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

Boi-1da Toronto’s beat-making wunderkind discusses changing the rap gameFaltyDL A quiet, hardworking producer outlines his outsider’s perspective on bassQuestlove (2013) The Philadelphia powerhouse talks Dilla, drumming and D’AngeloAlva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto The unique partnership of an East German conceptualist and Japanese electronic pioneerBernie Worrell P-Funk’s synthesizer wizard on the couch – and behind the HammondBok Bok The Night Slugs boss on his passion for the dancefloor and un-human musicBrian Eno The record producer, sound conceptualist, and futurist shares stories and wisdomDebbie Harry and Chris Stein Picture this: Blondie’s founding members recall ’70s and ’80s New YorkDre Skull The vybz master tells how he became one of Jamaica’s most in-demand beatmakersEgyptian Lover Jamming out with the electro pharaoh of ’80s Los AngelesEl-P From Company Flow to Run The Jewels, the story of a hip-hop game-changerFrançois K New York dance music history with a man who was there every step of the wayGiorgio Moroder One of the true greats of disco and electronic musicHerb Powers Jr. An NYC mastering legend explains how to get the best soundJames Murphy The DFA and LCD Soundsystem mastermind runs through some of his favorite musicJulia Holter The instinctive and classically-inspired experimental pop goddess talks about her creative processKen Scott The legendary producer and engineer behind hits from the likes of David Bowie, the Beatles and Elton JohnMalcolm Cecil Stevie Wonder’s personal synth guru talks moogs, Margouleff and Muhammad Ali