Kenny Cash Producer Engineer Composer and Owner Of Norwalk CT Music Recording Studio Factory Underground Launches New Website

Factory Underground Owner, producer, recording engineer, composer of music for film, Kenny Cash has launched a new website featuring his latest work.  www.KennyCash.com

Kenny Cash of the Factory Underground Studio is a versatile and artistic producer-musician. Leading the way in Hip Hop, Electronica, Alternative, Rock, Soul, Pop, and Classical--there is little ground left unbroken by Kenny Cash. Very few producers can boast of Cash’s multitalented reputation: he is known as a beat master in the Hip Hop world, a remix extraordinaire in the EDM genre, and even had a Billboard charting classical album in the same year that his rock-EDM remix was being considered as the theme song by the U.S. Olympic team.

It should come as no surprise that Kenny Cash was granted a scholarship to the world-famed Berklee College of Music, where he mastered the electric bass, acoustic and electric guitar, and learned to play the drums, keyboards, and clarinet. Also no surprise--that his advanced studio skills are purely self-taught.

In 2009, Cash opened the Factory Underground Studio in Norwalk, CT, alongside business partner Ethan Isaac. “The Factory,” a state of the art recording facility, is where Kenny Cash was finally able to center his artistry. The Factory's cool New York vibe, professionalism, and talent pool quickly began to draw in artists from all over the Northeast and beyond. And through all of this, Cash’s own creative output has thrived.

Fred The Godson, Collin E, Lighta, "My Swag Crazy" Produced by Kenny Cash

Cash has produced and collaborated with a wide variety of artists. He has worked with award-winning mix engineer Ron St. Germain, heavy metal/EDM artist Sid Wilson of Slipknot, and alternative rock group Edisun. He has earned his stripes in the Hip Hop world by producing for Fred the Godson, Canibus, Chino XL, Cory Gunz, Cappadonna, and Babs Bunny (Making the Band), and earned praise from Hip Hop legend KRS-One. Other clients have included SRG/Spotify, SONY, and Universal Music Group. Most recently, Cash has had the pleasure of engineering and mixing for guitar legend Martin Barre (Jethro Tull), Anuhea, Poppa Chubby, and Davina and the Vagabonds. Cash also co-writes alongside his wife Laura in their writing duo under the name Che-Val, with a single “My Beat” hitting #52 in the top 40 radio chart. Cash has music placed in a variety of TV networks including MTV, Oxygen and E and is signed non-exclusively to multiple licensing companies including Music Box and Atrium Music.

Che-Val - My Beat Produced by Kenny Cash

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Nile Rodgers, Tony Moran, and Kimberly Davis, Film Hit Single At Factory Underground Studio

Davis, Moran, and Rodgers in the Control Room

Congratulations to the Studio for hosting world renowned record producer Nile Rodgers, famous producer Tony Moran, and up and coming musician Kimberly Davis! Rodgers, Moran, and Davis all entered the Factory Underground Studio to record shots for their new music video, “My Fire”.

Nile Rodgers in the studio with one of the Factory Underground owners, Kenny

Nile Rodgers has worked with artists such as Madonna, David Bowie, Sister Sledge, and Daft Punk, providing his impressive background in the music industry. Starting off as a guitarist in the hit band Chic, he created top-charting songs like, "Le Freak," "I Want Your Love", and "Good Times." Rodgers’s repertoire of songs he has worked on over the years include, Bowie’s “Just Dance”, Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl”, Sister Sledge’s “We are Family”, Diana Ross’s “Upside Down”, Adam Lambert’s “Lay Me Down” and even Daft Punk’s “Up All Night To Get Lucky”.

Davis told Billboard.com, “No sane music artist would deny Nile being a part of their project." Where Moran  added, “Nile is a true inspiration to the world in his ability to create and shape musical genres,”

From 80s disco, to modern electronic music, Rodgers has revolutionized the music industry, granting him the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame prestigious award of Musical Excellence. On top of being a two time grammy award winner for his work on the record “Get Lucky” and album “Random Access Memories”, Rolling Stone has named him in “The 50 Most Important People in EDM”, coming in at number 29.

Rodgers, Moran, and Davis in the Factory Underground control room

Rodgers’s newest pop project includes teaming up with two time Grammy nominated Tony Moran. Moran, a mixer, producer, DJ, and singer-songwriter, is best known for his remixes of popular songs. His remixes of Kristine W’s “Walk Away” and Martha Wash’s “Keep your Body Working” have landed number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts. Moran has worked with Madonna, George Michael, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Martha Wash, Janet Jackson, Neyo, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Selena Gomez, Kristine W and many others.

Rodgers and Moran are now teaming with singer Kimberly Davis. Davis’s new single is being released through Curtis Urbin’s dance label, Quark Records. Despite being new to the music industry, Davis has already succeeded in making it to the top ten on the Billboard’s Hot Club Play Charts with her songs, “Get Up” and “Twist of Love”. Her newest single, “My Fire” is destined to be a hit, already having almost 130,000 Youtube Views in a mere week.

Screenshot from the music video with Rodgers, Moran, and Davis in the control room

The music video’s artistic black and white camera frames includes quick glances of the Factory Underground logo, in addition to showing Davis, Moran, and Rodgers jamming out in the Studio's control room. The music video also exhibits different areas of the studio, showcasing the cement walls and  modern rustic decor, which provided the perfect setting for the urban inspired music video.

The name Factory Underground featured in the music video

“It’s kind of fun that scenes shot in Manhattan make it seem like the Factory Underground is in New York City, but it’s great that you see our branding all through the video; the producers were very kind to us in that regard. We really enjoyed hosting the production. Everyone was friendly and super professional,” said Marc Alan, Factory Underground Director of Marketing.

“My Fire” first premiered  through Billboard.com, where thousands of viewers read up about the production of the music video. Featured on the website is a picture of Rodgers, Moran, and Davis sitting in the Underground’s control room, with the Factory Underground logo brightly displayed behind them.

Factory Underground's address featured in the music video

While Rodgers was browsing the Studio’s spaces, he said “I’ve heard about Factory Underground for a long time, and was always interested to see what was happening here”.

We are so proud of the studio for being a part of Nile Rodgers, Tony Moran, and Kimberly Davis’s new project, and we wish them all the best success with the new single.

Kenny Cash, one of the Factory Underground owners added: “It meant a lot to me professionally having Nile playing guitar in my studio, posting photos of the Factory on his Instagram. We are attracting incredible new artists to the studio every day, but this was definitely one for the books.”

New Alt Music Album from Brian Larney "America Needs The Town Hall" in the Norwalk Hour Newspaper

A SONGWRITER'S OBSESSION

Reprinted from the Norwalk Hour Newspaper, May 25, 2017

 

Brian Larney at Factory Underground Studio

NORWALK — Last summer, Brian Larney enjoyed a picnic at the beach, the details of which he still remembers vividly.

He was at the boat marina in Fairfield, not far from the Black Rock apartment he shares with his cat.

He ate a sandwich — turkey with cheese — and a side of chips with iced tea. Stuffed from his feast, he did what any reasonable person at the beach would do.

He took a nap.

But when he awoke, it hit him. He’d been struggling to name his next album and suddenly — perhaps caused by a sandwich-induced euphoria — he had it. The collection of songs he’d written as his own response to current events would be called “The Town Hall.”

“I was taking a nap after I ate a sandwich at the beach and it just came to me,” Larney said. “I wanted something identifiable and simple.”

Brian Larney at Factory Underground Studio

 By day, Larney is a software engineer at Norwalk-based Factset, a financial data and software company. But by night — and pretty much any free time he can find — he’s a guitar-strumming, piano-playing, song-writing musician who’s just released a new album through the Factory Underground recording studio and label.

The album is a solo project filled with songs written by Larney. He said the album is more “socially aware” than his previous albums, and the songs are more about his reactions to current events.
“I write all my own songs,” Larney said. “It’s my main obsession. Lately I’ve been getting more world-aware. In the past, generally it’s been broken heart crap. Loosely it’s rock. Someone once called it smart pop ... I thought they meant college rock. I think I’m a little less angular than that.”
He’s never been injured enough to find out for sure, but Larney is pretty sure he would bleed music notes in a dire situation.

“I got in a fight once with a singer and he said, ‘If I cut you, you would bleed music notes,’ and I really think that’s probably true,” Larney said.

Brian Larney at Factory Underground Studio

Larney first fell in love with music as a child in Fairfield where his father would constantly play old records. As he got older he only grew more obsessed with songwriting, and even taught himself how to play the piano by sneaking into the music room at Fairfield High School for 6 a.m. practice sessions. Eventually, the school found out and — after reminding him not to use the room outside of regular school hours — simply gave him a key to practice whenever he wanted.

“In High School I was kind of a dork,” Larney said. “I didn’t have a ton of friends. But I played electric guitar at an ongoing show my freshman year and after that it was easy. People respected people who played music. I formed a band after that and I haven’t stopped making music since.”
Even as a software engineer at Factset, a job he’s held for nearly a decade, Larney has found a connection between his work life and his music, as well as the ardent support of his coworkers.
“I know a lot of software engineers who are also musicians and I think there’s a reason for that,” Larney said. “When it doesn’t suck, it’s like writing a song.”

Larney said he’s often thought about making the leap to full-time musician and part-time regular adult, but hasn’t worked up the courage just yet.

”One day I’ll just do it,” Larney said. "I'll just stop and just do it. On tour, I always say I’m going to. It seems so easy, and the happiest time for me is on those tours where all I have to worry about is getting to the next show where I get to play again.”

Larney’s album, ”America Needs The Town Hall” is out now, and available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music and www.thetownhallband.com.

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LINES WEST NOMINATED FOR CONNECTICUT MUSIC AWARDS: BEST ALBUM; BEST SONG; BEST INDIE ROCK BEST AMERICANA

 

LINES WEST NOMINATED FOR CONNECTICUT MUSIC AWARDS: BEST ALBUM; BEST SONG; BEST INDIE ROCK BEST AMERICANA

Factory Press (Norwalk, Ct): Connecticut independent artist Lines West has been nominated in several categories of the Connecticut Music Awards, including Best Album (Two of a Perfect Pair), Best New Song (No Where Feels Like Home, Simple Rain), Best Overall Band, Best Rock, Best Indie Rock, and Best Country or Americana. 

At the heart of Lines West,  there is the duo of Brian Larney on vocals, guitar and keyboards, and John Radzin on guitar and vocals. The perfect pair, known as the "Simon and Garfunkel of Indie Rock-Americana," are joined  by bassist Kenny Cash and drummer Scott Logan. The group tour regionally and nationally in support of the their album releases. Their song "No Where Feels Like Home," is a song reflecting a sentiment common amongst traveling musicians. Lines West are themselves proud to call Connecticut their home.

The group is currently in pre-production for their third record at the Factory Underground Studios in Norwalk, Ct. The album will be co-produced by Lines West with tracking, mixing and mastering under the guidance of Cash, a co-owner and Chief Producer of the Factory Underground. 

The Connecticut Music Awards are sponsored by www.CTNow.com, and the winners are chosen by public voting. 

Votes may be cast at: http://bestof.ctnow.com/survey-25-connecticut_music_awards_2016.html

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