MARS - MagicShop Archive & Restoration Studios

08/14/2022

We are absolutely heartbroken over the loss of Living Room family member, Morgan Taylor.

Way back when, just a few weeks after he arrived in New York from Ohio, Morgan was introduced to us by our mutual friend, musician and Ohionian, David Poe. He quickly found a home at the club.

Morgan was a LR sound engineer extraordinaire from 2000 at the Stanton St space, to 2004 at the Ludlow St space. Musicians always made sure to mention what a kind and unflappable sound guy he was - a rarity in NY clubs - and he kept the evenings running smoothly.

One gifted singer-songwriter he met at the club, Rachel Loshak, he fell in love with. Happily, they soon married, with a memorable wedding party at the club, and became loving parents to Ridley and Harvey.

We have great memories of the power pop, Morgan Taylor’s Rock Group. The band and I had a great time together at the Magic Shop producing an EP. I remember Jennifer and I took a trip to LA around 2001 where we were pitching some Living Room artists and Morgan Taylor's Rock group was one. Interscope missed out on that one. Soon Morgan’s next creation, Gustafer Yellowgold was born and took off like a pterodactyl.

Jennifer and I send our love to Rachel and the boys.

A friend has set up a go fund me for Rachel and the boys. Please donate here: https://gofund.me/6e7ac75

03/27/2022

MARS - MagicShop Archive & Restoration Studios updated their address.

MARS - MagicShop Archive & Restoration Studios updated their address.

09/07/2019

Jazz à la Villette Christian Sands Trio “Tribute to Erroll Garner” en live au festival Jazz à la Villette 2019

Live from France....About to begin....

Vivez l'hommage vibrant de Christian Sands, pour Jazz à la Villette, à l’une des figures les plus importantes de l’histoire du jazz : Eroll Garner !Christian Sands s’impose au festival Jazz à la Villette, en trio, avec un tout nouveau répertoire en hommage au pianiste de renom Eroll Garner...

08/27/2019

JT Track Premiere: "The Best Things in Life Are Free" by Erroll Garner - JazzTimes

Here's the second premiere track from the Erroll Garner Jazz Project "Octave Remastered Series"

JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of a remastered 1961 recording by Erroll Garner, "The Best Things in Life Are Free," taken from the album Closeup in Swing, which will be reissued in an expanded version, along with three other Garner titles, on September 27 via Mack Avenue Music Group an...

08/26/2019

Hear a Taste of Erroll Garner at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, From a Deluxe New Reissue Series

The first premiere from the upcoming Erroll Garner Jazz Project - "The Octave Remastered Series" released by Mack Avenue Records. Produced by Peter Lockhart and Steve Rosenthal. More info to follow!

The Century 21 Exposition , better remembered as the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, left an indelible mark on the skyline of that city: the iconic Space Needle

06/19/2019

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06/15/2019

Happy Birthday, Erroll!

Happy Birthday, Erroll!

Today (June 15th) would have been Erroll Garner’s 98th birthday. Born in 1921, Erroll Garner and his music continue to be celebrated to this day. This year, we are celebrating with a special birthday giveaway!

06/11/2019

The Day the Music Burned

A must read for anyone who cares about music. The fire, the coverup, the cost, the impact, and where we go from here.

It was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew. This is the story of the 2008 Universal fire.

06/09/2019

Thanks for the lovely post! The feelings are Mutual!!

03/16/2019

Mars is so happy to have digitized the audio for the Lou Reed Archive which is now available for listening and viewing at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Last night we got our special edition library card. Special thanks to Laurie Anderson and Don Fleming for having us be on the team!

03/06/2019

WOODY GUTHRIE ALL- STAR TRIBUTE CONCERT 1970
Premieres March 2019 on PBS

An All-Star Tribute From 1970 Featuring Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Peter Fonda, Will Geer and More! See It For The First Time Ever On PBS!

The Woody Guthrie All Star Tribute at the Hollywood Bowl in 1970 celebrated the work of America's greatest folk singer. Woody's son, Arlo Guthrie, is joined by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and others in this historic tribute concert, which was hosted by Peter Fonda and Will Geer. House band includes members of Linda Ronstadt's band Swampwater and Ry Cooder.

Although filmed in 1970, the footage was missing and un-edited until a few months ago when Nora Guthrie was able to track down and acquire this long-lost, raw concert film footage. After transfering the unedited footage, Nora brought in producer 4-Time Emmy Award winner Jim Brown and multiple GRAMMY Award winner, producer Steve Rosenthal, to create this tremendous concert experience. Mixed by the always briliant Kabir Hermon and Chris Shurtleff.

03/01/2019

Steve Rosenthal on the original Instant Phaser

Watch me Babble about one of my favorite Eventide effects boxes

12/08/2018

Their last “easy” record: The Hold Steady’s “Stay Positive” and what came after

Mixed at Magic Shop by the always fabulous John Agnello with the still young Ted Young. A great record that sounds as good today as it did in the control room 10 years ago. Happy Anniversary to The Hold Steady !

We take a very close look at the making of and aftermath of The Hold Steady's pivotal 2008 album "Stay Positive"

12/02/2018

Please join us tomorrow, Monday 12/3 at Club DROM 85 Ave. A NYC, to celebrate decades of music and memories of my dear friend Jimi Zhivago. Live performances, film clips and photos begin at 6 PM. If you can't make it in person, we will live-stream all night at The Living Room page.

Steve Rosenthal, Scott Norton and Jimi Zhivago in the basement of Sine' 1996. Photo by Jennifer Gilson

11/23/2018

Hear Six Alternate Versions of Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass” From Numero Group’s New Deluxe EP

This new history of Heart of Glass was produced at MARS - MagicShop Archive & Restoration Studios by Steve Rosenthal, Ken Shipley of Numero Group and Tommy Manzi. Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering. Many thanks to Debbie, Chris and Clem of Blondie along with original producer Mike Chapman for creating this timeless classic.

Blondie is joining forces with Numero Group to release a new "Heart of Glass" deluxe 12" EP with six alternate versions of the song.

11/18/2018

11/09/2018

Last night we lost an irreplaceble part of the Magic Shop family. My good friend, producer/guitarist, East Village Icon, Jimi Zhivago passed. Through the years at the studio and The Living Room as well, he was the link to the music we loved and the New York City we wanted to live in. There are too many stories, too many calls, too many texts, too much life to share here. We have set up a special page to post memories.
"Friends of Jimi Zhivago" https://www.facebook.com/groups/1410343195735806/

08/27/2018

Here is a nice look back at The Magic Shop on Crosby Street posted today by Universal Audio

08/24/2018

From Bowie's Blackstar to Restoring Lou Reed: The Death and Re-Birth of The Magic Shop Studio

Thanks to my friend super singer/songwriter Jim Allen and reverb.com for this new profile

Rising rents forced Steve Rosenthal to close one of NYC's best indie studios—but a focus on archival restoration has saved his business.

07/31/2018

Jazz: Erroll Garner: Nightconcert

Two Five Star reviews for !

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jazz-erroll-garner-nightconcert-6w5m3h6rv

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/29/erroll-garner-nightconcert-review-live-amsterdam-concertgebouw-1964

Produced by Peter Lockhart, Steve Rosenthal, Christian Sands with the Erroll Garner Jazz Project . Mastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Sound NYC. Mixed by Kabir Hermon and Peter Lockhart at Studio E, Brooklyn

#7 on Billboard Jazz Chart
https://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-albums

★★★★★For many the jazz excavation of the summer was Both Directions at Once, the “lost” album of John Coltrane. Yet it has a serious rival in Erroll Garner’s newly discovered Nightconcert. It may...

07/21/2018

Money Honey, The Atlantic Records Story - BBC Radio 6 Music

Listen...

Johnnie Walker tells the story of the Atlantic Records label.

07/20/2018

The Playlist: Zayn’s Bizarrely Great Sleaze Rock and 13 More New Songs

Great to see Erroll Garner Jazz Project with Chance The Rapper and Zayn in the The New York Times today https://nyti.ms/2zVsgzf

07/02/2018

50 Years On, The Band's 'Music From Big Pink' Haunts Us Still

Produced by the amazing and underappreciated John Simon's Music etc We miss you Levon Helm Timeless

05/26/2018

Lou Reed - Do Angels Need Haircuts? - Outpost

Here's some cool holiday reading and listening. A new Lou Reed Archive release. Tape preservation by Steve Rosenthal. Sound restoration by Alex Slohm at MARS. Featuring a new foreword by Anne Waldman, archival notes by Don Fleming, and an afterword by Laurie Anderson

05/25/2018

On Green Dolphin Street - Single

Here's a great way to start the holiday weekend! Newly discovered and freshly mixed Erroll Garner, from the upcoming album . Produced by Peter Lockhart, Steve Rosenthal and Christian Sands. Mixed by Kabir Hermon at E in Brooklyn. http://bit.ly/greendolphinst

Erroll Garner · Single · 2018 · 1 songs.

04/21/2018

John Lurie...Once upon a time brought the elusive Marvin Pontiac to the Magic Shop. Today RecordStoreDay 2018, I found a record to prove it was real. Or was it?

02/08/2018

Christian Sands Trio Presents The Erroll Garner Jazz Project

Tonight in NYC Erroll Garner Jazz Project /Christian Sands

Don't miss the Christian Sands Trio Presents The Erroll Garner Jazz Project at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Thursday, February 8, 2018!

02/07/2018

The Final Take: Bowie in the Studio, In the Studio - BBC World Service

Here is the BBC radio drama of David Bowie at Magic Shop.

A dramatised account of David Bowie working on his last album, Blackstar

12/10/2017

New BBC radio drama to dramatise the making of David Bowie's 'Blackstar' - NME

New BBC-radio-drama- on the making of David Bowie's . Set in New York’s ‘The Magic Shop’ studio in 2015, The Final Take: Bowie In The Studio, will utilize dialogue constructed from Bowie’s own words.

Who plays Kabir Hermon? Who plays Christopher Shurtleff? Will they order from Olive's Restaurant? Tune In!

'Dead Ringers' star Jon Culshaw will portray the late artist in the forthcoming programme, which will air next month

10/30/2017

Yo La Tengo: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

Produced by the always cool Roger Moutenot
at House of David In Nashville. Mixing took place at Big House and Magic Shop NYC. Released April 1997.

Twenty years on from its original release, Yo La Tengo’s finest album still sparkles with wit and charm, an album so cozy you forget about its musical eclecticism.

10/23/2017

A Splendid time was had by Woody Guthrie Gotye Osiris Studio Plangent Processes - The Finest Tape Playback System On The Planet Feynberg, Thompson Audio, aka Tape Girl at our Audio Engineering Society Archive and Restoration Panel, "Is there Life on MARS". Thanks to my gifted friends who made it a special day.

09/02/2017

Released Sept.1, 1992... what a blast to see the Ramones in action. Great job by Ed Stasium and Jumpin Joe Warda.

08/19/2017

#20: MARS - Baking Tapes with Steve Rosenthal

A new Gear Club Podcast episode with John Agnello and Stewart Lerman, about Preservation and Archiving techniques.

This week, John and Stewart are joined by Steve Rosenthal, owner of the iconic (but defunct) Magic Shop Studios. (Check out Episodes 3 & 4) Currently, Steve owns MARS (MagicShop Archive & Restoration Studios), which provides restoration, mastering, mixing, producing, preservation and

06/29/2017

Geri Allen, Brilliantly Expressive Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 60

It was my great pleasure to work with and get to know this warm and brilliant pianist through the Erroll Garner Jazz Project. I will miss her tone, her honesty and her advice. Find her music today....Play on Geri....

Geri Allen, a widely influential jazz pianist, composer and educator who defied classification while steadfastly affirming her roots in the hard-bop

06/18/2017

Father's Day 2017

Sorry to say, my Dad, Murray Rosenthal passed away on Monday. If yours is still here, remember to give him a call or text today. Your time together is a gift.

So, What was my Dad like?

He was funny, present, noncomplaining, musical, inquisitive, loyal, liberal, extremely hard working and confident. He was a medic during WWII and he helped in the liberation of two concentration camps. He was also at times spoiled, selfish and at his worst unable to care how his actions affected those around him. In others words, he was human. And on Monday, he proved that again, by showing me how to fight hard for life and then accept death when surrounded by those that love you.

My Dad's effect on my life is fundamental. So much of what I do, what I like, how I act, how I love, who I hate, is an imitation or a reaction to him. I feel really lucky to have had him as my Dad, and I miss talking to him already.

During one of our last conversations, I asked him for some wisdom he could give me after being around for more than 95 years, and he thought for a moment and then flashed that Murray smile and said.
"Just keep hanging with the cool people"

Ok, Dad, I will. But let's face it "cool" lost an expert when you closed your eyes for the last time.

05/05/2017

Congrats to Blondie on the release of their new album . Here they are at The Magic Shop during the making of the album in 2016. Photo by Eddie Sung

http://www.spin.com/2017/05/blondie-new-album-pollinator-stream/