Supersonics at the Super Bowl XLIV
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 – 20:54:04 -0800 PST | No Comment

COLUMN: Music was at the heart of nearly three-quarters of the eleven million commercials that aired during Super Bowl XXXXVMLCDMIIEEEEE or whatever they were calling it. And music was the bleeding heart of the halftime …

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Mokafix Audio has updated BlueReeds and GlueReeds electric piano emulations to 1.5
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 – 18:14:10 -0800 PST | No Comment

/Music Industry Newswire/ — BlueReeds and GlueReeds updated to 1.5. The “click on noteon” bug that still happened on some setups after a patch change has been completely ironed out, which means BlueReeds and GlueReeds …


Shipping Begins on Moog Taurus 3 Bass Pedals – More Moog News for 2010
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 – 18:05:56 -0800 PST | No Comment

Asheville, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — According to the folks at Moog, their new Taurus 3 Bass Pedals have begun making their way to musicians worldwide. A new OS update for the Minimoog Voyager is …

Group 55 Technology Consulting Reps ASK Video in North America
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 – 20:09:58 -0800 PST | No Comment

Ontario, Canada /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, has added Neil Ziesing and Andrew Harris of Group 55 Technology Consulting as sales representatives for the …

TC Group announces creation of new organization, TC Group International (TCGI)
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 – 17:09:21 -0800 PST | No Comment

Kungsbacka, Sweden /Music Industry Newswire/ — The TC Group has announced a restructuring that has resulted in the formation of a new organization known as TC Group International which will operate out of Aarhus in …

NARIP Phoenix Appoints Scott and Sotos to Leadership Roles
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 – 21:10:14 -0800 PST | No Comment
NARIP Phoenix Appoints Scott and Sotos to Leadership Roles

PHOENIX, Ariz. /Music Industry Newswire/ — With the continuing expansion of music in and around the Phoenix area, the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (www.narip.com) appoints Les Scott and Peter Sotos to board positions …

Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 – 18:23:13 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS, the first instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studios. Recorded using sophisticated engineering techniques and exclusive vintage …

Announcing Nine Volt Audio Action Drums: Cinematic Edition
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 – 19:15:43 -0800 PST | No Comment

Nashville, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Action Drums: Cinematic Edition from Nine Volt Audio is a dynamic collection of performances designed to fill the percussive needs of motion picture, television, video game and production music.
Recorded …

NEW Radio Station 90.5 KTRL Looking for NEW Music
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 – 19:12:49 -0800 PST | No Comment

Stephenville, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — New high powered broadcast station at Tarleton State University. Drew Slattery with KURT & KTRL radio is requesting to be sent new music asap. They still have the Rock …

U.S. Dept. of State and Brooklyn Academy of Music to showcase DanceMotion USA
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 – 22:31:50 -0800 PST | No Comment

Washington, DC /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will rollout DanceMotion USA on Friday, January 22, from 2:30 …

Spectrasonics announce Trilian and Omnisphere 1.2 Updates, new iPhone Omni Live App
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 18:22:17 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — At the 2010 NAMM show in Anaheim, Spectrasonics announced new v1.2 updates for Omnisphere® and Trilian® – bringing full 64-bit cross-platform support for the complete line of their award-winning …

IK Multimedia announces StealthBoard
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 17:47:41 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — IK Multimedia is proud to introduce StealthBoard™, the first USB-MIDI floor controller for guitar and bass players that gives you full control over your entire rig. You may now …

IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube 3
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 17:44:18 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — IK Multimedia is proud to present AmpliTube 3, a massive upgrade of the leading guitar and bass tone gear-modeling software! AmpliTube 3 raises the industry standard of sound variety, …

Waldorf Announces v1.5 of Largo Soft Synth
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 17:38:33 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — Waldorf has announced the latest version of their LARGO virtual instrument, which is built on the legacy of groundbreaking products like the PPG Wave, Waldorf Q, and the more …

Devine Machine announces Cycler collaboration looper
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 – 18:30:38 -0800 PST | No Comment

/Music Industry Newswire/ — Devine Machine has unveiled Cycler, a new audio application and plug-in designed to be the missing link between hardware loopers and modern audio applications for live music, and is collaboration oriented. …

Arturia Announce Long-Awaited ORIGIN Keyboard Shipping ‘Soon’
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 20:12:46 -0800 PST | No Comment

Westlake Village, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — This new version of our award-winning flagship Origin synthesizer comes in an innovative and unique laptop-keyboard format, made especially for the demanding keyboard performer. It keeps the outstanding …

Arturia Announce Analog Experience MIDI Keyboard Controllers
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 20:07:36 -0800 PST | No Comment

Westlake Village, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ARTURIA is happy to announce a series of three hybrid synthesizers: Analog Experience THE PLAYER, Analog Experience THE FACTORY and Analog Experience THE LABORATORY. These three versions couple …

Arturia Announces Brass 2.0 Virtual Instrument
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 20:03:08 -0800 PST | No Comment

Westlake Village, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — BRASS 2.0 is a new kind of virtual instrument based on a physical modeling technology. It emulates a Trumpet, a Trombone and a Saxophone. All the characteristics of …

Cakewalk, Intel, and OurStage announce Songwriting Contest Winners
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 19:13:02 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, OurStage.com, and contest sponsor Intel Corporation have announced the winners of …

Cakewalk Announces New Mobile Studio Canvas at NAMM Show 2010
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 19:10:21 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces the new Mobile Studio Canvas. The Mobile Studio Canvas for …

Cakewalk Announces FA-66 FireWire Audio Interface at NAMM Show 2010
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 19:07:20 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces the launch of the FA-66 FireWire Audio Interface for Mac …

Cakewalk Announces New Line of Keyboard Controllers at NAMM Show 2010
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 19:05:05 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces the launch of the A-PRO Series of USB MIDI Controllers …

E-MU LONGboard 61 and SHORTboard 49 Performance MIDI Keyboards Shipping
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:47:34 -0800 PST | No Comment

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — E-MU Systems has announced that its new E-MU LONGboard 61 and SHORTboard 49 keyboards are now shipping. These completely new instruments combine great feeling 61-note or 49-note MIDI …

E-MU 0404 USB 2.0 and Tracker Pre USB 2.0 now shipping with Updated Software Bundle
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:45:01 -0800 PST | No Comment

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — E-MU Systems has announced that the legendary software bundles for the 0404 USB 2.0 and Tracker Pre 2.0 audio interface products have now been updated and improved. The …

E-MU 0202 USB 2.0 now shipping with Acoustica Mixcraft LE 4
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:42:50 -0800 PST | No Comment

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — E-MU Systems announced today that Mixcraft LE 4 Virtual Recording Studio software for Windows XP or Vista is now being bundled with their 0202 USB 2.0, 24-bit, stereo …

E-MU announces new Xmidi 1×1 Tab USB MIDI Interface
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:40:08 -0800 PST | No Comment

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — E-MU Systems has announced the release of its new Xmidi 1×1 Tab MIDI interface. E-MU’s Xmidi 1×1 Tab is a plug-and-play USB MIDI Interface that adds an ultra-fast …

Access Music Announces OS4 for Virus Ti Series Synth Line
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:29:54 -0800 PST | No Comment

Recklinghausen, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — With TIOS4, the next operating system for the entire Access Virus TI series of synthesizers, your chances to need additional effects are becoming slim. Six meticulously modeled overdrive stomp …

Nord introduces the all new Nord Piano 88 at Winter NAMM 2010
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:23:29 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — When lightweight and portability is as important as sound quality and flexibility, Nord Keyboards introduces the all new Nord Piano 88. With an impressive response and functionality this …