Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Tarsia, founder of Sigma Sound Studios and chief engineer for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s Philadelphia International Records, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — What’s the most significant Philadelphia music landmark that needs to be saved? Last month, Preserve Pennsylvania announced that the John Coltrane house in Strawberry Mansion is ...

Fans spell out "BOWIE" with their bodies outside Sigma Sound Studios on 12th Street in 1974 while David Bowie was recording songs for the album "Young Americans." (Dagmar) The second annual Philly ...

Though repurposing to a museum appeals to some, the timing is tough. Museums around the world are facing closure as the coronavirus pandemic obliterates traffic. The Philadelphia Historical Commission ...

Sigma Sound Studios is a legendary Philadelphia recording studio, first opening its doors over 40 years ago. It has served as the first main studio for icons like David Bowie, Jackson 5, Madonna, and ...

The Sigma Studios building — birthplace of the famous “Philly Sound” — has won a spot on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, protecting the beloved cultural landmark from demolition. The ...

In addition to hosting Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, Sigma Studios is where Philadelphia International Records – the Gamble, Huff, and Bell label – got its start. The former Sigma Sound Studio ...

MAD Dragon Music Group will present the first of several events centered on Drexel’s Sigma Sound audio archives, a historic collection of approximately 6,200 master audiotapes documenting the ...

His work as an engineer at Sigma Sound Studios left a sonic stamp on R&B hits by the O’Jays, the Delfonics, the Stylistics and many others. By Bill Friskics-Warren Joe Tarsia, the recording engineer ...