Steve Rosenthal (Owner) owned and operated The Magic Shop recording studio in NYC for 28 years. The studio was home to hundreds of recording artists like David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Ramones, Blondie, Coldplay, Arcade Fire and many more.  Steve is a four time Grammy winner having produced, mixed and restored archival projects for Woody Guthrie, Alan Lomax, Jelly Roll Morton, Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra and The Rolling Stones. Last year he was nominated for his work on the Complete Concert by the Sea by Errol Garner. Steve has also produced and engineered new music for Lou Reed, Natalie Merchant, Suzanne Vega, Dave Van Ronk, Laura Nyro, Charles Brown and Ollabelle. For seventeen years, Steve and his wife Jennifer Gilson owned and operated The Living Room, New York’s iconic singer-songwriter venue. This fall he opened MARS NYC, MagicShop Archival and Restoration Studios, to continue his preservation and archiving work.

Production and Engineering Credits

Shane Carroll (Archival Engineer) began working for MagicShop Archive and Restoration Studios in 2019, starting as an apprentice and continuing on into a full-time position in 2020. Since joining Steve at MARS, Shane has archived and restored projects for numerous clients, including Joan Jett, Sonic Youth, The Numero Group, Girls Against Boys, Les Paul, and Melvin Gibbs. Shane is also the owner of The Barn Door Studios, LLC, working as an audio engineer and producer for independent artists and podcasts.