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Nashville Singer/Songwriter Gabe Hizer Announces New Album, ‘Persistence of Memory’
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 – 21:35:46 -0700 PDT | No Comment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Gabe Hizer releases comical animated cartoon for first single from his new album. Two years ago, Gabe Hizer packed up his life and moved to Mexico with the intention …

Maria Forte Music appointed by Fintage House to work with Fintage Music unit in UK
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 – 21:13:16 -0800 PST | No Comment
Maria Forte Music appointed by Fintage House to work with Fintage Music unit in UK

LONDON, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Niels Teves, Co-CEO of Netherlands-based asset administration company Fintage House, has announced the appointment of Marte Forte Music Services Ltd to work alongside the company’s Fintage Music division in …

Native Instruments Introduces EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 – 18:13:11 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2, a new KONTAKT PLAYER-based instrument for movie, TV and game composers. Developed in collaboration with the renowned sound design house Heavyocity and …

Camel Audio announces Alchemy Player
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 – 18:10:29 -0800 PST | No Comment

Worcestershire, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Alchemy Player is the perfect solution if you lust after the sounds of Alchemy but don’t want to create your own presets. It’s also extremely affordable at just $59 …

GForce announces OptiTron for M-Tron Pro
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 – 16:35:33 -0800 PST | No Comment
GForce announces OptiTron for M-Tron Pro

Berkshire, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — GForce Software has announced a new sound pack for existing users of M-Tron Pro, which brings the delightful “antique” Mattel Optigan into the 21st century. According to the company: …

Open Sound Control for Kyma: Bidirectional communication between Kyma, iPad, Lemur, and other OSC-enabled devices
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 – 03:04:25 -0800 PST | No Comment

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Symbolic Sound Corporation has expanded the list of real-time controllers and software that can communicate with its Kyma sound design environment by adding support for Open Sound Control (OSC) …

Introducing Jonny Harmonic, a new music star on the album ‘We All Love Bright Shiny Things’ from Golosio
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 – 21:51:25 -0800 PST | No Comment
Introducing Jonny Harmonic, a new music star on the album ‘We All Love Bright Shiny Things’ from Golosio

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Introducing Jonny Harmonic, a mysterious musician who has never been seen in public. Some say he is a phantom, some say he is imaginary, but he has a …

Native Instruments Announces ALICIA’S KEYS for Kontakt
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 – 19:13:59 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced ALICIA’S KEYS, a new software that recreates Alicia Keys’ personal grand piano with outstanding authenticity and playability. Developed in close collaboration with the Grammy-winning artist, …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS for Kontakt
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 – 17:18:49 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments has just introduced SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS, a new set of software instruments that provide highly expressive and authentic renditions of the most legendary electric pianos, for use …

New Sdoia-Satz Method of Teaching Helps Music Students Learn Faster and Easier
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 – 21:42:07 -0800 PST | No Comment
New Sdoia-Satz Method of Teaching Helps Music Students Learn Faster and Easier

MIAMI, Fla. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Almost anyone can learn practically anything faster and easier using the Sdoia-Satz Method, a new system of teaching and learning, says Phyllis Sdoia-Satz, Executive Director of Sdoia-Satz Institute in …

Arturia Jupiter 8V2 Virtual Synth Now Shipping
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 – 18:48:26 -0800 PST | No Comment
Arturia Jupiter 8V2 Virtual Synth Now Shipping

Meylan, France /Music Industry Newswire/ — Arturia has announced that the rev2 version of their wonderful virtual instrument recreation of Roland’s classic Jupiter 8 analog synth is now shipping. According to the company, “We’re truly …

Camel Audio announces Alchemy v1.12 plus New Sounds
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 – 21:46:05 -0800 PST | No Comment

Worcestershire, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Camel Audio announces the release of Alchemy version 1.12, which includes 150 free presets and 1.6GB of new samples. This free update comes with new features and bug fixes …

FXpansion has announced BFD Heavy Expansion Pack
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 – 16:49:13 -0800 PST | No Comment

LONDON, England /Music Industry Newswire/ — FXpansion is proud to present BFD Heavy, a BFD2 expansion pack containing a pair of immaculately recorded Yamaha birch drumkits, supplied with a set of presets perfect for heavy …

Crysonic Releases V3.5 of Spectralive NXT – Next Generation Audio Plugin for Mac OS X and PC
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 – 01:15:52 -0800 PST | No Comment

Adelaide SA /Music Industry Newswire/ — Crysonic today released Version 3.5 of their flagship product Spectralive NXT and is available in Native Mac OSX AU,VST (PPC /Intel Mac) and PC VST formats. Spectralive NXT …

Haken Audio announces Continuum Fingerboard Firmware Version 4
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 – 18:47:25 -0800 PST | No Comment

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Firmware version 4 continues to extend the expressive possibilities of the Continuum Fingerboard, the unique musical instrument from Haken Audio. Major software additions in this release include expanded internal …

Musicrow updates Golden Ensembles to v2.21, and introduces a new addition to Musicrow’s REAKTOR ensembles pack: The Ebola
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 – 17:34:06 -0800 PST | No Comment

Israel /Music Industry Newswire/ — Musicrow updates Golden Ensembles to v2.21, and introduces a new addition to their REAKTOR ensembles pack: The Ebola. Ebola is a powerful semi-modular virtual analog synthesizer with a flexible architecture …

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 …