Author: Tuff Gong

New Studio Updates at Tuff Gong!

Tuff Gong Studios located at 220 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston has now installed the new Neve Genesys Black G32 studio board, the latest of the Neve model and the only one in the Caribbean.

The Neve Genesys Black G32 is a digitally controlled analogue recording console with total integration with the studio environment and the digital audio workstations providing a one of kind recording experience and sound, as only provided at Tuff Gong International. More about the board…[embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=UUcZtPcudJyLDfRhwN9Rtkqg[/embedyt]

 

Please call our offices at 1-876-630-1LUV (1588)/1-876-923-9380 extn: 1 8502 for all studio booking enquiries.

Record at Tuff Gong Studios Thanks to Converse Rubber Tracks

CONVERSE Inc. announces the global launch of a monumental new Converse Rubber Tracks program that opens the doors to some of the world’s greatest recording studios in music history. Over a two-week period, Converse Rubber Tracks will activate across eight different countries in four continents, offering aspiring musicians the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record original music at 12 landmark studios, including the two Converse Rubber Tracks studios, at no cost.

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Emerging artists, bands, and musicians 18 years and older and of all genres across the globe can register for the rare opportunity to record at the following participating studios: Abbey Road Studios in London, England; Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California; Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany; Tuff Gong in Kingston, Jamaica; Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik, Iceland; The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada; Avast Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington; Stankonia in Atlanta, Georgia; Studios 301 in Sydney, Australia; Toca do Bandido in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the original brick-and-mortar Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn, New York; and the second permanent Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Boston, Massachusetts, slated to open this summer.
With the global music platform unlocking the doors to the world’s 12 most iconic recording studios in September 2015, there’s been an amazing registration response thus far, with thousands of applications from aspiring artists, worldwide.
Registration closes on Wednesday June 24th. Aspiring artists can apply at Converse-Music.com/Worldwide.

Tuff Gong International Mural Competition

Tuff Gong International was created as part of efforts to realize Bob Marley’s dream of providing a creative space for Artists. That tradition lives on today and Tuff Gong remains a musical home to many recording artists from all across the globe. In keeping with Mr. Marley’s vision Tuff Gong now opens its doors to the wider art community of Visual Artists.

Between June 24, 2013 and July 20, 2013 Tuff Gong invites young muralists to share in this vision and help transform its 300×10 ft of studio wall into a massive work of art through our “Leave Your Mark” art campaign.

Selected artistes will be given the opportunity to “leave their mark” on the more than 4 decades of Tuff Gong legacy. The artists will be commissioned to reproduce their best artistic interpretation of a song of their choice, from the following categories;

Entries must portray the themes of Unity/Love/ Hope/Endurance/Creativity/Diversity inspired by any music created by Bob Marley, Rita Marley, any Jamaican born Tuff Gong International Recording Artiste, Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Kymani Marley, and/or Damian Jr. Gong Marley

The submitted works will be recreated in large form on a 8×10 wall space within the Tuff Gong International complex at 220 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston 11, as a permanent fixture for the viewing pleasure of resident and non-resident tourists.

How to become a candidate
*Visit the Tuff Gong International Website for application forms
*Download, Complete and submit forms electronically or post
*Submit interpretation piece electronically (snapshots of work accepted)

Once you have completely filled out the application, email it to Tamara@tuffgongmusic.com with the image of your work. Your email submission guarantees you have read and agreed to the rules.

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Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds Continues to Inspire 35 Years Later

More than 35 years after making its debut on Bob Marley’s album, Exodus, the classic tune “Three Little Birds” continues to break new media ground with recent variations for theatre, books, television, and more.  The song, already an enduring staple in reggae music, is quickly earning a place in pop culture with successful cover version by artists ranging from Jason Mraz to Gilberto Gil.

Last winter, Cedella Marley used the song as inspiration for her second best-selling children’s book, “Every Little Thing.” This past spring Maryland’s Adventure Theatre launched a musical based on the book with great critical and commercial success. This week it was announced in the Washington Post that the play, produced and directed by Michael Bobbitt, has earned a spot at New York’s Victory Theatre for the upcoming 2013-2014 season.

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Marley’s Music Uprising – Talent Search Competition

Today Marley Mellow Mood launched “Marley’s Music Uprising”, a contest searching to discover the next great sound inspired by reggae and influenced by the legendary Bob Marley.

From May 1 to May 15, artists can submit original music here to win a series of prizes including digital downloads, live performances at major summer festivals and the ultimate prize, a recording session at the legendary Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica and a track produced by Stephen Marley.

Members of the Marley family, including Cedella Marley and Ky-Mani Marley, will select 25 artists or bands from all submissions to be featured on marley.sonichub.com. Fans across the country will vote throughout the summer to select the top three bands that will win the opportunity to advance to the final round and perform live at one of three major music festivals – Sierra Nevada (Mendocino, CA), Gathering of the Vibes (Bridgeport, CT) and Caribbean Fever (NYC, NY). The band’s live performances will be captured on video and featured on the website where fans will elect a winning act for the grand prize Tuff Gong recording session. Watch the exclusive Marley’s Music Uprising competition video here.