to track personal business, or as a team to keep track of projects.

Numbers - Create charts, spreadsheets, tables. The templates are easy to navigate and it’s really easy to create formulas. You add pictures to the charts or customize the look of your tables and work space. Very cool.

If you’re looking for way to get on top of things, checking out these programs would be a great place to start.