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

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 …

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Songwriter’s Workshop at Univ. Southern Mississippi, Jan. 2010
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 – 20:44:15 -0800 PST | No Comment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The University of Southern Mississippi and the Entertainment Industry Program in the School of Music are proud to announce the first ever Songwriter’s Workshop, January 11-15, 2010. Hosted by …

Blue Microphones Announces Yeti USB Condenser Mic
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 – 17:31:08 -0800 PST | No Comment

Westlake Village, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, announces Yeti, the first THX® Certified microphone. The latest addition to Blue’s new consumer line, the Yeti …

Best Service announces ‘Gladiator 2 Complete’
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 – 00:28:40 -0800 PST | No Comment
Best Service announces ‘Gladiator 2 Complete’

Muenchen, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Today, Best Service announced “Gladiator 2 Complete.” Gladiator gives you a groundbreaking approach to sound generation. Its exclusive HCM synthesis technique by Tone2 covers new and unique aural territory, …

Native Instruments Releases MASCHINE 1.1
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 – 00:22:40 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today released MASCHINE 1.1, a free software update for its innovative groove production studio. The new version further optimizes the workflow and increases the creative potential …

Native Instruments Releases Four Acoustic Piano Emulations in Individual Download Format
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 – 17:36:57 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced the BERLIN, NEW YORK and VIENNA CONCERT GRAND as well as UPRIGHT PIANO, four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world’s …

KV331 Audio Announces SynthMaster 2.0
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 – 17:23:58 -0800 PST | No Comment

BOSTON, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — KV331 Audio has announced SynthMaster 2.0, the long-awaited sequel to their semi-modular software synthesizer and multi-effects plug-in SynthMaster. SynthMaster 2.0 has gone through major changes compared to the first …

Dave Smith Instruments announces Potentiometer Edition of Poly Evolver Keyboard Now Available
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 – 17:21:04 -0800 PST | No Comment
Dave Smith Instruments announces Potentiometer Edition of Poly Evolver Keyboard Now Available

Half Moon Bay, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Dave Smith Instruments has released an updated version of its flagship synthesizer keyboard, the Poly Evolver. The new version boasts 60 potentiometers among its complement of 78 …

Roger Linn Design releases AdrenaLinn Sync Plug-In
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 – 16:24:44 -0800 PST | No Comment
Roger Linn Design releases AdrenaLinn Sync Plug-In

BERKELEY, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — AdrenaLinn Sync is a new software plug-in from Roger Linn Design that provides the same unique beat-synced filter modulation and sequencing effects of our AdrenaLinn III guitar pedal. However, …

Making money from music on the ‘net: Calif. Copyright Conference event 11.10.09 in Los Angeles
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 – 20:49:18 -0800 PST | No Comment
Making money from music on the ‘net: Calif. Copyright Conference event 11.10.09 in Los Angeles

LOS ANGLES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Building a fan base and earning money in a digital world are the topics for a special presentation by the California Copyright Conference (www.theccc.org) in Los Angeles. The …

IK Multimedia Announces the Mobile Groove Video Contest on YouTube
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 – 16:16:32 -0800 PST | No Comment

Modena, Italy /Music Industry Newswire/ -– IK Multimedia is proud to announce the “Mobile Groove Video Contest” on YouTube, powered by GrooveMaker, FourTrack, MixMeister Scratch, DopplerPad and InstantDrummer apps for iPhone/iTouch! Post your iPhone/iPod Music …

Detroit-based Country Music Artist Billy Craig Pens Tune to Support ‘Make a Wish’ Foundation
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 – 17:09:14 -0800 PST | No Comment
Detroit-based Country Music Artist Billy Craig Pens Tune to Support ‘Make a Wish’ Foundation

DETROIT /Music Industry Newswire/ — Last summer Billy Craig had the pleasure of performing at a “Make-A-Wish” event. After performing and meeting some of the great kids and the great people of this organization, he …

Native Instruments Announces TRAKTOR KONTROL X1
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 – 16:35:12 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL X1, a highly functional performance controller that gives DJs immediate hands-on control over vital aspects of their performance. Designed by the team behind …

When Music Is Your Life The ASCAP I Create Music EXPO is Your Event
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 – 21:46:30 -0700 PDT | No Comment

LOS ANGELES /Music Industry Newswire/ — The world doesn’t need more music. It needs more great music. If you have lyrics in your head, melodies in your heart and rhythm in your soul, then music …

MusicWorks Interactive Releases 2nd Finale DVD Tutorial
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 – 18:54:10 -0700 PDT | No Comment

ATLANTA, Ga. /Music Industry Newswire/ — MusicWorks Interactive, publisher of educational books and DVDs for the music profession, has released The Finale 2010 Tutorial DVD-ROM, a video tutorial for Finale 2010 notation software. The title …

NARIP Events: How To Market & License Music For Video Games, Nov. 19 in L.A.
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 – 00:03:34 -0700 PDT | No Comment
NARIP Events: How To Market & License Music For Video Games, Nov. 19 in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — You are cordially invited to NARIP’s ART OF THE MUSIC DEAL: What Happens Before You $ign on the Dotted Line? How To Market & License Music For Video …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE MM-BASS and SCARBEE PRE-BASS Amped
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 – 18:58:10 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced SCARBEE MM-BASS, a new software instrument that provides an authentic rendition of the distinctive Musicman Sterling electric bass. MM-BASS is based on the acclaimed Scarbee …

IMSTA Launches Let’s Talk Piracy Survey 2009
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 – 17:54:00 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Toronto, Ont. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) has just deployed its 2009 “Let’s Talk Piracy” survey, which will be active until December 31st 2009. The non-profit association aims to …

New Dionne Warwick song, released today, benefits Starlight Children’s Foundation
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 – 16:27:03 -0700 PDT | No Comment
New Dionne Warwick song, released today, benefits Starlight Children’s Foundation

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Today Starlight Children’s Foundation(TM) and New Gold Music Ltd. are excited to release the song “Starlight,” sung by the legendary Dionne Warwick, and written by Dean Pitchford, prolific …

NARIP Events New York: Touring for a Living – How to Make the Mo$t from the Road
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 – 19:34:57 -0700 PDT | No Comment
NARIP Events New York: Touring for a Living – How to Make the Mo$t from the Road

NEW YORK /Music Industry Newswire/ — NARIP New York assembles a top line-up of speakers including agents, buyers and artist managers to discuss the strongest sector of the modern music business: the concert industry. Where …

Bryant Oden’s debut CD ‘Songdrops: 30 Songs for Kids’ gets help from viral YouTube videos
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 – 21:26:11 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Bryant Oden’s debut CD ‘Songdrops: 30 Songs for Kids’ gets help from viral YouTube videos

BOULDER, Colo. /Music Industry Newswire/ — As unlikely as it sounds, “The Duck Song,” the lead song on Bryant Oden’s debut CD “Songdrops: 30 Songs for Kids” (being released Nov. 1st through www.Songdrops.com) has been …

ASK Video Ships Pro Tools 8 Level 3 Tutorial DVD
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 – 20:03:12 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Ontario, Canada /Music Industry Newswire/ –­ ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, is now shipping the third DVD in a 4-part training series for Pro Tools 8. In this …

VirSyn announces KLON – The Vocal Designer
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 – 17:50:06 -0700 PDT | No Comment

PFINZTAL, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Pump up your voice! The heart of the vocal designer plugin KLON is a harmonic pitch shifter for natural pitch and formant manipulation of vocal sounds in realtime. KLON …

iZotope’s New ALLOY Plug-in Introduces a Unique Take on Six Essential Mixing Tools
Mon, 05 Oct 2009 – 16:20:01 -0700 PDT | No Comment
iZotope’s New ALLOY Plug-in Introduces a Unique Take on Six Essential Mixing Tools

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ iZotope, Inc., a leading innovator in audio signal processing, announces Alloy, a new audio plug-in that combines six essential sound shaping tools into one integrated interface. iZotope’s award-winning …

Pitch Control TV is honoring Houston’s Fallen Hip-Hop Soldiers in Volume 3 of its Mixtape DVD Series
Mon, 05 Oct 2009 – 16:06:59 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Pitch Control TV is honoring Houston’s Fallen Hip-Hop Soldiers in Volume 3 of its Mixtape DVD Series

HOUSTON, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — DJ Screw, HAWK, Big Moe, and Pimp C’s influence on the sound and culture of Houston, TX is immeasurable. Aside from Rap-A-Lot Records, the Screwed Up Click and Underground …

APACHE for Kurzweil: First Rate Third Party Sound Set Available Now For PC3 Series
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 – 22:26:38 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Waltham, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Brian Cowell, long-time soundware developer who currently runs the Mastering V.A.S.T. forum website, has released a stunning new set of 100 programs for the PC3 series. Drawing on many …

Camel Audio updates Alchemy, offers new sound bank, launches video contest
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 – 16:57:43 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Edinburgh, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Camel Audio has updated their sample manipulation synthesizer Alchemy to v1.11 and released a new soundbank created by highly respected sound designer BigTone. Camel Audio is also running a …