Rap Group ‘Money First’ Encourages Tri-State Residents Feeling Economic Pinch
NEW YORK, N.Y. (MuseWire) – 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 feeling the current economic pinch. “One of my goals in life is to own my own personal custom made Lamborghini, but when […]
VirSyn Announce Release of Matrix 2.0
PFINZTAL, Germany (MuseWire) – 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 modelling the analog sound of the VSM. But to make it even better they have extended the filter range by adding two […]
The Early History of Capitol Records
COLUMN: Johnny Mercer, Glen Wallichs and Buddy DeSylva founded Capitol Records, Inc. in 1942. For a history of Capitol see Grein, P. (1992) Capitol Records – Fiftieth Anniversary 1942 – 1992. Mercer initially capitalized the company with $25,000 (later reports credit both Mercer and DeSylva with contributing to Capitol’s initial financing, but in the total […]
iZotope and RZA of Wu-Tang Celebrate iPhone App with Duel of The Disciples Contest
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MuseWire) – Â 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, RZA is encouraging you to mix your own beat and share it with friends. RZA will choose the winning beat to be […]
Dionne Warwick, Chris and Kyle Massey, Dave Koz and Maddie Lauer light up Starlight’s Annual ‘A Stellar Night’ Gala
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – 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 presented Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of California Pizza Kitchen, with its 2010 “Heart of Gold Award” and Noel […]
Crysonic Australia announces nXtasy V3 Multi Band Analog Harmonic Saturation Audio DSP Plug-in
Adelaide SA (MuseWire) – 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 V2 in a brand new product by bringing new and exciting features including core enhancements, performance enhancements together with a completely new […]
Arturia updates Analog Factory virtual instrument gallery to v2.5
Meylan, France (MuseWire) – 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 powerful, yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument. Loaded with 3500 legendary sounds (instead of 2000 in the first version) carefully selected […]
One box to rule them all: Arturia announces ‘The One’
Meylan, France (MuseWire) – 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 our best software titles (Moog Modular V, Jupiter 8V, CS-80V, ARP2600V, MinimoogV, Prophet V, Analog Factory and also Brass 2). With a […]
Music Money Trail: You Ought to Have an Audit
COLUMN: How much money have you earned from your songs? At any given moment in time, it is difficult to know the answer to that question. For example, eight of my albums are on iTunes but they are distributed by an indie record company and prying reports out of them is a bit like attempting […]
Planet Waves releases ProTune and ProTempo iPHONE APPS
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (MuseWire) – 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' ProTune app turns the iPhone or iPod touch into the ultimate portable instrument tuner. Dedicated modes for guitar, bass, violin, banjo and other […]
Nashville Singer/Songwriter Gabe Hizer Announces New Album, ‘Persistence of Memory’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MuseWire) – 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 of going into retirement after a long career in the law. After spending only four months in a small picturesque town, he […]
Maria Forte Music appointed by Fintage House to work with Fintage Music unit in UK
LONDON, UK (MuseWire) – 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 the UK. Maria Forte (www.m40music.com) has worked in the music industry for three decades, beginning at Virgin Music (Publishers) in the late […]
Native Instruments Introduces EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – 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 powered by the industry-leading KONTAKT engine, EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 includes a further arsenal of highly expressive instruments, rhythms and ambiences that can […]
Camel Audio announces Alchemy Player
Worcestershire, UK (MuseWire) – 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 / €49 / £39. The Player is included free when you purchase any Alchemy soundbank, turning each of these banks into a […]
GForce announces OptiTron for M-Tron Pro
Berkshire, UK (MuseWire) – 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: “For many moons we have harboured the desire to release a full set of sounds recorded from our grainy old Optigan. We […]