Ron DiSilvestro | Forge Recording

Studio Jams – Grace Kelly

August 10, 2016

In between tapings of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Bosch, saxophonist 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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PHL Live Winner JaE at Forge

July 8, 2016

We were first introduced to JaE as this year’s PHL Live Center Stage R&B winner. Forge Recording was the studio sponsor and Carvin Haggins judged the R&B category.

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We then encountered JaE at the Mainline Mother’s Day event hosted by Ellen Smith (Will Smith’s sister), founder of Dining With Divas. JaE was the featured performer at the Black Tie Awards Gala and Forge Recording provided live sound and video for the event.

JaE recorded a new single “Faded Windows” with Forge Recording lead engineer Ron DiSilvestro, and has been back to Forge Recording several times for rehearsals.

At the same time JaE’s father, Lawrence “Junie” Drinks, was working at Forge Recording with producers Mike Anderson and singer/songwriter Janice McClain (Smack Dab In The Middle, Passion and Pain, Giving My Love) on a project for The Voice’s Matthew Schuler.

And, if that wasn’t enough, JaE’s cousin, Stanton Drinks, is a producer who works at Forge Recording for Carvin Haggins’ production company Ethical Music Entertainment.

It’s a small world after all!

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JuTaun Records “Gold”

April 27, 2016

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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Carvin Haggins Produces Concussion Anthem

March 24, 2016

“Know The Signs,” an educational rap video about the warning signs of concussions, has been gaining traction nationally. The song and video are the brainchildren of Dr. David Wang, Medical Director at Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. To bring his vision to life, Dr. Wang enlisted the help of ESPN and multi-platinum-selling, award-winning producer Carvin G. Haggins. The song was recorded at Forge Recording by lead engineer Ron DiSilvestro and features Ethical Music Entertainment artist BriaMarie and rapper Mark Steele.

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TaMyya J Debuts on Billboard’s Hot Singles Chart

March 24, 2016

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

March 1, 2016

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.

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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Michael Meade Releases 1st Original Album

February 8, 2016

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Acoustic rock and country singer/songwriter, Michael Meade, has released his first original album. “Everyday Man,” which dropped on January 18th, was recorded here at Forge and includes Michael’s original songs that speak to life’s realities. The album features the Forge Rhythm Section with Ron DiSilvestro on drums and Brendan McGeehan on bass and keyboards. Ron also mixed and co-produced the album with Michael, and Forge Recording manufactured the CDs. “Everyday Man” is available on iTunes and CDBaby now!

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Phish’s Jonathan Fishman Reunites

August 19, 2015

Jonathan Fishman, founding drummer of the band Phish, reunites with his childhood drum instructor at Forge Recording.

In 1978 a teenage drummer takes 3 drum lessons in Syracuse, New York, and becomes one of the most successful touring musicians of all time. Credit Tom Emmi of Studio Jams for another stroke of genius–reuniting the instructor, Dave Hanlon, with the student, Jonathan Fishman, and filming the session at Forge Recording. Read the article from Syracuse.com. See the recording session on Studio Jams in the near future.

Jonthan Fishman and Dave Hanlon were joined by Gil Parris on guitar, Matt King on keys and Kip Sophos on bass. Ron DiSilvestro engineered the session for Forge Recording.

Photos by Lisa Schaffer and Jim Gavenus.

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