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.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Video Edits and Soldering
Thank you for the shout out Rouj! We missed you here too :)
It’s late night, Friday…oh yeah. But down here in the main office of HighBreedMusic, we’re working hard. We’ve had a crazy couple of weeks, jam-packed with travel, meetings, sessions, and visitors from Montreal.
Our publicist, Sophy Kay is here to work with us for a few days. It’s good to have the remote crew in the building. We’re working hard to do what we do and to bring it all to you in time for our launch. Woo…no sleep till Brooklyn…as she learned the last night when we were still going strong around 2:30 in the morning. Oh, we will break you in my dear. No worries ;)
Right now, I’m waiting for a video I’m working on to render…two hours says the message box. Word? Aye. Lining up audio is…time consuming…but it feels really good once the delays/echoes are worked out. Success…woooo.. In the meantime, I’m updating all of our sites and working on some paperwork. The Khan, Shabaz, and Bobby Pocket are repairing cables. Soldering stinks. Literally. I almost blamed poor Poops-Zsa-Top for the foul stench, lol, but it was just stench of wires being soldered.
I feel my energy starting to fade away, I think it’s time for some sugar. Or 20 deep breaths. I read that 20 of those are as effective as a cup of coffee and there’s no crash.
Maybe I’ll try it out.
Convo right now:
BP: “Damn bitches.”
TK: “I agree. Damn bitches. (sung) They are there to waste our tiiiime.”
Yeah. These guys. Smh.
Have a good night!
Nikuvu
If you can’t get to sleep, get to to it…
Oh insomnia…must have something to do with the scorcher of a day it’s supposed to be here in NYC. Hotter than yesterday, which I hear was pretty unbearable…sometimes it’s good to work underground :)
Iced coffee?
Oh yeah.
Nikuvu
Forget Burning the Candle at Both Ends…
…we’ve been melting down candle factories. I’m still standing after an all nighter writer. Sometime around 8 this morning, the final edits were complete on this defining document. Yaaaay! Only for a second, and it was back to the other projects I’m working on. My voice is getting stronger, and I’m determined to master this art of business writing, so I can use those skills to help people get the funding they need to help others…the plans are confidential, but it will be glorious.
On a another note:
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Promptly at 8:00 pm
ONE EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE
The Breeding Ground NYC - Recording Lounge
345 Eldert Street, Brooklyn, NYC
presents
Inword
Attend a free, intimate charity concert as celebrated Montreal-based band Inword, records a live studio album. The band’s unique style of roots reggae and original songs, inspired by acknowledging the search to find true fulfillment within and diverse influences including Burning Spear, Fela Kuti, and Ben Harper, have been captivating Inword’s loyal fan-base since 2003.
Share and support them their innovative experience of recording a whole album, in a live session in front of a crowd, with professional videographers there to capture every moment, some of which you might appear in. It’s a recording session that feels like a concert, and you can be part of the audience.
To receive a free copy of the music join our mailing list. We will also be able to keep you updated about Inword’s chosen charity, and when the three songs and their videos are ready to be donated to that charity, the will be made available our website.You can listen, watch, or download Inword’s songs and videos from the performance for free, or you contribute a donation of your choice directly to the artists’ chosen charity.
Studio recording, live show energy. Inword. Charitable Acts. Great Music. Luxurious Performance Lounge. Free Refreshments. We welcome all mothers as our special guests this evening, in honor and recognition of their special day, and their influences to our lives.
Since this is a live recording, we ask that all cell phones remain turned off for the duration of the performance. Thank You.
The Sun is Shining
Looks like it’s nice outside today. Yay, for better weather.
Patrick and I are sitting at our even newer and improved desk. It is a glorious feat of wooden mastery. And the chairs we got yesterday work perfectly. Monster makeover time…well, not really, just always getting better. If there’s a way, we’re always challenged to find it.
Quick subject change: It is a dark land in this basement.
Ok. Enough for now, time to get cracking. Coffeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Nikuvu
Tuesday Like Mondays II
Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday= busy, busy, busy. Have I said “busy, busy, busy” before? Oh well, forgive me but sometimes it just takes too long to find the perfect phrasing. Letting it slide, I’ll say that cleaning for the first part of the day, and writing, editing, mixing for the second part has kept everyone productive. I mean, it’s pretty easy to be productive when you have an ongoing playlist of Michael Jackson and Prince in the background. Toss in a little Marvin Gaye and you got a recipe for a happily active day. Nikki and I have been busy editing an important letter…the joys of being a writer and trying to find the perfect ways to express what you want to say. Aggravation ensues!
See that! At least what we are writing for a purpose…something we can feel worthy of putting our best efforts into. The rest of the team’s been doing everything from mixing and editing some tracks to making some sweet espressos.
Scott, Mike, and Buse are continuing their Tom highlights and song edits…it’s all coming together nicely and sounds pretty rad to me. Good news of the day (that I found out): Groundfood was really happy with our video for them! This all makes us really proud and inspires us to work harder to please all these artists that we admire and respect. Till tomorrow (or tonight, depending upon my mood) I wish you all a very happy Tuesday evening/night!
Pattrookkuu
Tuesdays Like Mondays
Morning, everyone (exclamation point). So, today I woke up feeling pretty crappy and wondering the best cure for a sick stomach; Tuesday all of a sudden felt like a Monday. Incidentally, coffee with as much sugar as possible and cigarettes work…who knew? That gave me a needed boost to start cleaning day after the weekend. The cleaning was actually pretty fun, though…Nikki and I just listened to music and made everything neat and cleanly. I read a poem of Nikki’s and the girl’s got skills. Now we’re in the studio starting some work…editing songs and writing letters. Cheers till later!
