Staff & Studio
New Royalty Records Staff
Nick Gardino
Recording Engineer/Studio Manager/Owner
With ten years of recording experience, Nick Gardino is the proud owner of New Royalty Records. He now holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management with a Concentration in Audio Recording Technology from Five Towns College. Before he began New Royalty Records, he worked for Five Towns in all three of their recording studios, managing sessions and helping students use the equipment. Simultaneously he worked as an Audio Tutor, helping students make practical use of the lessons taught to them in class. His passion for music and recording drives him to improve on his skills as an engineer, and to continually improve New Royalty Records for the artists we serve.
Paolis Urena
Assistant Studio Manager/Assistant Engineer
A student of Stony Brook University School of Business, Paolis Urena works personally with each client to guarantee them a session everyone can feel good about. With an ear for perfection and fresh sound, his production assistance adds to every track. Among his other talents, Mr. Urena produces instrumentals, writes lyrics, and even manages event planning for New Royalty Records.
Maria Russo
Bookings and Receptions Manager
Student of St. Johns University for Organizational Psychology, Maria Russo helps welcome our clients into the studio and manage our schedule calendar.
Chris Carlucci
Musical Composition/Production Assistant
A musician of multiple instruments, Carlucci has studied music at C.W. Post and Molloy College. He has been playing the piano for sixteen years, with over ten years of formal training. He now works for New Royalty Records as a Studio Musician, and production assistant in projects that require his particular skills in building complete songs from the ground up. He also works as a private instructor of the piano, guitar, and musical theory, as he builds his career in the music industry. Carlucci's unique style aims to create a well structured, unique sound that completely supports the ideas and visions of the artists he works with.
John Terranova
Studio Aesthetics Consultant
While studying marketing, advertising, and real estate, Mr. Terranova works side by side with top level management to maintain the atmosphere we strive to achieve.
Gregory Sands
Public Relations Manager
Mr. Sands' musical background dates back to his childhood. Throughout the years he has picked up multiple instruments and learned them consecutively. Also a student of the recording arts, he has substantial experience inside of recording studios. After studying writing and journalism, at Emerson College, Sands has secured himself as a fixture in the entertainment industry. For New Royalty Records, he works to make sure that our clients, fans, friends and family are receiving the proper care.
New Royalty Records Recording Studio
The Live Room
Truly one of a kind. Our Live Room was designed from beginning to end to be a room which inspires creativity. A spacious 10'x14' area with incredible graffiti art covering every wall. Equipped with a PA system so you can hear the full power of your songs at anytime. The Live Room is the perfect place to feel creative, feel comfortable, and enjoy every take.
The Control Room
Experience the production of your music in our Control Room. Sit and watch our professional recording engineers mix your project to perfection while listening on our crystal clear studio monitors.
The Lounge
Time to relax a bit? Kick back in our lounge area, equipped with its own speaker set up so you can hear your mix while you chill. Have something to eat, and make some tea, or coffee in our kitchen.
The Balcony
Take a breath of fresh air on our balcony. Right outside the Live Room, our balcony is the perfect place to relax after a take, and listen to your song on our loudspeakers.