HISTORY:
DonFuryStudio began as a small rehearsal room on 17th Street in Manhattan, where bands from the original New York punk scene would work. The Voidoids, James Chance, the Bush Tetras, and the Stimulators were a few of the first bands to visit the room. The studio soon moved to the well known 18 Spring Street address and evolved into a recording environment, and began to host two completely different scenes.
The art-punk scene was focused in the East village, the Mudd Club, and Danceteria, and artists like Glenn Branca, Y-Pants, Circle X, Plus Instruments, Jules Baptiste, Malaria, and later Sonic Youth, God is my Co-pilot, and Helmet used the studio. Nina Hagen, Chris Spedding, Robert Gordon and Elliot Sharp were guests.
The Hardcore scene began at the studio around the time that 'United Blood' was recorded by Agnostic Front.
At that time bands like the Psychos, the Cro Mags, and Warzone were also in the room.
Fury played a crucial role in starting the famous CBGB hardcore matinee, through his relationship with Hilly Kristal, CBGB's owner.
Along with classic hardcore bands like Sick of it All, Underdog, and Madball, the bands from the ABC no Rio scene began recording with Fury. Citizen's Arrest, Born Against, Go!, Absolution and Nausea all worked the room.
Revelation Records began to use the studio extensively with all of it's bands, and the straight-edge and post-hardcore scenes were practically born from the studio. Gorilla Biscuits, Judge, Burn, Youth of Today, Into Another, Quicksand, Orange 9mm, and Civ are some of the bands that began their recording careers at the studio.
Wreck-Age Records filled the gap left by Revelation's move to California, and depended on the studio for recordings by Yuppicide, Mind Over Matter, SFA, Stillsuit, Neglect, Bad Trip, Indecision, and more.
Equal Vision Records came to the studio for records by Shelter and Shift.
Victory Records came for records by Snapcase, Warzone, and Shelter.
Punk Rock came in the form of the Bouncing Souls, the Blanks 77, and the Lunachicks. GG Allin and the Murder Junkies came unto themselves.
Fury produced major label releases for Lava, Atlantic, David Geffen Company, Island, Polydor, East West, American and BMG records. Both Civ and Quicksand had heavy rotation on MTV.
In the late 90's, Fury created a distribution deal with TVT Records for his studio label, Building Records, bringing a new mid-size independent label to the New York scene. Fury signed and recorded LP's by Stillsuit, dayinthelife, and A Day for Honey for Building Records. Although that deal is over, Building stayed active with an indie signing; Pintsize, from Santa Fe, NM. Pintsize has since reformed into the super new band Milagres.
Fury's vision of a room built for scene-oriented bands in New York and the World was realized. Bands from around the world - Britain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Greece, Norway, Argentina, Canada, and across the U.S.A. made great records at the donfurystudio.
And Recently:
CYCLONE SOUND has been Fury's amazing studio for 8 years.
Built on Coney Island beach in Brooklyn, NY, and opened on January 4th, 2001, artists as diverse as World Inferno Friendship Society, Black 47, The Spunks, Mental, Outbreak, Hiretsukan, Mommy and Daddy, Rantanplan, x-lover, Endangered Feces, Caught In A Trap and many, many others have made crucial records with Fury.
Some Cyclone Sound clients have come in from: California, Florida, Canada, Norway, Belgium and Germany.
And Now:
Fury makes a giant move to TROY, NEW YORK! See you at the new studio to share in the glory!
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