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Staff
Edwin Soto
grew up as a New York City
musician. His love for entertainment started listening to his mom's record
collection of pop, Latin, and r&b. After enrolling in a queens acting and
modeling agency, he performed several modeling shows and theatre plays. One of
those performances was singing at Madison Square Garden. All before turning 9
years old.
Edwin picked up a
trombone at the age of 9 and has been playing professionally ever since. Not
leaving behind his singing roots, he began to compose original works at the age
of 14. Since then, he's performed at several venues, like the prestigious
Carnegie Hall and at Lincoln Center (Alice Tully Hall). Edwin attended The City
College of New York and majored in Music Production.
His vision of giving
back to the community that has given him so much, started out by giving a
couple of local rappers their chance to create a demo for free. The vision
became a reality when long-time musician friend, Nick Simone, decided to join him
in creating the most affordable recording studio in New York.
He is currently working
closely with Big Break Productions on a concert that he will headline Summer
2004.
 Nick
Simone
has been making himself into a well
rounded musician since his early childhood. His parents were a big
influence, musically, early on. He began studying clarinet (after
pestering his mother for one). It was there where he quickly learned to read
music and have a great sense of pitch. Eager to constantly learn more he turned
to his father, a professional drummer, to keep up his musicianship abilities
over the years. Thanks to him, he ended up picking up several instruments
as a result. Nick has expanded his knowledge playing clarinet, guitar,
bass, drums, and piano professionally.
He received a scholarship to Wagner College for music performance and was able
to expand his knowledge of music. His variety in playable instruments allowed
him to play in multiple ensembles ranging from classical to jazz. Nick continues
to perform as a baritone for the Wagner college choir that tours every year.
Nick performs at least 10 times a year with different ensembles. Some venues
include, Carnegie Hall with the Wagner College Choir, the Metropolitan Opera
House for MTV's opening act of the Video Music Awards in '01.
Being engaged with music performance has driven him towards recording audio.
So it was inevitable that he and Edwin would become partners in working toward a
more affordable approach in audio production. He is currently a guitar
instructor and plays Bass with a group called 'Stone Groove'.
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