Version City

IF YOU ARE DIGGING THE SOUNDS, CONSIDER VERSION CITY FOR YOUR NEXT RECORDING PROJECT!



VERSION CITY STUDIO

Version City is the workshop of producer/engineer/performer/recording artist King Django. From its inception at the beginning of 1997, Version City has been an important and influential studio, particularly in New York/New Jersey ska, reggae and dub music. Bands and artist from all over the US and the world come to the humble basement to record or send in their tracks for mixing, re-mixing, dub-mixing, voicing or mastering. While specializing in Jamaican and Jamaican-influenced music, Django has produced and engineered a wide range of styles including punk rock, doowop, jazz, rhythm & blues, klezmer, funk, hip-hop and more.



Past and present clients and projects have included:

Ashanti Congo Roy

Bigger Thomas

Bomb Town

Cedric Brooks

Cold Spot 8

Crazy Baldhead

Dave Hillyard

Da Whole Thing

Deep Minor

Desorden Publico

Dr. Ring Ding

Eastern Standard Time

Faber

German Goldenshteyn

Guerrillafinga

Hub City Stompers

Hyphen One

Johnny Osbourne

Justin Rothberg Trio

King Django

La Severa Matacera

Little John

Nigger Kojak

Predator Dub Assassins

Prince Alla

Ray Musiker

Redstar 73 records

Roaring Lion

Rocker T

Roger Miret & The Disasters

Sic & Mad

Sister Nancy

Stubborn All-Stars

Sugar Minott

The Code

The Forthrights

The Pietasters

The Radiation Kings

The Slackers

Unlikely Alibi

Version City Rockers

Victor Rice

Wareika Hill

Weatherman

Westbound Train

Yabby You & The Prophets



Until 2001 the studio was located in a cellar on East Third Street in NYC. Over the years many bands and artists have passed through. Tons of reggae, rocksteady and ska tracks and many complete albums were recorded at the original hideout of the NYC Ska Mob. The anarchist atmosphere and strong smell of urine and raw sewage led to the spontaneous creation of the first Version City CD but also eventually contributed to the destruction of that rat-infested location.

In 2001 Django rebuilt the studio in its new location and continued improving it with new and better equipment. The new Version City, located in New Brunswick, NJ now offers both full analog and digital recording along with Django's renowned production and engineering skills. We also offer MOBILE DIGITAL MULTI-TRACKING, so we can record your band ANYWHERE!!! In addition, we can organize DUBPLATE and VOICING SESSIONS with many foundation reggae artists.