Sweetwater Hires 12 New Employees – Music Technology Retailer Also Promotes 4 Employees
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (MuseWire) – Sweetwater, the third largest music instrument and pro audio retailer in the U.S., recently hired 12 new employees. The music company also showed its appreciation to four staff members for their exceptional efforts by promoting them. The new hires bring total employment at Sweetwater to 420. Sales Engineer Matt Lowe […]
Music Review: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ‘The Social Network’ (2011)
REVIEW: Hearing one of the softer tracks from this album playing in my studio, a visitor dismissed it as “NIN lite.” I hear it as something much more complicated: “NIN expanded to include the invasion and conquest of modern classical music.” A chameleon alters its appearance to blend into its surroundings. A load-bearing wall supports […]
Native Instruments Announces TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 DJ System
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL S2, a versatile integrated DJ performance system that was designed to set a new professional standard in the two-deck category. Based on a compact version of the market-leading KONTROL S4 hardware, the KONTROL S2 provides a “2+1” setup with sample decks as well as comprehensive […]
Music Computing announces MotionCOMMAND Multi-Touch Touchscreens for Mac OS X
AUSTIN, Texas (MuseWire) – They’re everywhere and are finally here for Mac OS X. Used by newscasters, business professionals, home theatre lovers, PC gamers and even toddlers, touchscreens are the next evolution in human – computer interaction. Today, Music Computing brings this exciting technology as complete fit-for-purpose solutions to the Mac OS community. The MotionCOMMAND […]
Music Computing teases Gen 2 StudioBLADE – 12-core Xeon powered music workstation
AUSTIN, Texas (MuseWire) – Ahead of a formal announcement, Music Computing Inc. has started to tease release of their second generation keyboard music “power station,” the StudioBLADE “Gen 2.” According to the company, the StudioBLADE (Gen2) is “the world’s most powerful keyboard production workstation.” And the specs back it up with 12-Core Intel Xeon Processors, […]
Music Review: Billy Burnette ‘Rock n Roll With It’ (2011)
REVIEW: If his name sounds familiar, you are probably already a fan of rockabilly. But even if that genre’s blend of rock and country ain’t your thing, these songs are so much fun that you might become a Burnette-ette by the time you get halfway through the album’s dozen hip-shaking tracks. Perhaps you feel you […]
Bob Moog Foundation announces electronica EP from ‘Moog Siren’ Tara Busch and remix contest
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (MuseWire) – The Bob Moog Foundation announced today that synthesizer and vocal sensation Tara Busch has donated a three song EP to support its mission of “igniting the innovator inside us all”. The ethereal electronica EP, “Rocket Wife,” created specifically for and donated to the Bob Moog Foundation, is available for download at […]
Music Review: Cassidy Haley ‘The Fool’ (2011)
REVIEW: Before seeing the singer perform live, this album sat around the studio for a few months. After playing it a couple of times at various volume levels, the urge to write about it became too palpable to pass up. While several tracks leave me unmoved, the ones that work are propulsive, powerful and possessed […]
Camel Audio announce Ian Boddy: Analogica for Alchemy
Worcestershire, U.K. (MuseWire) – Camel Audio Ltd. today announced “Ian Boddy: Analogica” – a rich marriage of classic synths and Alchemy’s sophisticated digital manipulation, comprising over 800MB of new samples from a studio crammed full of classic analogue hardware including the VCS3, Minimoog and Moog Voyager. A host of unique effects from shimmering ring mod […]
Toontrack release Jazz MIDI Pack
Sweden (MuseWire) – Toontrack’s new MIDI pack comes with an array of jazz drums – from subtle big band swing and waltz to rowdy blues. All played masterfully and with impeccable nuance and timing by jazz legend in his own right, Morgan Agren. According to the company: “For drums, jazz is likely one of the […]
The Judds wind up Encore Tour in Florida to benefit cancer research
ORLANDO, Fla. (MuseWire) – EVENT — Naomi and Wynonna Judd (“The Judds”) will soon take their final bow on The “Last Encore Tour,” as headliners for The Grand Oaks Festival in Florida, Saturday, October 15. The concert will benefit the Alliance Healthcare Foundation, a not-for-profit Foundation which provides philanthropic support for Leesburg Regional Medical Center […]
Teen Rapper with Positive Messages, Baby Jay, to headline Texas Back to School Event
HOUSTON, Texas (MuseWire) – Houston-based teen rapper Baby Jay has been invited for a second time to perform at Fort Hood for their “Teen Back to School Bash & Carnival,” Roland Entertainment announced this week. Baby Jay has been creating a new movement in the hip-hop/rap industry and continues to make a positive impact in […]
Cakewalk Announces SONAR X1c – update to Windows 64bit DAW
BOSTON, Mass. (MuseWire) – Cakewalk today announced that SONAR X1c is now available for download. This update is free for all registered SONAR X1 Essential, Studio, and Producer customers. The SONAR X1c update addresses many issues reported back to us by the user community along with new user interfaces for the Step Sequencer 2.0 and […]
Netflix now licensed by ASCAP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MuseWire) – ASCAP has announced a licensing agreement with Netflix. As stated by the organization: “Good news for ASCAP members…ASCAP recently concluded a licensing agreement with Netflix, which is shifting its main business from physical DVD rentals to its streaming video service. Netflix, the most popular Internet subscription service for watching movies and […]
49th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards to Be Held Sunday, Nov. 6
Nashville, Tenn. (MuseWire) – ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will stage its 49th Annual Country Music Awards on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland. The invitation-only event will honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed country songs from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. The Sunday […]