Lester Lewis Completes 5th Album

Media Recording’s own Steve Young just put the finishing touches on the 5th album from Lester Lewis. Lester is the pioneer of Reggae Gospel music throughout the Caribbean and has been recording and performing music since the mid 1970s.

You may know Lester from his newest hit, “I Saw a Black Man in the White House,” featuring Katt Williams, which was recorded at Media. Over the past few years Lester has flown in from Jamaica to work at Media’s exceptional facility with its award winning staff.

Kofo Prepares for Royal Performance

Kofo The Wonderman (Master Drummer, Composer, Lead Singer and Bandleader) recently visited Media Recording working on a piece to be played for the King of Nigeria. When Kofo is working on a serious project, you won't find him without our own Steve Young at the console. Steve has co-produced 3 albums for Kofo since 2001.

Kofo’s stage name ‘The Wonderman’ reflects his  creative skill and ability to master the ‘Talking Drum’. The ‘Talking Drum’ is  the only percussion instrument that can speak words as accurately as the human  tongue. For more about Kofo visit www.kofomusic.com

Hold Up the Sky in NPR Top Ten Albums of 2008

NPR Rock Critic Ken Tucker chose Andy Zwerling’s Hold Up The Sky for his list of top 10 best albums of 2008.

All music was written, arranged, produced, recorded and mixed by Steve Young at Media Recording Studios.

To see more visit www.NPR.org

Katt Williams Raps on Historic Track

Katt Williams, First Sunday, HBO: The Pimp Chronicles Pt.1, while preparing on Long Island for some television appearances and a Carnegie Hall performance, spent some time at Media Recording Studios.
Katt needed a studio with a seasoned producer in Hip Hop music, so he arranged to work with Steve Young.

Steve Young played a track for Katt that he had previously arranged for the pioneer of Reggae Gospel, Lester Lewis, "I Saw A Black Man In The White House".  Williams liked the hook so much that he recorded a rap for it right then and there, with Steve in the booth. The rest made history.

The track was posted on YouTube, on November 4th, it has received over 30,000+ views and has inspired several remixes.

The Single and downloads are available to order now at www.Isawablackmaninthewhitehouse.com.

The Single and Ringtones are available on Rhapsody, Amazon Mp3, and all major online stores. Visit YouTube to listen to the song.