Archive for September, 2009

Detroit, MI - FiXT Remix, the online music remix community, has just re-launched with a full site redesign and a Premier Remix Contest for indie electronic-rock artist Celldweller. The new site puts FiXT Remix in position to be a contender as the new premier online remix community. more

Look at SAE Institute on a world map and you encounter what seems like a sea of dots located in many of the most famous cities around the globe. The first campus opened in Sydney, Australia in 1976, and now with over 50 campuses in 24 countries, SAE’s influence on professional media education truly has a global impact.

SAE opened its first U.S. campus in New York City. This year, it recognizes the 10-year anniversary in the U.S. with an industry event held at its newest campus in San Francisco on October 22nd, 2009. The founder of SAE Institute, Tom Misner along with the Director of North American Operations, Udo Hoppenworth, and Director of the San Francisco campus, Einar Johnson will host the event to a gathering of industry professionals and local artists from the San Francisco Bay area. more

-A Panel of Experts Examine and Discuss How to Create Mixes That Stand Out from the Pack-

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 28, 2009) — The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will present the 21st Annual GRAMMY SoundTables® in conjunction with the AES Convention on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, from 2:30 – 4 p.m. This unique event, entitled “MWA! – Mixing With Attitude,” will provide a close-up look at how some of the top producers and engineers create mixes that stand out from the pack with the power and personality to not only please the artist, producer and record label, but have excellent sound quality at home, in the car, on the radio, and on MP3. more

— Composer, sound designer and producer for high-profile projects says that Genelec speakers give him the consistency and reliably great sound that lets him cut easily across media and genres —

NATICK, MA, September 28, 2009 — If a music dictionary sought to define the word “eclectic,” it would do well to simply refer to Jeffery Alan Jones. The composer, arranger, pianist, producer and sound designer has enjoyed a successful and varied career. He has been involved with music and sound for feature films, including The Gold Retrievers, featuring Billy Zane and Steve Guttenberg, Man Woman Film starring Cameron Diaz and The Seamstress, featuring Lance Henrikson. more

— GC Pro continues to hire knowledgeable account managers across the country, while customers access and evaluate all types of equipment in each of GC Pro’s 33 locations —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, September 28, 2009 — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, continues to expand its operations and is poised for another round of market growth. The range of positive indicators includes the significant expansion of its sales force, which now boasts 65 staff members and 33 key locations nationwide; a newly designed / enhanced website featuring a series of online sweepstakes; a successful systems and products installation initiative and an expansion of product offerings that will be shown at the upcoming 127th AES Convention. more

Consoles and Digital I/O Deliver SSL Sound, Functionality and Quality to Smaller Installations

NEW YORK – Solid State Logic will feature the new Matrix and X-Desk consoles along with X-Rack and XLogic Digital I/O modules at the 127th AES Convention, Booth 321 at the Jacob Javits Center from October 9 to 12. The new Matrix and X-Desk continue the legacy of the industry changing AWS 900 + SE by delivering SSL sound and quality to smaller installations, while the X-Rack brings the sonic capabilities and functionality of the SSL flagship Duality console to any studio. XLogic I/O units provide extremely reliable and cost effective pathways to DAW systems. Shown for the first time in the U.S. at AES is the groundbreaking XLogic MX4 PCIe audio I/O and processing card and DSP powered software mixer. more

“How Personal Microphones Can Save Your Health,” a FREE educational article published by JDB Sound Acoustics and sponsored by Point Source Audio, is a timely reminder about proper microphone etiquette during this heightened period of deadly flu viruses.

JDB Sound Acoustics, an acoustics consulting firm and Point Source Audio (PSA), a specialty manufacturer of earset microphones today officially announced the availability of the newly revised “How Personal Microphones Can Save Your Health,” a FREE article to help remind all microphone users about the importance of good microphone etiquette:  following proper guidelines in using and cleaning microphones—and to avoid sharing microphones if at all possible. The article is available for immediate download at www.jdbsound.com and www.point-sourceaudio.com.   

Joseph De Buglio, principal consultant of JDB Sound Acoustics and author of the article, stresses that despite taking all precautions more

HOLLYWOOD, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 – EASTWEST, exclusive US distributor for Best Service and Zero-G products, is please to introduce four new titles from their European partners. The collections, which span several genres, provide a cost-effective way for producers to expand their musical libraries. more

Winner Takes Home Complete Composers Collection

HOLLYWOOD, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 — EASTWEST, an industry leader in soundware development and distribution, is pleased to announce a new composers contest for 2009. The contest challenges composers to apply any EASTWEST or EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP virtual instrument collection to create works that will compete with submissions from all over the world. The winner of the competition takes home a customized version of the EASTWEST Complete Composers Collection PLAY Edition software package valued at $3,865 MSRP. more

FRANKLIN, TN - When he needed to put the final touches on Confessions, the newly released album for Christian rock band, Pillar, Grammy-nominated Producer/Songwriter Rob Graves chose Paragon Studios. more