Boston’s Berklee College of Music Tower, which features a 14,000 sq. ft. WSDG-designed, music technology recording/teaching complex, has added the prestigious Dave Pensado Educator Award for Excellence in Audio Education to its growing list of accolades. The award was presented in Culver City, on Aug. 30. Previous Berklee College of Music wins include the [...]
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on ‘The Big Easy,’ 70,000+ volunteers led by artist/activists, Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. had accomplished a miracle. They had raised the funds and contributed the sweat equity to build 72 single-family homes, 10 elder-friendly apartments, and the 17,000 sq. ft. Ellis Marsalis Center For Music / [...]
A concept view featuring the KEXP music library, northwest corner Come December, noncom educational station KEXP(FM) will begin broadcasting from new quarters in Seattle’s lower Queen Anne neighborhood, space originally designed for the 1962 World’s Fair. It is moving from its current location in the South Lake Union area. We reached out to [...]
Boston, MA, August 11, 2015 – The multi-purpose tower at Berklee College of Music, designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc. of Boston, has received the 2015 National Education Facility Design Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). A jury of five professionals selected the project as one of only four buildings nationally to receive this design excellence award. In their comments, the AIA Education [...]
Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios was in danger of closing, until the arrival of Lee Foster. Now it celebrates its 45th anniversary with a concert series kicked off by Patti Smith Electric Lady Studios co-owner Lee Foster with Patti Smith, who first recorded there in 1974. ‘I love the atmosphere of the studio,’ she [...]
Recognised for work with artists ranging from Britney Spears and Madonna to Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z, US producers, Nate ‘Danja’ Hills and partner, Marcella Araica have added a Walters-Storyk Design Group-WSDG recording studio to their NARS (New Age Rock Stars) label. Dream Asylum Control A features wooden equipment cabinets and a dropped ceiling, while Control [...]
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on ‘The Big Easy,’ 70,000+ volunteers led by artist/activists, Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. had accomplished a miracle. They had raise NEW ORLEANS: Seven years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on ‘The Big Easy,’ 70,000+ volunteers led by artist/activists, Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. [...]
SURFSIDE, FLA: When Real Estate Developer Morris J. Kaplan decided to create a small, elegant restaurant for Miami’s culinary cognoscenti, he had three primary goals: There would be sushi. It would be kosher. And, the diners would be able to converse in normal tones rather than struggling to communicate over an inescapable restaurant din. 26 [...]
WSDG's Studio Design "The Church Studios / Paul Epworth" was selected as one the 4 nominees for the category "Best Studio" by PSNEurope in their annual contest: "Pro Sounds Awards 2015". Ceremony will be held on September 24th. More information below: It’s that time of year again: After much umm-ing and ahh-ing, the PSNEurope team has chosen [...]
Studio architect and acoustician John Storyk made his mark in an extraordinary fashion: he was tapped by Jimi Hendrix and engineering legend Eddie Kramer (“Producer Crosstalk” 2006) to design Hendrix’s iconic Electric Lady Studios. He’s created over 3,500 studios, conference rooms and stadiums around the world. Walters-Storyk Design Group, headquartered in Highland, NY, maintains offices [...]
