Blackdog Records
120 East Ave.
Rochester, NY 14604
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Robert Blackburn, founder and sole member of Blackdog
Records, has over eighteen years experience in the music industry. He
operated his first teaching and recording studio under Stringworks
Unlimited. His formal education in the industry started with a year at
the Institute of Audio Research in Greenwich Village, New York. Then he
earned a B.A. in Music Theory/Performance and Composition from Norwich
University in Montpelier, Vermont. Robert did classroom work, touring
clubs, writing and teaching music while working for Mirror Records
Recording Studio in Rochester, New York. While at Mirror Records, Robert
worked alongside Armand Schaubroeck, absorbing every detail of the music
production, duplication, and distribution process.
Robert opened Blackdog Recording Studios located at 120 East Avenue in
Rochester, New York. This is a large three room studio, housing state of
the art equipment. This location places the studio in the middle of the
cultural district in Downtown Rochester. Robert has developed a strong
client base from the Eastman School of Music because of his recording
expertise, large space and studio equipment. The Studio, formerly used
by Music Americas, has been redesigned by Robert working in tandem with
renowned Studio Designer Larry P. Swists, of Lawrence P. Swists Designs.
Robert has played in and produced many genres of music including
classical, rock, Punk, ska, rhythm & blues, and hip-hop. He believes
that great, old fashion, raw recordings, will be the cornerstone of
Blackdog Records, and will draw the market as new fledgling bands soar
to the top on this new label. He lives by the music philosophy that
great music isn't about genre it's about great performers and the ideal
production. This philosophy is the cornerstone of the artistic approach
of Blackdog Records. |
