Manhattan Center Studios Hosts Sessions for Tony Bennett, “Tintin”, Broadway
Manhattan Center Studios has had a string of big sessions for major artists, film and Broadway at their expansive facilities on 34th and 8th. Recent highlights from the Grand Ballroom include:
(l-r) Phil Ramone and Jorge Calandrelli collaborate in MCS' Studio 7.
Recording a 52-piece orchestra for Tony Bennett’s Duets Album 2 on Sony. The all-star team on the sessions included Producer Phil Ramone, Conductor and Orchestrator Jorge Calandrelli and Engineer Dae Bennett.
Renee Fleming was recorded singing live with a 69-piece orchestra in the Grand Ballroom and adjacent Studio 7, equipped with the massive 108-input Neve VR, for Steven Speilberg’s animated film Tintin. Two video crews were present at the sessions, one for a polycom set up allowing Speilberg and composer John Williams to attend the session from LA. The second crew performed motion capture, which will allow the film’s animators to capture Fleming’s facial expressions exactly for her animated character. Todd Whitelock was the engineer on the session.
Also, MCS recorded the cast album for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette. The sessions were engineered by Adam Long and produced by Robert Sherr for Decca Label Group.
Conducting the Tony Bennett sessions.