New York 2013
Our first full Academy in New York City was a month to remember. Here you’ll find a collection of the stories, lectures and photos from our time in the city
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Boi-1da → Toronto’s beat-making wunderkind discusses changing the rap game
FaltyDL → A quiet, hardworking producer outlines his outsider’s perspective on bass
Questlove (2013) → The Philadelphia powerhouse talks Dilla, drumming and D’Angelo
Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto → The unique partnership of an East German conceptualist and Japanese electronic pioneer
Bernie Worrell → P-Funk’s synthesizer wizard on the couch – and behind the Hammond
Bok Bok → The Night Slugs boss on his passion for the dancefloor and un-human music
Brian Eno → The record producer, sound conceptualist, and futurist shares stories and wisdom
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein → Picture this: Blondie’s founding members recall ’70s and ’80s New York
Dre Skull → The vybz master tells how he became one of Jamaica’s most in-demand beatmakers
Egyptian Lover → Jamming out with the electro pharaoh of ’80s Los Angeles
El-P → From Company Flow to Run The Jewels, the story of a hip-hop game-changer
François K → New York dance music history with a man who was there every step of the way
Giorgio Moroder → One of the true greats of disco and electronic music
Herb Powers Jr. → An NYC mastering legend explains how to get the best sound
James Murphy → The DFA and LCD Soundsystem mastermind runs through some of his favorite music
Julia Holter → The instinctive and classically-inspired experimental pop goddess talks about her creative process
Ken Scott → The legendary producer and engineer behind hits from the likes of David Bowie, the Beatles and Elton John
Malcolm Cecil → Stevie Wonder’s personal synth guru talks moogs, Margouleff and Muhammad Ali
