Systems Two Recording Studio

02/18/2021

Saxophonist Will Vinson, Drummer Antonio Sanchez & Guitarist Gilad Hekselman Launch 'Trio Grande' (ALBUM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Congrats Will Vinson Antonio Sánchez Gilad Hekselman This is just one of many great reviews of "Trio Grande" It was such a pleasure to record and mix this album. (Thanks to Jim Hynes for the sonics shoutout) https://glidemagazine.com/250449/saxophonist-will-vinson-drummer-antonio-sanchez-7-guitarist-gilad-hekselman-launch-trio-grande-album-review/

Trio Grande is the debut that unites three of the most inventive, exciting, and accomplished musicians working at the interface of New York’s contemporary

01/02/2021

Best of 2020 - Professor Bebop (Jazz) - WTJU

Congrats Ben Boone!!! Wow,2 albums on the list!!!

Professor Bebop is heard Tuesday morning from 9 til noon (eastern). Professor Bebop’s Favorite Jazz Releases of 2020 Benjamin Boone – The Poets Are Gathering (Origin): “There are incantations and supplications to be found here. Also: elegies and headlines, howls and mantras, reveries and outbu...

11/14/2020

We had such a great time, beautiful job Champian Fulton!!!

What a great day in the recording studio with Stephen Fulton and our wonderful engineer Mike Marciano - Systems Two Engineer. Stephen and I have wanted to make this duo recording for a LONG time and we are very happy with how it went today.

ALSO I realized that I recorded my first debut album, “Introducing Champian” in 2000. 20 years ago. Happy 20 years of recording!

Can’t wait for y’all to hear this music!

09/30/2020

Agnar Már Magnússon :: Mór (recenzja)

Congratulations Agnar! Beautiful album!

Agnar Már Magnússon na swojej najnowszej płycie prezentuje piękną fuzję nordyckiego jazzu z islandzką muzyką folkową. Więcej informacji o dotychczaso

09/19/2020

Dafnis Prieto / Dafnison Music

Dafnis Prieto / Dafnison Music

NEW SINGLE OUT NOW! Thank you to Modern Drummer Magazine for premiering the video for our single, 'Amanecer Contigo', out today on all platforms! 'Amanecer Contigo' is the opening track of the new album from the Dafnis Prieto Sextet, 'Transparency', out Fri, Oct. 2 on Dafnison Music, and available for pre-order/pre-save. Dafnis writes, 'This is originally a song with lyrics dedicated to my wife. It is a love song with energetic melodies and rhythms. The title means: 'Waking up with you'. It reflects an uplifting and happy morning.' We hope you enjoy!

Video by Makoto Matsuo. Featuring Román Filiú (Alto Sax), Alex Norris (Trumpet), Peter Apfelbaum (Tenor Sax), Alex Brown (Piano), Johannes Weidenmueller (Acoustic Bass) & Dafnis Prieto (Drums & Composition). Engineered by Mike Marciano. Produced by Dafnis Prieto & Eric Oberstein.

Watch the full video at Modern Drummer here: https://linktr.ee/DafnisPrieto

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09/14/2020

‘Django-shift’ by Rez Abbasi Review: Retuning a Guitar Legacy

Congratulations Rez Abbasi!!!

An album from the forward-thinking guitarist offers muscular new renditions of the music of early jazz great Django Reinhardt.

09/06/2020

Maria Baptist

Congratulations Maria, Beautiful job! I really enjoyed working on this with you!

Hi guys, finally my first duo recording „Facing Duality“ with Jan von Klewitz will be released next week! Here you can watch a short teaser. This album is a Berlin - New York Collaboration: we recorded at Greve Studio Berlin 🎹🎷 and the album was mixed and mastered by Mike Marciano at Systems Two Recording Studio in New York City.
You can already get Facing Duality on my webshop: www.mariabaptistmusic.com

09/05/2020

Congratulations JD Allen!!!

JD Allen - TOYS / DIE DREAMING in The Wall Street Journal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/valentine-and-toys-die-dreaming-reviews-rhythm-and-blur-in-two-jazz-trios-11598893149

08/28/2020

Django-shift

Congratulations on the release Rez Abbasi!!! Really nice job on the album! (p.s. Happy Birthday!)

From the album Django-shift... Available through bandcamp: https://rezabbasi.bandcamp.com/album/django-shift Rez Abbasi - fretted and fretless acoustic guita...

08/27/2020

Congratulations JD! The first of many great reviews!!!

"The G Thing from JD Allen's new album TOYS / Die Dreaming.

“The G Thing” is an evocative tone painting which could serve as an appropriate soundtrack for a gritty, film noir detective movie. A free tempo opening sets the feel of the entire track, which somehow manages to be sultrily hot and minor-key cool at the same time. Once Allen establishes the tone, Ian Kenselaar sets a walking bass line into motion that accompanies the saxophonist’s series of improvisations. This is Allen’s tune all the way with no solos from his colleagues and JD makes the most of his rarely taken time alone in the spotlight. The free tempo from the opening returns and then leaves the bass and drums to finish the remarkable track playing the walking bass as a lonely duet, almost as if Allen himself has walked off into the distance, having said all he needed to say.

The album will be available tomorrow, 8/27/2020."

07/17/2020

Jeff Cosgrove, with John Medeski + Jeff Lederer - 'History Gets Ahead of the Story' (2020) | Something Else!

Congratulations on the release Jeff! I really enjoyed working on this project. Great job!

Repost:This album by drummer Jeff Cosgrove featuring myself and John Medeski releases today - Mostly William Parker compositions, and a couple of mine and Jeff's too; wonderfully recorded at Applehead Studio in Woodstock and expertly mixed/mastered by Mike Marciano i think it's one of the best sounds on my tenor, clarinet and flute that I have ever gotten (soundcloud link in review). I really like this music, available everywhere today.

Being around William Parker has left a deep impression on drummer Jeff Cosgrove, and some of Parker's creative flair has apparently rubbed off on him, too.

07/15/2020

Congratulations Alan Kwan on your 3 nominations!!!!

『Petrichor』專輯入圍第31屆金曲獎演奏類三項獎項！

■ 演奏類最佳專輯獎
Petrichor／麥丁文化事業有限公司（演奏者：關家傑、Fabian Almaza、Linda May Oh、Johnathan Blake）

■ 演奏類最佳專輯製作人獎
關家傑／Petrichor／麥丁文化事業有限公司（演奏者：關家傑、Fabian Almaza、Linda May Oh、Johnathan Blake）

■ 演奏類最佳作曲人獎
關家傑／When Will I See You Again?《Petrichor》／麥丁文化事業有限公司（演奏者：關家傑）

Got 3 nominations for the 31st Golden Melody Awards!
- Best Album
- Best Album Producer
- Best Composition

Thank y’all for all the messages! I will see you in Taiwan on the 3rd of Oct!

Download / Listen to the new album ‘Petrichor’: https://lnk.to/AlanKwanQuartet_Petrichor

Fabian Almazan Linda May Han Oh Johnathan Blake Dayna Stephens Dave Darlington Mike Marciano

#goldenmelodyawards #taiwan #bestalbum #bestalbumproducer #bestcomposition #petrichor #alankwan #alankwanquartet #hongkong

05/27/2020

#Repost @dafnisonmusic (@get_repost)
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Mixing the new Sextet album with the great @mike.marciano.180 and @ericoberstein (not pictured) @systemstwo !! Getting ready !! Very much looking forward to share this new baby 🤩🤩🤩 #dafnisprietosextet #dafnisprieto #dafnisonmusic

04/25/2020

Amina Figarova: Persistence album review @ All About Jazz

Amina Figarova: Persistence album review @ All About Jazz

Amina Figarova: Persistence album review by Edward Blanco, published on April 24, 2020. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

04/10/2020

"NY’s stay-at-home order happened as I was in the middle of editing @thegreyland. We had one scene (the longest) to finish and since I can’t go out to @mike.marciano.180, three weeks later his studio comes to my office" Joe Phillips
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-Always great working with Joe Phillips! In person OR online! Nice way to spend the day! I love being able to share my protools screen.

03/18/2020

Benjamin Boone with the Ghana Jazz Collective: Joy album review @ All About Jazz

Benjamin Boone with the Ghana Jazz Collective: Joy album review @ All About Jazz

Benjamin Boone with the Ghana Jazz Collective: Joy album review by Dan Bilawsky, published on March 8, 2020. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

02/19/2020

Brightness: Live in Amsterdam - Kirk Knuffke

Brightness: Live in Amsterdam - Kirk Knuffke

02/13/2020

Congrats Eric Alexander!!! So great being a part of such a beautiful project!

This week's JazzWeek Jazz Radio Chart.
Eric Alexander - Eric Alexander with Strings is No.1!
Lafayette Harris Jr. - You Can't Lose with the Blues is No.3!

https://www.jazzweek.com/charts/

01/29/2020

Timeline Photos

01/15/2020

Jeff Lederer @jefflederersax and Mary laRose @marylarosemusic, Matt Wilson @matwiljazz, Nick Dunston @nick.dunston, Tomeka Reid @cellisita, Patricia Brennan @patriciabrennan84, Bobby Sanabria @bobby.sanabria, Jimmy Bosch @jimmyboschsalsa, Isaiah Johnson @whoisbroadwayzay_, Cameron Jones @cam.jones17

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #vocals #clarinet #drums #bass #cello #vibrophone

11/22/2019

Winners & Nominees

Systems Two would like to congratulate Edward Perez and Michael Thomas, on their Grammy nomination for the Terraza Big Band, "One Day Wonder" Thank you for letting us be a part of such a wonderful project!

See the list of GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Watch videos, view photos more at GRAMMY.com

11/03/2019

The Systems Two family is so saddened to hear of the news of Gerry Teekens' passing. Gerry was responsible for giving so many musicians the opportunity to express and establish themselves. It was such an honor for Systems Two to have worked so closely with him for so many wonderful years. He will be greatly missed.

The Systems Two family is so saddened to hear of the news of Gerry Teekens' passing. Gerry was responsible for giving so many musicians the opportunity to express and establish themselves. It was such an honor for Systems Two to have worked so closely with him for so many wonderful years. He will be greatly missed.

10/17/2019

"Comes Love"

Music Video from Chloe Perrier. Just finished mixing this record. Enjoy 😊

https://youtu.be/ZZufqEfIWaM

"Comes Love" (S. H. Stept / C. Bourdeaux) created by Jesse Green & Chloe Perrier By Chloe Perrier & The French Heart Jazz Band From album "Petite Fleur" rele...

10/16/2019

Renee Neufville Shares "Something to Believe In (For Roy)," on Roy Hargrove's 50th Birthday

Honored to be part of this project 🙏

https://www.wbgo.org/post/renee-neufville-shares-something-believe-roy-roy-hargroves-50th-birthday#stream/0

On what would have been Roy Hargrove’s 50th birthday, a longtime associate pays homage in our studio.

10/14/2019

10/09/2019

Mixing a new Sarah Lancman album with Giovanni Mirabassi which we recorded in Paris!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #jazz #nyc #paris #studiolife #album #singer #vocals #drums #bass #saxophone #accordion

09/25/2019

Champian Fulton

Spent the day in the studio making my 12th album as a leader. This one was a bit tricky logistically (I flew in from Europe 12 hours before, Scott was only in town a short time, and Hide left for Japan 12 hours after we were done), but I was so glad the stars aligned and helped me get this record.

The record has a theme (I’ll be making you guess over the next few months!) And it’ll be out sometime in spring 2020.

I couldn’t have done this without my wonderful band or without Mike Marciano (of Systems Two) and this cool studio Samurai Hotel.

Love you guys a lot. (Hide Tanaka on bass, Fukushi Tainaka on drums, Stephen Fulton on flugelhorn and Scott Hamilton on tenor)

BTW - for those keeping score at home, my new album (#11) “Dream a Little...” is out October 11! Want to support all my recording efforts (lord I do love to make a record), please stream my music or order a physical copy for yourself or a friend. 🥰🥰🥰

09/12/2019

Putting the final touches on Jeff Williams Lifelike Quartet! Thanks Jeff!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #live #drums #bass #saxaphones

08/27/2019

Lucian Ban @lucian__ban is back in the building, mixing a duo record featuring Abraham Burton!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #piano #saxaphone

08/27/2019

Emilio Solla Music

Listeners, it is with great emotion, expectation and pride that we are launching as we speak my newest, eleventh album, Puertos - Music from International Waters, by the Tango Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece powerhouse which stars some of the most talented players in the NY jazz scene, and some remarkable guests.

To download the album and read the beautiful liner notes and tech info, please visit:

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/emiliosollatangojazzorchestra

As for streaming, please be welcome to:

SPOTIFY
https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZX0Q9nZLuwu6LObzLZYMV
AMAZON MUSIC
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07WV1NWQB
APPLE MUSIC
https://music.apple.com/us/album/puertos-music-from-international-waters/1477408004

I would like to thank my incredible band members.

The Tango Jazz Orchestra
Alejandro Aviles (CUBA) (soprano, alto, piccolo, flute)
Todd Bashore, (USA) (alto, flute, clarinet)
Tim Armacost, (USA) (tenor, alto flute, clarinet)
John Ellis (USA) (tenor, soprano, clarinet, flute)
Terence Goss (USA) (baritone, bass clarinet)
Alex Norris (USA) (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Jim Seeley (USA) (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Brad Mason (UK) (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Jonathan Powell (USA) (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Noah Bless (USA) (trombone)
Mike Fahie (CANADA) (trombone)
Eric Miller (USA) (trombone)
James Rodgers (USA) (bass trombone)
Julien Labro (FRANCE) (bandoneon, accordina)
Emilio Solla (ARGENTINA) (piano, conducting)
Pablo Aslan (ARGENTINA) (double-bass)
Ferenc Nemeth (HUNGARY) (drums)

Guest Percussionists
Samuel Torres (COLOMBIA)
Arturo Prendez (URUGUAY)
Franco Pinna (ARGENTINA)

Special Guests
Arturo O'Farrill (MEXICO)
Edmar Castaneda (COLOMBIA)

And also to my wonderful production and engineering team who helped make this a reality. Hard copies will be ready for late September. Stay tuned!

08/08/2019

Mixing the new Jimmy Greene @jimmygreenemusic record with Kendrick Scott @kadscott, Reuben Rogers, Aaron Goldberg @aarongoldbergmusic, Lage Lund @lagelund and special guest Stefon Harris @stefonharrismusic!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #saxaphone #drums #bass #piano #guitar #vibrophone #marimba

08/06/2019

Recording vocals and Mixing with @straightswingin68 Willie Jones and @zhanerenee1 Renee Neufville!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #piano #drums #bass #vibrophone #vocals #strings #royhargrove

07/23/2019

Mixing a Raphael Pannier record we recently recorded with amazing musicians Miguel Zenon, Francois Moutin and Aaron Goldberg!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #piano #drums #bass #saxaphone #altosaxophone #album

07/17/2019

Mixing a new Falkner Evans record with Matt Wilson, Beldon Bullock, Ted Nash, Ron Horton and Michael Blake!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #piano #drums #bass #saxaphone #trumpet #album #record

06/28/2019

Thanks for two wonderful days of recording Yoko Yates, Aryeh Kobrinsky, Jeff Hirshfield, Jamie Baum, Sam Sadigursky and Scott Lee!

Thanks again to @samuraihotelrecording for hosting @systemstwo!

#systemstwo #recording #studio #engineers #mixing #mastering #music #Jazz #nyc #studiolife #piano #drums #bass #clarinet #saxaphone, #flute #producer #record #album #production