Omnisphere and Trilian v1.3 Updates now available
BURBANK, Calif. (MuseWire) – Originally announced at Musikmesse 2010 where Eric Persing demonstrated some of the new features, Spectrasonics this weekend announced that the latest v1.3 update for Omnisphere and Trilian are now available for download. Notable to these updates is likely enhanced support for some issues with Pro Tools 8 LE on Windows, and […]
Capitol Records under Bhaskar Menon
COLUMN: In April 1971 Joseph Lockwood (then chairman of EMI) fired Stanley Gortikov as president of Capitol Industries and Sal Iannucci as president of Capitol Records. As Lockwood expressed in EMI's 1971 annual report, there was “evidence of ineffective management and lack of strong cost controls. … For some years the company had enjoyed a […]
Arizona Wine and Music Festival hosted by Kief-Joshua Vineyards
SONOITA, Ariz. (MuseWire) – Kief-Joshua Vineyards is celebrating their Second Annual Arizona Wine and Music Festival with the release of three new wines on May 1 and 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2010. To mark the occasion, the winery is hosting a wine festival, featuring wine tasting and tours, live music performed by […]
Professional musical calculator for iPhone and iPod touch adds new features
Minneapolis, Minn. (MuseWire) – Â Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for Mac, has released Backline Calc 2.0, an update to their professional music calculator app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Backline Calc is an indispensible tool for musicians, music students and teachers, DJs, audio and video engineers and broadcast technicians, featuring more […]
Camel Audio Announces Updated Sound Sets for Alchemy, Ends Development of Chameleon 5000
SYNTH NEWS: Camel Audio announces Luftrum: Ambient is “a journey between worlds, from summer afternoons to the icy depths of space.” With dense washes of warm, shimmering pads and soundscapes, gentle guitar and piano arpeggios, music boxes, delicate, and ethereal sound effects that totter between beauty and despair, this is a particularly inspiring collection for the ambient musician, film, TV or game soundtrack composer.
Himalaya: Antiquity for DCAM Synth Squad
LONDON, U.K. (MuseWire) – FXpansion & Electric Himalaya are proud to present Himalaya: Antiquity, a collection of all-new presets for DCAM: Synth Squad. The scope of Antiquity’s chunky, vintage sounds is breathtaking, and its musical character will keep you playing for hours. Features Include: Fat, lush OB-style brass sounds and classic analogue leads and basses. […]
ASK Video Announces Cubase 5 Level 3 Tutorial
ONTARIO, Canada (MuseWire) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, announces the Cubase 5 Level 3 DVD tutorial. This third installment in a four-part series will ship May 10, 2010. In Cubase 5 Level 3, ASK Video CEO and Cubase guru Steve Kostrey builds upon the topics covered in […]
Toontrack announces the Music City USA SDX
Sweden (MuseWire) – Like it, love it or leave it, Nashville Tennessee is Music City USA. With more labels, publishers, writers, producers, musicians and artists per capita than any other city in North America, Nashville knows a thing or two about great music, and more importantly – great sounding music. With the city’s history & […]
The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business
SEATTLE, Wash. (MuseWire) – “The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business” (ISBN: 978-1-935359-33-3) was just released by author Loren Weisman. The book is a detailed analysis of the subjects that all musicians should understand and apply in order to pursue a successful and sustainable career in music. Full of ideas and practical advice, […]
Diplomacy Through Music: Kareem Salama Tours the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MuseWire) – 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 world. The State Department's public diplomacy professionals in Washington and at U.S. Embassies around the globe are actively pursuing a variety of […]
Music Careers by the Book
COLUMN: You can find many excellent books about music, songwriting, and music publishing. I know because I own some of them, like “All You Need to Know About the Music Business,” by Donald S. Passman, which is the most entertaining fact-based book on the subject. Although Passman makes me chuckle in almost every section, I […]
Native Instruments Releases MASCHINE 1.5
SYNTH NEWS: 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 machine features, improved host integration, new sampling functions, an extended sound library, and even more efficient workflow
Xylote.com Releases Trance Techno Particles (Wav Acid/Apple Loops) followed by a Remix Contest
PADUA, Italy (MuseWire) – 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 other music genres. “This new sample pack gives musicians and producers a little bit of the greatest trance and techno sounds of […]
The Last Days of United Artists Records (with Comments on the Thirteen Colonies Syndrome and the Masterpiece Theater Effect)
COLUMN: I thought it might be interesting to recapitulate the last days of United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (“UAR”) and the circumstances under which Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc. (“Capitol”) acquired it. The information set forth in this note is based on my personal knowledge of what happened and my independent analysis of events; an […]
Why Michael Orland is the REAL Winner of American Idol
COLUMN: I know, I know. It's just a TV show, designed for drama, as human beings are magnetically drawn to personal drama, especially if it's not their own. Yet being a 20 year veteran in the music industry as not only an artist but a producer, I'm not a fan of “American Idolâ€. If I […]