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Version City

THE LEGENDARY VERSION CITY STUDIO

About Me

IF YOU ARE DIGGING THE SOUNDS, PLEASE CONSIDER VERSION CITY FOR YOUR NEXT RECORDING PROJECT! Version City Studio was started as part of Stubborn Records in 1997 after Beavis & Butthead paid off King Django (many special thanks to Tim Armstrong and Rancid) for his nun-on-the-bus trombone solo.
Until 2001 the studio was located on East Third Street in NYC. Over the years many bands and artists have passed through. Tons of reggae, rocksteady and ska tracks and many complete albums were recorded at the original hideout of the NYC Ska Mob . The anarchist atmosphere and strong smell of urine and raw sewage led to the spontaneous creation of the first Version City CD but also eventually contributed to the destruction of that rat-infested location.
In 2001 Django rebuilt the studio in its new location and continued improving it with new and better equipment . The new Version City, located in New Brunswick, NJ now offers both full analog and digital recording setups along with Django's recording and production experience. We also offer MOBILE DIGITAL MULTI-TRACKING, so we can record your band ANYWHERE!!! In addition, we can organize DUBPLATE and VOICING SESSIONS with many foundation reggae artists.img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/whiteminority/07 07_versioncity.jpg" height="480" length="360"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/31/2005
Band Website: versioncity.com
Influences: Lee Perry, George Martin, King Tubby, Coxsone Dodd, Dr. John, Prince Buster
Sounds Like: Whatever you need it to
Record Label: www.stubbornrecords.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW JAMAICAN VERSION CITY 45s ARE IN!

VERSION CITY PRESENTS NEW TITLES ON "FORTITUDE RIDDIM" For immediate release:February 11, 2008Kingston, JA Brand new 45's released on the Version City and Freedom Sounds labels! Following on the inte...
Posted by Version City on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:45:00 PST

VERSION CITY PARTY - FEB 2, 2008

www.stubbornrecords.compresents VERSION CITYSka - Rocksteady - Reggae - Dub - DancehallMonthly ALL-AGES Dance PartyFirst Saturdays atThe Knitting Factory74 Leonard Street, NYCSATURDAY FEBRUA...
Posted by Version City on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:58:00 PST

Version City (Yearly!?) News Bulletin - OCT 2007!!!

WOW does time fly.  Django's been playing live and out on the road a lot more lately, but he still managed to squeeze in a FEW studio sessions during the past 12 months.... October 2007 Prince ...
Posted by Version City on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:36:00 PST

Version City Studio News 10/06

Lots of happenings this year at Version City!- In April, King Django voiced "Musical Shark Attack" for Chicago dubsters The Drastics.- NJ rapper Hyphen One popped by in May to lay down some vocals for...
Posted by Version City on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:03:00 PST

Version City Party goes MONTHLY!

Thanks to everyone who helped to make the new Version City party so successful-- all of the bands who played, the DJs, the Knitting Factory management and staff and most of all the people who cam...
Posted by Version City on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:14:00 PST

Version City Studio News

VERSION CITY STUDIO NEWS: FEBRUARY 2006: -Look for the Hellcat records release this month of The Slackers' new "Peculiar" CD, with overdubs and mixes done at Version City. -NY 7-piece rock-r...
Posted by Version City on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:59:00 PST