Music biz setting records in DUMBO.In the past two years, Two Trees Management Co., the company that owns most of the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO, has more than doubled in the amount of music related companies leasing offices. During 2002 there were seven musically based companies; Today, there are 17 companies, including recording labels, music studios, music engineers, and composers. The waterfront Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO draws an artistic crowd. Before DUMBO became the 'hot' residential and commercial community it is now, artists filled the warehouses. And while the artists who continue to work in DUMBO are some of the East Coast's most creative, a new breed of artists is arriving--the indy recording industry. Fat Beats, Statra Recordings, Complete Distribution, Turntable A playback machine for vinyl phonograph records, which were a major music distribution medium throughout the 20th century. The turntable contains a rotating platter to hold and spin the disc and an arm that holds a cartridge and needle (stylus). Lab, Oort Media, Stray Stray (1) Not a member of the participating party in the trade at hand; (2) not a meaningful indication of a customer's desire to take a sizable position or be involved in a stock. Dog Music, Victor Calderone's company Waveform The shape of a signal. See wavelength, sine wave and square wave. , SpinArt, Witchdoctor, AM Only, Atomic Recording Company, 7H Recording, Stratax, Centaur centaur (sĕn`tôr), in Greek mythology, creature, half man and half horse. The centaurs were fathered by Ixion or by Centaurus, who was Ixion's son. Entertainment, Domino Recording Company, Tag Team tag team n. A team of two or more wrestlers who take turns competing against one of the wrestlers on another team, with the idle teammates waiting outside the ring until one of them is tagged by their competing teammate. Media, and Mos Def's company Big & Small all hold multi-year leases with Two Trees Management Co. Offering some of the most affordable prices, Two Tree's commercial spaces appeal to a young artistic group. "Brooklyn is now the cool borough, our high quality space is a terrific value, and the last few years have seen a huge increase in the number of creative professionals living and working in Brooklyn," said Chris Havens, director of leasing at Two Trees Management Company. "The biggest draw to DUMBO's new music scene, however, is word of mouth. Music companies already in the neighborhood spread the message that DUMBO is the new "it" place for independent labels." Popular indy artists such as Franz Ferdinand, The Kills and Death Cab for Cutie cut·ie also cut·ey n. pl. cut·ies also cut·eys Informal A cute person. are all represented by companies who call DUMBO home. |
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