The Cutting Room Studios

The Cutting Room Recording Studios is a recording studio in New York City, opened in 1995 by David Crafa. The company is currently located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan New York City.

The Cutting Room Studios
Not to be confused with Cutting Room Studios.

History

David Crafa started The Cutting Room studios while he was still a student at New York University in a loft space on West 25th Street. The first official studio location was in a leased space on the fifth floor at 678 Broadway.[1] The studios are now located at 14 East 4th street in the historic building now known as The Silk Building.

Legacy

Ben H. Allen

Producer Ben H. Allen worked as an assistant engineer at The Cutting Room early in his music career.[2]

Just Blaze

Producer Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, started as an intern at The Cutting Room and moved his way to night manager and lead producer.[3]

Mike Elizondo

Mike Elizondo mixed Regina Spektor's album What We Saw from the Cheap Seats at Studio A in 2011.[4]

Film, Television and Video Games

Over the last 10 years, The Cutting Room has emerged as a leader in Audio Post Production, both in film and television as well as podcast and audiobook recording. Equipped with a Zephyr ISDN box, the studio specializes in remote connections in addition to ADR and voiceover recording.

Film & TV Credits

Some noteworthy ADR clients include Adrian Grenier, Helen Mirren, Queen Latifah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Dakota Fanning. The Cutting Room boasts credits on shows such as Entourage, The Walking Dead, Project Runway and Shooter, as well as films such as American Gangster, Shrek, The Cloverfield Paradox, Good Time, The Leisure Seeker, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Video Game Credits

Rockstar Games recorded voice overs for Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories & Bully at the studio, as well as promotional materials for their games Midnight Club and The Warriors. The Cutting Room worked with Namco during the production of Xenosaga Episode II to track recordings for the game's soundtrack. Engineers at The Cutting Room mixed tracks for the 2008 release of MTV Games' Rock Band 2. Voiceover material for Fight Night 2004, produced by EA Games was recorded at the studio.

KEXP Partnership

The Cutting Room has partnered with KEXP radio to provide space and technology for artists to connect their live performances with listeners around the world. Over the course of the partnership The Cutting Room has hosted the radio station's NYC in-studio performances, including Yeasayer and Fitz and The Tantrums.[5]

Recent Work

Hip-Hop

In recent years, The Cutting Room has worked with some of the biggest names in modern hip-hop, among them Future, Post Malone, J Balvin, Ty Dolla Sign, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Young M.A, 21 Savage, Rich the Kid, Lil Pump, and Wale, as well as legends such as Fat Joe, RZA, Cam'ron and Ice-T. Bronx rapper Cardi B spent a number of sessions at the studio recording material for her debut album Invasion of Privacy, including the song "She Bad," Featuring YG. Joey Badass recorded much of his album All-Amerikkkan Badass at The Cutting Room, including the album's main single "Devastated," which was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2018, Brooklyn based rapper Young M.A recorded a remix to G Herbo's "Who Run It" in Studio B. The official music video was also recorded in the studio. The Studio is frequently featured on Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette video series, hosting guests such as Murda Beatz, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Kenny Beats, OG Parker, deko, Carnage, Mayer Hawthorne, and Jake One.

Pop/Rock

The Cutting Room continues to work with pop and rock stars like Arctic Monkeys, Zayn Malik, Ben Harper, American Authors, The Struts, k'naan, Fun Lovin' Criminals, and Steve Earle. In 2011, Passion Pit spent a number of sessions in The Cutting Room's B studio recording their album Gossamer. Chromeo recorded their album White Women at the studio in 2013, and would return several times for later projects. John Legend recorded much of Once Again in Studio A in 2006, and would return to record Evolver in 2008.

EDM/Electronic Music

As dance music enjoys a resurgence via the EDM movement, The Cutting Room is working with many of the biggest names in the genre. Among these clients are A-Trak, Avicii, baauer, Carnage, destructo, GRiZ, Marshmello, Steve Aoki, and AlunaGeorge.

Podcasts & Audio Books

The Cutting Room has provided podcast recording for guests such as Amanda Gorman, Gary Vaynerchuk, Paul Reiser, Ramit Sethi, Ryan Holiday, Tionne Watkins (T-Boz), and Tiffany Haddish. The studio has been a mainstay for author and podcaster James Altucher. Through extensive work with Audible, The Cutting Room has recorded a number of audio books. The studio has also recorded audio books for Rosetta Stone.

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gollark: Otherwise, yes, you may experience suffering.
gollark: Just store indices instead of pointers.
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References
  1. Walsh, Christopher (Aug 5, 2000). "New York's The Cutting Room Enjoys Textbook Success". Billboard (August 2000). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. Flindt, Tom. "Gnarls Barkley & The Atlanta Sound Adobe PDF file Buy PDF Ben Allen". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. Scott, DAMIEN. "How a Producer for Hip-Hop's Biggest Names Hacked His Way Into the Industry". Wired.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. Brown, Janice. "Session Buzz: The Year in NYC Recording". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. Brown, Janice. "The Cutting Room Studios Hosts Tanlines, Yeasayer, Shout Out Louds". Sonic Scoop. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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