Kelsey Lu records with Lauren Ford for Dazed Digital

True Panther Sounds and Columbia Records artist Kelsey Lu dropped in recently to record an interview with podcaster and producer Lauren Ford, for Dazed Digital’s podcasting wing. Dubway engineer Russell Castiglione captured the conversation in our Mezzanine studio (how many podcasts can say they’re recorded through an SSL 4064+ G Series console?).

Kelsey Lu is an exciting young artist with a super strong solo project and a bunch of credits to her name, including plenty of work alongside Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes. Check out her music video for Due West here, and the rest of her music and media on her website, linked above.

Keep an eye out for this conversation on Dazed and in the meantime, you can listen to a conversation here that the two of them had around the time Due West was released.

RZA transfers 2" tapes with Merter Yildirim

An A80 minding its own business.

Dubway recently had the honor of assessing & digitizing several classic recordings with the noted martial arts enthusiast and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder, RZA. Our transfer specialist, Merter Yildirim, did the honors. For projects like this we have (and maintain) our Studer A80, Mk IV 2” tape machine, a piece of equipment that’s becoming more and more of a relic these days.

Transfers like these can be extremely delicate processes, as the tape itself is often at risk for damage after long periods of storage, and needs to be brought back to life before the transfer can safely take place. Here’s what it sounds like when you transfer an old, crumbling tape. If you have a cherished recording whose value has outlived its format, give us a call.

We can handle nearly anything you can throw at us. Just please aim away from the Studer.

"Switched On Pop" with Vox Media

The team behind Vox Media’s hit podcast Switched On Pop recorded an interview in our studios for a recently aired episode, “Dolly Parton’s America”, which featured composer, podcast host, and resident Dolly Parton expert Jad Abumrad as the guest, along with hosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding, and producer Shima Oliaee.

The episode went live on Christmas Eve, and you can find it on the Vox page here (linked above as well) or wherever you get your podcasts – it’s a perfect listen for returning to the 9-to-5 grind after the holidays.

Shima Oliaee, Jad Abumrad, Charlie Harding, and Nate Sloan, in the Red Room after the session.