features - Music
Kool and the Gang’s Rise to Success
Have you ever pictured yourself entertaining bystanders in the subway to earn some cash? How about not only picturing that, what about DOING just that as a young teenager? Well what better a band, than one called Kool and the Gang to handle such a daunting task? The crew’s open-arms approach to unconventionality was an […]
Kool and the Gang’s Rise to Success
Keys to Success: The David Rosenthal Story
David Rosenthal’s illustrious talents and ambitions have propelled him to the pinnacle of the modern music world since his graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Top Ten Singles, Grammy Nominations, and World Tours with names like Billy Joel and Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Enrique Iglesias, Robert Palmer, Cyndi Lauper and many others. For […]
Keys to Success: The David Rosenthal Story
Up-and-Coming: Michael “Horse” Becton
What does it take to succeed? Furthermore, especially when all the odds are pointing in the other direction? How does one find the courage and the motivation to soar above and beyond the status-quo, in order to reach higher ground? Ferro Productions unveiled the answers to those questions during our most recent Up-and-Coming interview, featuring […]
Up-and-Coming: Michael “Horse” Becton
One Kool Cat
Earlier this year Ferro Productions was on the road filming a behind the scenes documentary with Kool & The Gang and Van Halen on their world tour. During which we had several opportunities to sit down with arguably the most legendary name in Funk and R&B music, Robert “Kool” Bell. Although this band and its […]
One Kool Cat
The Art Behind Production
A wise man once said, ” If you don’t have a passion for it, don’t even try, because it will just break your heart.” The “wise man” – Art McLaughlin. The “it” – the wild world of production. For almost 40 years, Mr. McLaughlin has been a pioneering member in the business, notably, and feel […]
The Art Behind Production
The Pioneers of Digital
Digital – per the World English Dictionary; is defined as “the representation of data as a series of numerical values”. Kinda bland as definitions go. At least until one takes a deeper look, especially during a time when it seems that “digital” technology is what keeps our world turning. Let me explain. While digital technology […]
The Pioneers of Digital
Art McLaughlin: Production and Passion
The doors open and a crowd begins to gather. Within the hour the show will begin, a spectacle of music and light. The stage is built; the sound is ready, the musicians wrapping up their last minute rehearsals. There’s electricity in the air as everyone gathers to enjoy an evening of laughter and music and […]
Art McLaughlin: Production and Passion
System Of A Down
Having just ONE day off to recharge the batteries, FerroProductions’ crew made the ONLY logical choice to kick back for the day/night; drop in on a great friend Shavo from System of the Down at their NJ PNC Bank Arts Center show. System is arguably one of the best live shows out there. We, as […]
System Of A Down
Audio 101
“I see Six Drunken Scottish dudes, who smell because they haven’t taken a bath in a week. All of a sudden, I’m their best friend.” Sound like a line from a Tarantino movie or perhaps an excerpt from one of Hunter S. Thompson’s psychotropic-induced novels? Neither. It’s but one experience taken from the pages of […]
Audio 101
Hanging on the Tour Bus
Atlantic City, NJ Ferro Productions had a crew travel to America’s Playground yesterday gathering content for the upcoming reality show “Making It Kool.” We joined Robert “Kool” Bell and a few members of his Gang on their state-of-the-art tour bus at The Golden Nugget Resort and Casino to compose two different interviews. During the first […]
Hanging on the Tour Bus
All Too Kool Ferro Tour
CORPORATE AMERICA vs. ROCK n ROLL: After 29 weeks of a strict NFL production schedule the Ferro crew is preparing for a more relaxed and undefined working environment for their next project. Although more undefined, the standards for the end product remain as high, if not higher for this client. So you may be wondering…”What […]
All Too Kool Ferro Tour
Ferro Hooks Up with JVC
Upon our return from Super Bowl XLVI, our “Industry” friends asked “So now what?” HINT it’s KOOL and … Expecting to hear something from us along the lines of “we’re gonna rest”, or perhaps even a “who knows, after the Super Bowl, what could you do to keep that high going!” Little did they know in […]
Ferro Hooks Up with JVC
Synth Evolution
It’s difficult to listen to music today and ignore the dominating presence of electronics that stretches across almost every genre. Although some artists might rely more on electronic instruments to craft their sound than others, it is rare these days to find a musician who is unfamiliar with synthesizer technology. Over thirty years ago it […]
Synth Evolution
Lights, Camera, Access
Welcome to FerroProductions.com, the all-new home of Ferro Productions. Here we will showcase the work and accomplishments of Ferro Productions. Through a collection of featured stories and news articles we will also provide you with an insider’s view into the world of production in music and television through the first hand accounts of Ferro’s team […]
