The Pyramid Recording Collective Expands with New Staff Additions
The Pyramid Recording Collective announced that it has made a number of staffing additions. Headquartered in Koreatown, Pyramid was founded in 1976 and is home to a vintage custom API console, among other technical highlights.
Pyramid boasts the vintage custom API from Seattle's Bad Animals.
The Collective’s founding members, Head Engineer Denise Barbarita, Mathew Leland, and Robert L. Smith, have been joined by producer/engineer Matt Weiss and PR/Marketing/Music Supervision specialist Stephanie Levine. Assistant engineer Annie Halo has also joined the staff at Pyramid.
“Matt Weiss is our ‘urban music specialist’”, Barbarita says. “He’s a young, hungry and super-talented producer/engineer who works out of Philadelphia primarily, but also has a client base here in NYC. He has worked with a host of well known rappers and producers – Arrested Development, Royce Da 5’9″, Random (Mega Ran), Ohene, The JustUs League (Joe Scudda, 9th Wonder) just to name a few. Matt is exactly the guy we need to fill out our writing/production/engineering team. Robert, Mat and I lean towards the Rock/Pop/Alternative/Acoustic world, and Matt is Hip Hop to the core. He’s an MC himself and has his pulse on the city club scene, and he has an outstanding knowledge of Hip Hop music and aesthetic. He’s also very good with sound for film – which is a nice bonus. He’s been a super addition to the team.
Stephanie Levine has been added to the Pyramid team.
“Stephanie runs Lovebrand Entertainment Group which specializes in marketing, promotions, label management, music supervision and management consultation,” Barbarita adds. “Some of her past and present clients include Ari-Up of The Slits, Stanley Brown (Island/Black Music); New York Ska Jazz Ensemble and Boukman Ekeryspans (Island Mango). The merge with The PRC is a wonderful collaboration that allows all of us to focus on the things we’re good at: The creative team can focus on the act of creating, and Lovebrand Entertainment Group will market and promote alongside The PRC as an active member, soliciting new business.”
In addition, Barbarita notes that while Pyramid’s midtown location is the Collective’s home base, they have also formed alliances with other studios in NYC. “This has given us the opportunity to provide clients with the ideal space for their various needs, regardless of their budget,” she says. “We will still be working with independent/label artists, but we have widened our focus to include custom music composition for Film/TV, as well as provide remixing, music supervision services and sound-alike recordings with the ‘house band’ we put together.
Weiss guys rock! Matt Weiss proves it at the Pyramid Recording Collective.
“Our house band is unique, in the sense that we can provide any kind of music needed for any given project. We handpicked some of the best session players in town specifically for this purpose. An example: Client A needs 70’s funk for a scene but can’t afford the huge sync fee for the original song. We can either re-record or write/produce a similar song in that style flawlessly and within budget. With the house band, we can help singer/songwriters find the right musicians for album projects, and also help composers find the talent to finish their jobs. It’s a win-win really!”