Every January, OffBeat Magazine throws the first great party of the year - the annual Best of the Beat Awards to honor the best local musicians and music businesses for their accomplishments. The music awards take place at House of Blues, and feature performances from some of Louisiana’s best musicians as well as complimentary catering from many of New Orleans’ best restaurants. For more information, visit www.offbeat.com

Music Shed Recording Studios is honored to have taken home several honors this year:

• Best Recording Studio
• Best Studio Sound Engineer - Chris Finney
• Music Business of The Year

Special thanks to everyone who helped in making this possible,
we are looking forward to amazing things in 2010, so stay tuned.

The band was in the studio with Jacknife Lee recording songs for the follow-up to ACCELERATE. There are several updates (including iPhone videos) of their time at The Music Shed on the offical REM website. Look for guest appearances by the members of Bonerama in several of the video posts by Michael Stipe.

Some direct links are available here:
REM In The Studio
Studio Movies From Michael
Michael's Work Desk, Studio
Michae's New Orleans Studio Movies

Take a moment to also visit REM HQ at http://remhq.com/index.php
UPDATE: Check out the Times-Picayune online article by clicking HERE.

"our experience at the music shed was great and I'd definitely come again.  Finney is amazing and we've got an overwhelmingly positive response to the record."

Best, Ryan

Ryan Perez-Daple - Executive Producer
Killer Tracks, Universal Music Publishing Group

"We recently discovered the Music Shed earlier this year and immediately felt at home. We've been doing all our tour rehearsals and even some last minute recording for our latest record. The experience there has been great, and we look forward to using the facility in the future. It's refreshing to see professional facilities like The Music Shed developing in New Orleans." Paul Meany - Mutemath

Mutemath CD Release Party - Tuesday August 18th at The House of Blues New Orleans
For more information, visit www.mutemath.com

Glad to have the Music Shed in New Orleans.  Both Kermit Ruffins' and Jeremy Davenport's CDs were recorded [at the Music Shed] and we ended up with a great sound on both projects. Mark Samuels, President, Basin Street Records

Jeremy Davenport - We'll Dance 'Til Dawn
Street Date: July 21, 2009

CD Release Parties:
7/22 NY, NY Huckleberry Bar
7/25 NO, LA Davenport Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton

Mark Samuels, President, Basin Street Records
For more information, visit www.basinstreetrecords.com

UPDATES:
Inside the studio with New Orleans musicians Jeremy Davenport and Kermit Ruffins - a short behind the scenes video is now online at NOLA.com, to view this video, click » HERE.

Jeremy, Kermit and all that jazz - Trumpeters Jeremy Davenport and Kermit Ruffins put in a lot of effort to make their new song, 'Mr. New Orleans,' sound so effortless.
To read this online article - click » HERE.

About a dozen Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra musicians are going from the stage to the silver screen.

While the 50-plus member LPO is on summer hiatus, some of its musicians landed a gig of a different kind - collaborating with Hollywood composer George S. Clinton as he creates an original score to accompany the film "Extract," a comedy set for release in September '09.

Read the entire article online at Yahoo.com

2008 Grammy Winners And Nominees
A Show of Artists That Have Been To The Music Shed!

Herbie Hancock- Album of the Year, Contemporary Jazz
Terence Blanchard- Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Plain White T's- Nominee, Song of the Year
Robert Plant/Allison Krauss- Pop collaboration with Vocals
Soweto Gospel Choir- Traditional World Music Album
Common- Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

* Note - These Artists have recorded at the Music Shed, this is
   not to imply these specific albums were recorded there.

Check out FUNKY KIDZ, the new children's musical compilation CD - available online.

UPDATE
Winner of The Creative Child 2008 Preferred Choice Award for best children's album | Finalist in the 2008 Children's Music Web award | Under consideration for a GRAMMY nomination in the "Best Children's Album" category!

This unique album, which was recorded and mixed at the Music Shed, features classic kids songs we all know and love (think Zip a Dee Doo Dah, Yellow Submarine etc.) stylized and performed by a dozen of New Orleans' finest artists including George Porter Jr, Bonerama, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Papa Grows Funk and more. You can hear samples of all the tracks and purchase the cd at www.funkykidzmusic.com.

GOIN' HOME: A Tribute to Fats Domino

Landmark double disc recording on Vanguard Records to benefit Tipitina's Foundation mission of saving the musical cultures of New Orleans. Recorded at The Music Shed Recording Studios. The roster of music royalty contributing their interpretations of classic Fats Domino songs include: Sir Elton John (Blueberry Hill), Sir Paul McCartney (I Want To Walk You Home), Tom Petty (I'm Walkin'), Robert Plant (It Keeps Rainin'), Willie Nelson (I Hear You Knockin'), B.B. King (Goin' Home) and Neil Young (Walkin' To New Orleans).

Goin' Home will also feature the late John Lennon's version of Fats' most popular song, "Ain't That A Shame." In addition, some of modern music's most prolific artists have contributed their time and talent including Lenny Kravitz, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams, Ben Harper with The Skatalites, Toots and The Maytals, Taj Mahal, Herbie Hancock and Bonnie Raitt. Up and coming stars such as Marc Broussard with Sam Bush, Corrine Bailey Rae and Joss Stone with blues master Buddy Guy have recorded their renditions for this unique compilation.

The participation of some of New Orleans' greatest musicians has been paramount in the process of recording of Goin' Home. Dr. John, Art Neville, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Galactic, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Theresa Andersson, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Rebirth Brass Band and NOLA funk masters George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and Henry Butler.


Robert Plant and Fats Domino - Listen and Chat between takes at the Music Shed. For more info and online purchase options for this CD, click here.

Be sure to also visit the photogallery for more pics from the Goin' Home sessions at the Music Shed. Enjoy.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Behind the Scenes
Take a moment to also check out a look at the making of Raising Sand, a duet collaboration with rock legend Robert Plant, and country/bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss with T Bone Burnett. This video shoot was done at The Music Shed this past Summer. YouTube video link is here » http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5KF4dKq-6I

Recent Gear Additions and Studio Upgrades:
The studio is proud to announce our new Trident 80b 32 channel console - we have also aquired Otari MX70 1" 8-Track & 16-Track Reel to Reel Multitrack Machines.. looking for that big analog tape sound? Well look no further, we've got it.

We now have a second Collins 26U Compressor Limiter - these are fabulous old broadcast style tube compressors, in a addition we have paired our original Neve 1272 Mic Pre with it's long lost brother - let's celebrate stereo Neve Pre's!. Finally, our new aquisition of a beautifully maintained 60's Hammond B3 Organ is soon to be available for Studio projects... stay tuned for more.