Musical Scores, Big Dreams ; Jazz, Hip-Hop, Mexican Bands Aspire to Their First Hit Tunes

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PASSAIC - At the turn of the dials, the hum of a synthesizer gushed through speakers in the dim recording studio. Hunched behind a soundboard and computer monitor, Barry Jones grabbed his silver- toned trumpet, tapped on the valves and blew.

The music he had written himself was light, laid back. The notes lingered in the air like incense smoke curling behind him.

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Musical Scores, Big Dreams ; Jazz, Hip-Hop, Mexican Bands Aspire to Their First Hit Tunes

Across from a sign asking people to please not urinate in the hallway, the sleek black room fulfills Jones' creative hunger, and despite a small clientele, Nibiru Sound Studios thrives. It is one of four on the Central Avenue...

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