Riley Lauren Records “Just You” & “So Lucky”

Philadelphia based singer-songwriter, Riley Lauren, chose Forge Recording to record her debut single, Just You, and her most recent single, So Lucky.

Riley performed piano and vocals on Just You. The song also features cello played by Daniel de Jesus, which was arranged by Engineer Robbie Simmons. Just You is a love song about being with the person you love, Maybe someday if you let me, we could share the world.”  The song is available on all streaming platforms. Listen on YouTube here:

In Riley’s most recent single, So Lucky, she performs piano and vocals, accompanied by Christian Moehring on drums. Engineer Robbie Simmons played bass on this track and also recorded, mixed and mastered both songs. So Lucky is a love song that shares the desire to feel wanted and valued, Who can make our normal, just very extraordinary.” So Lucky is available on all streaming platforms. Listen on YouTube here:

Riley attended Hatboro-Horsham High School and is now attending Temple University’s Boyer College of Music. She has been involved in numerous music and musical theater productions and has had instruction at the Walnut Street Theater and Broadway Dreams Foundation in Philadelphia.

There is more music coming from Riley in the future; she says she will “definitely come back to Forge!”

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Studio Jams – Grace Kelly

In between tapings of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Boschsaxophonist Grace Kelly visited Forge Recording to film an episode of Studio Jams.

The session was recorded in Studio A by lead engineer Ron DiSilvestro. Grace Kelly was joined by bassist Chico Huff, guitarist Kevin Hanson, keyboardist Matt King and Tracy Alexander on the drums.

Grace Kelly is an accomplished saxophone player, vocalist, composer, educator and performer. She recorded her first album, Dreaming, at age 12. It was followed by Times Too, Every Road I Walked, GracefulLee, Mood Changes, Man With The Hat, Grace, Live At Scullers, Working For The Dreamers, and her latest project, Trying To Figure It Out. She is a regular in Stay Human, the house band led by Jon Battiste on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Studio Jams is a creative, up-close and inside look at the art of making music. Click here to watch Studio Jams sessions filmed at Forge Recording.

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JuTaun Records “Gold”

Jutaun is back in the studio recording their new single “Gold.”

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The group is comprised of brothers Jake and James Evans and Samoeun Cheng. The trio joined up in South Jersey to form their band, whose music is not defined by any one genre but instead takes an eclectic view on music. This is Jutaun’s second single recorded at Forge, their first being “Back to Life.” Lead engineer, Ron DiSilvestro, is engineering the track.

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Phish’s Jon Fishman & Dave Hanlon on Forge Recording

Hear what Jonathan Fishman (Phish), and his childhood instructor, Dave Hanlon (Dave Hanlon’s Cookbook), have to say about Forge Recording.

While filming a Studio Jams session, Fishman and Hanlon were asked their opinions about Forge Recording. Without giving away too much, they did say “gorgeous,” “first-class studio” and “the kind of place you could camp out in for awhile.”

Here is a track from their Studio Jams session.

And an interview from syracuse.com.

For more on their session click here.

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Rad and Kell Live Session At Forge

Acoustic pop songwriting duo, Rad and Kell, made Studio A their home while they recorded a live session of their song “Soul Singer,” which is featured on their new album, Give Me Gravity. The album was partially recorded at Forge with Andrew McLean and Ivan Funk producing and engineering the project. The “Soul Singer” live session was shot by IMJ Productions and mixed by Andrew McLean.

This was their second live session at Forge, following their visit back in November when they recorded a cover of The Beatles “Oh, Darling” and one of their originals songs, “Let It Fade”.

Rad and Kell have been gaining major recognition as of late with their music being aired on WSTW’s Hometown Heroes and WXPN. Their single “Heavy on the Pedal” also won the Video of the Year Award from Hometown Heroes WSTW. Rad and Kell’s new album, Give Me Gravity, is now available to download at iTunes.

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TaMyya J Debuts on Billboard’s Hot Singles Chart

Contemporary gospel artist TaMyya J’s new song “Champion” debuted at #15 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Chart. “Champion” was produced by  Carvin G. Haggins, CEO, and co-produced by Stanton Drinks of Ethical Music Entertainment Productions.

 

 

Ethical Music recording artist BriaMarie provided backing vocals and Forge Recording lead engineer, Ron DiSilvestro, played drums and mixed the song.

 

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BriaMarie Music Video “#L2LU” filmed at Forge

Respect, self-esteem, empowerment, morality and love. These are the messages of Ethical Music Entertainment recording artist BriaMarie. Forge Recording was honored to have BriaMarie and Ethical Music CEO Carvin Haggins in the studio to film a music video. The song, entitled “#L2LU” (Learn to Love You), carries a strong theme of individualism and self-respect.

 

Appearing in the video are Ron DiSilvestro on drums and Brendan McGeehan on bass—collectively known as the Forge Recording Rhythm Section.

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Carvin Haggins is a multi-platinum-selling, award-winning songwriter and producer who has worked with Will Smith, Musiq Soulchild, Jill Scott and Justin Timberlake. He endeavors to make a positive change to the message in music, and his collaboration with BriaMarie supports that mission.

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Jazmine Sullivan and band rehearse at Forge

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Forge Recording hosted 11-time Grammy nominated vocalist and songwriter Jazmine Sullivan and her band at the studio. The group rehearsed for two days for their upcoming national tour. Music director and keybordist Aliandro “Ali” Prawl, bassist Jay Bratten, drummers Tre Lambert and Brandon Mullen, and guitarist Devon Taylor were the forces behind this massive setup (see below). Engineers Ron DiSilvestro, Vincent J. Corvino, III and Patrick McNulty provided technical support for the individualized in-ear monitor mixes and multitrack recording.

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The Roots’ Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, JP Miglionico and Chuck Treece collaboration

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Composer and guitarist JP Miglionico brought together The Roots’ founding bass player Leonard “Hub” Hubbard and renowned drummer Chuck Treece for a modern jazz collaboration. The session was recorded by lead engineer Ron DiSilvestro.

 
 

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