Minds of the Music Biz: Ted Cohen
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 – 01:53:34 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Music Industry Newswire COLUMN: Ted Cohen is considered a visionary in music and technology, and I agree. After all, he played an important role in devising the licensing agreements that helped create the Rhapsody subscription …

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Diplomacy Through Music: Kareem Salama Tours the Middle East
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 – 17:34:54 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Diplomacy Through Music: Kareem Salama Tours the Middle East

WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — A key priority for the Obama Administration, as outlined in the President’s Cairo speech of June 4, 2009, is launching “a new beginning” in America’s relationship with the Muslim …

Native Instruments Releases MASCHINE 1.5
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 – 16:09:44 +0000 UTC | No Comment

BERLIN, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today released MASCHINE 1.5, a major free update that significantly increases the functionality and creative potential of the acclaimed computer-based music production system. With more classic drum …

Xylote.com Releases Trance Techno Particles (Wav Acid/Apple Loops) followed by a Remix Contest
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 – 23:51:22 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Xylote.com Releases Trance Techno Particles (Wav Acid/Apple Loops) followed by a Remix Contest

PADUA, Italy /Music Industry Newswire/ — Xylote.com has announced the release of its new sample pack “Trance Techno Particles.” The sample pack includes sounds and loops that can be used for techno, trance, tribal, and …

Native Instruments Introduces PARANORMAL SPECTRUMS
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 – 18:00:10 +0000 UTC | No Comment

BERLIN /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ Native Instruments today introduced PARANORMAL SPECTRUMS, a new KORE-powered instrument that creates mysterious and unsettling sonic atmospheres. For use with KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER, PARANORMAL SPECTRUMS …

Toontrack Music releases EZmix
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 – 15:56:18 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Sweden /Music Industry Newswire/ — Toontrack Music has released the next product in the Toontrack Software Tools line, EZmix. For all the track and songwriters with tight deadlines and a mobile work situation out …

Open Labs has announced new version of rackmount instrument system, the SoundSlate FW
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 – 20:14:26 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Open Labs has announced new version of rackmount instrument system, the SoundSlate FW

AUSTIN, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — Introducing Open Labs’ SoundSlateâ„¢ FW, the ultimate virtual instrument player and hardware DAW for your keyboard workstation or FireWire (1394) audio interface, contained in a sexy 1U rackmountable case …

Best Service announces new version and a dramatically reduced price for Elastique Pitch by Zplane
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 – 19:20:17 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Best Service announces new version and a dramatically reduced price for Elastique Pitch by Zplane

Muenchen, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Elastique Pitch is a professional Plug-In for Real Time Pitch Shifting with an interface designed to allow quick and intuitive interaction with all parameters. Elastique is designed to be …

Mysterious Musician Jonny Harmonic Shines on New Album from Golosio
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 – 22:48:09 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Mysterious Musician Jonny Harmonic Shines on New Album from Golosio

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Sleek beats and eerie melodies highlight ‘We All Love Bright Shiny Things,’ the new album from Jonny Harmonic, now on iTunes from Golosio Publishing (www.golosio.com). Harmonic is a …

Record Producer and L.A. Radio Personality Danielle Egnew Joins Music Industry Newswire as Editor
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 – 22:40:13 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Record Producer and L.A. Radio Personality Danielle Egnew Joins Music Industry Newswire as Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer, recording artist, and on-air radio personality Danielle Egnew to its editorial staff. Egnew will contribute expertise on issues related to …

Justin Timberlake Joins ASCAP ‘I Create Music’ EXPO Lineup for One-on-One Conversation with Bill Withers
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 – 22:33:24 +0000 UTC | No Comment

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Music superstar Justin Timberlake has joined the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO lineup to be part of a first-ever feature for the conference, a One-on-One Conversation between two …

Night River Records announces UK debut of Eagles Platinum Songwriter Jack Tempchin
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 – 19:22:11 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Night River Records announces UK debut of Eagles Platinum Songwriter Jack Tempchin

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Jack Tempchin, a pioneering co-architect of the Southern California Sound, a classic country-rock movement popularized in the 1970s by The Eagles, will play his Diamond* platinum hits live …

Darius Rucker Partners with Sparkart for Web – New Site is Now Live
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 – 23:10:48 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Darius Rucker Partners with Sparkart for Web – New Site is Now Live

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Sparkart Group, Inc., an Oakland-based full-service independent digital agency, is on board to develop, design, and manage the official website of Capitol recording artist, Darius Rucker. The official new …

Jazz at the Opera: Special Guests Bill Grimes and Willis Delony join Opera Louisiane and All That Jazz at Manship Theatre
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 – 23:03:43 +0000 UTC | No Comment

BATON ROUGE, La. /Music Industry Newswire/ — On Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., Opera Louisiane welcomes Spring with special guests jazz greats Bill Grimes and Willis Delony, as they join Robert Grayson and …

Moog Puts Realism Back into Vocal Performance – Remove T-Pain from Tracks
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 – 16:12:57 +0000 UTC | No Comment

ASHEVILLE, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Do the vocals on your favorite song sound like a vocoded chipmunk? Yes? Did you use extreme auto-tune settings in the sensitive ballad you wrote for your …

Rap Group ‘Money First’ Encourages Tri-State Residents Feeling Economic Pinch
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 – 17:28:36 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Rap Group ‘Money First’ Encourages Tri-State Residents Feeling Economic Pinch

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Underground Music Award winning indie band MONEY FIRST announces the release of “Lamborghini Lifestyle” as an online promotional single this weekend to encourage tri-state hip-hop fans and families …

VirSyn Announce Release of Matrix 2.0
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 – 00:52:33 +0000 UTC | No Comment

PFINZTAL, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — MATRIX 2.0 – The Voice Coder goes classic. Two Vocoders in one! Inspired by the legendary VSM 201 Vocoder from Sennheiser VirSyn has given MATRIX an additional Filter module …

iZotope and RZA of Wu-Tang Celebrate iPhone App with Duel of The Disciples Contest
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 – 18:15:23 +0000 UTC | No Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ iZotope, Inc. and RZA are challenging you to utilize RZA’s music to create a brand new beat! With the kits provided in the iDrum: RZA of Wu-Tang app, …

Dionne Warwick, Chris and Kyle Massey, Dave Koz and Maddie Lauer light up Starlight’s Annual ‘A Stellar Night’ Gala
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 – 21:33:27 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Dionne Warwick, Chris and Kyle Massey, Dave Koz and Maddie Lauer light up Starlight’s Annual ‘A Stellar Night’ Gala

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — At Starlight Children’s Foundation’s (www.starlight.org) annual “A Stellar Night” gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen, on Friday, March 19, 2010 at The Century Plaza Hyatt Regency Hotel, Starlight …

Crysonic Australia announces nXtasy V3 Multi Band Analog Harmonic Saturation Audio DSP Plug-in
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 – 21:44:24 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Adelaide SA /Music Industry Newswire/ — Crysonic releases Version 3.0 of their multi-octave Harmonic Tube Saturation inducing DSP plug-in for Mac OSX and PC in Native formats. V3 improves upon results attained by its predecessor …

Arturia updates Analog Factory virtual instrument gallery to v2.5
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 – 16:30:57 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Meylan, France /Music Industry Newswire/ — Version 2.5 of Arturia Analog Factory now includes new interface, MIDI control center, presets finally responds to aftertouch (!), and improved compatibility with Vista/Windows 7. Analog Factory is a …

One box to rule them all: Arturia announces ‘The One’
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 – 16:26:54 +0000 UTC | No Comment
One box to rule them all: Arturia announces ‘The One’

Meylan, France /Music Industry Newswire/ — Arturia has announced a new virtual instrument buying experience called, “The ONE.” With this product, according to the company, “The One is an innovative product that offers eight of …

Planet Waves releases ProTune and ProTempo iPHONE APPS
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 – 21:57:15 +0000 UTC | No Comment

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Planet Waves is pleased to launch two new user-friendly, convenient apps for iPhone & iPod Touch users: the ProTune tuner application and the ProTempo metronome application. Planet Waves’ …

Nashville Singer/Songwriter Gabe Hizer Announces New Album, ‘Persistence of Memory’
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 – 21:35:46 +0000 UTC | 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 +0000 UTC | 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 +0000 UTC | 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 +0000 UTC | 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 …