Phil Manning is offering expert piano tuning, piano repairs, appraisals, refinishing, rebuilding, pitch raise, and other piano related services to his customers in the greater Toronto area.

Toronto, ON -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/22/2009 -- Phil Manning has been working as a professional entertainer for over 30 years, singing, playing Hammond organ and of course, piano. During this time Phil also built and operated a commercial recording facility where he produced, arranged and recorded many album and demo projects, radio commercials and soundtracks for film and video. Tuning pianos, as well as doing minor repairs, was certainly a valuable acquired skill which Phil regularly put to good use.

In concert with the launch of Artist Piano Care Phil is collecting credentials to accompany his established skills as a qualified piano technician. A student of the Randy Potter School of Piano Technology , Phil has successfully completed Randy Potter's Basic/Intermediate Piano Training Seminar at Montana State University. As a part of his continuing professional development, Phil regularly attends seminars and conferences such as Tune in to UWO III , presented by the Piano Technology Program at the University of Western Ontario. As an active member of the Toronto chapter of the PTG (Piano Technicians Guild), Phil attends and participates in all chapter meetings and functions.

Phil Offers the following services:

Piano Tuning • corrects the pitch of each note and "sets" each string to stabilize its pitch.

Piano Pitch Raise • necessary prior to tuning if a piano has not been regularly serviced and the pitch has drifted too far to be recovered with a regular tuning. Occasionally more than one pitch raise is necessary before a stable tuning is possible.

Piano Voicing • manipulates the density and pliabilty of the individual hammers in order to optimize the tonal quality of each note. Voicing is desired on newer pianos as part of a new piano set up or to suit the pianist's preference. Older pianos require voicing to restore tone lost to age and wear.

Piano Regulation covers 20+ mechanical adjustments per note in order to establish an optimized "feel" to the pianist while maximizing the widest possible dynamic range (softest to fullest). While regulation is often necessary to restore the "playability" of an older piano, many new pianos require regulation following delivery.

Other Services • Artist Piano Care is partnered with other piano experts in the greater Toronto area to provide services such as refinishing, rebuilding and transportation.

About:
Phil Manning of Artist Piano Care is a musician and an expert Piano Technician who has been in business for many years. His specializations include Piano tuning, piano repairs, pitch raise, voicing, regulation, rebuilding pianos, refurbishing pianos, transportation of pianos, and more.

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Maspeth, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/16/2009 -- Ray Balconis of the Queens, New York Recording Studio StudioRay recorded Kim Sozzi's "Feel Your Love" at his recording studio which is located 56-35 Remsen Place in Maspeth, NY 11378. Ray provides many services including music production, vocal coaching, mastering, mixing, recording, and more.

Ray Balconis recently recorded the song "Feel your Love" by Kim Sozzi which is a billboard charting HIT which is currently being blasted on the airways on the big name radio stations such as Z100 in New York. Ray Balconis provides exceptional mastering, mixing, recording and other music and vocal production services at his comfortable studio in Queens, NY. Ray says come on down and enjoy the "relaxed vibe". He has a service available for most musicians with a serious desire to produce quality recordings that are radio worthy.

This is what Ray says about Vocals:
We all love our slammin' beats, loud guitars, thumping basses etc., etc., but in the end the most important part of any song, the part that the listener hears and identifies with most, is the vocals. Vocal production is one of my strongest areas of expertise – I can completely coach you vocally, and help to arrange & create all vocal parts and harmonies. Artists who've had tracks created elsewhere come to me to record the vocals on their songs solely for the quality of my vocal production.

About Mastering:
I use the best digital tools for mastering including Universal Audio's UAD1 software and Wavelab, as well as the best of all tools - years of experience in giving songs the finishing touch that allows them to stand out on the radio. Please visit my mastering page for more details.

About Production:
My producer skills include such things as pop arrangements, rock production, acoustic recording, hip-hop mixing, vocals, and a lot of things in between. But they do NOT include every possible musical style. Please call or email me and I'll give you an honest answer as to whether I feel that as a producer I can help your particular project.

Visit Ray's Website Here:
http://www.studioray.net

About :
Ray Balconis is a musician and music producer, vocal coach, and an expert in mastering, mixing, and recording. He invites musicians to come down to his New York, NY Recording Studio located 56-35 Remsen Place in Maspeth, NY.

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