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Cakewalk announces SONAR V-Studio 100 – The second product in the V-Studio line

Christopher Laird Simmons

FRANKFURT – Musikmesse (MuseWire) – The second product in the V-Studio line – an all-in-one recorder, mixer, interface and DAW controller. SONAR V-Studio 100 provides a compact yet feature-rich music production studio that enables musicians to create, record, produce, and perform music – with or without a computer. SONAR V-Studio 100 integrates a 24-bit/96kHz high-speed […]

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Record Label Veteran David Kronemyer Joins Music Industry Newswire as Contributing Editor

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music promoter and former record label VP, David Kronemyer to its editorial staff. Kronemyer will contribute expertise on issues related to the business of artist management, music and independent film, as well as a regular column on “Deconstructing Pop Culture.” MuseWire(TM) is a unit […]

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Devine Machine Releases Updated Virtual Instruments, including Krishna Synth

Christopher Laird Simmons

PARIS, France (MuseWire) – Devine Machine software company has updated its Frame Synthesis based instrument Krishna Synth to version 1.5. “Frame Synthesis” is an exclusive technology from Devine Machine that lets you analyse a sound sample to obtain a special “movie” file that Krishna Synth will use as an oscillator. This process, the tools provided […]

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Native Instruments announces TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO

Christopher Laird Simmons

BERLIN, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments just announced TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO, two new DJ solutions that bring the quality and creative functionality of the acclaimed TRAKTOR PRO platform into a new price range, offering an affordable entry into the world of digital DJing. The new TRAKTOR DUO software, which is also at […]

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Pianist Extraordinaire, Jerry Farber, Appears at Atlanta Unity Fundraiser

Christopher Laird Simmons

ATLANTA, Ga. (MuseWire) – Atlanta Unity presents their annual “Spring Sillies” fundraiser featuring popular comedian and pianist Jerry Farber. The event will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary of Atlanta Unity, located at 3597 Parkway Lane in Norcross. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Heavy […]

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TC Electronic to distribute Blue and Tannoy in Europe, China and Japan

Christopher Laird Simmons

Denmark (MuseWire) – TC Electronic has added Tannoy to the growing list of exceptional brands that it is distributing throughout Europe, China and Japan. Tannoy was founded in 1926. After supplying speaker systems to all of the British military installations throughout the war the brand became synonymous with high quality public address systems, and to […]

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Darrius Willrich Releases New Jazz-Soul-Urban Album ‘Can’t Get Enough’

Christopher Laird Simmons

SEATTLE, Wash. (MuseWire) – Darrius Willrich and Critical Sun Recordings bring you the CD Release – and the release party – for Darrius’ new album “Can’t Get Enough,” on the Main Stage at the Triple Door in Seattle, Washington on April 29th, 2009. Twenty five percent of all profits from the album go to PATH, […]

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Jim Curry Helps John Denver Music ‘Come-back’ to the Symphony in an Unusual Way

Christopher Laird Simmons

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MuseWire) – The music of the late John Denver is like an old friend, outlasting trends and standing the test of time, but that’s not the case with the original John Denver orchestrations, says Jim Curry Music. More than a decade has passed since the music of American composer John Denver has […]

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Paganism in Motion: New Music Video from FookMovie

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – With hooded figures dancing under a full moon, spectral guitarists torturing their instruments, and large-suited men manipulating stomp boxes, amplifiers and mixing boards, the latest video from FookMovie (www.fookmovie.com) is an explosion of color that matches the sound of “Elephant Gerald,” the new song from James Sotelo. Produced by John […]

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Oasis songwriter teams up with Focusrite and Gareth Johnson to record and mix live sound for Teenage Cancer Trust

Christopher Laird Simmons

High Wycombe, UK (MuseWire) – Gareth Johnson is no stranger to recording live music. For years now he's been drafted in for live mixing duties for the likes of Kasabian, The Who, Kaiser Chiefs and Duffy. Now he's adding Noel Gallagher to a CV that's littered with A-listers from the cream of major record labels […]

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Audiolife Sponsors The PureVolume.com House to bring indie artists an opportunity to party, play, and profit

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Audiolife, an Artist Services platform designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has announced that it will officially sponsor The PureVolume.com House in Austin, Texas. The sponsorship will provide Audiolife with the opportunity to offer its groundbreaking web-platform to PureVolume’s extensive list of indie artists […]

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SAE celebrate opening of bespoke new London campus

Christopher Laird Simmons

LONDON (MuseWire) – SAE Institute's new London campus may have moved to Shoreditch back in 2008, but the official launch party was held recently to celebrate the opening of this bespoke new facility that's set to become a beacon of excellence for anyone wanting to learn how to produce audio or film. Over 150 people […]

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Audiolife Releases In-depth Report on the Future of Selling Indie Music CDs Online

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Audiolife (www.Audiolife.com), the Los Angeles-based Artist Services Company responsible for the development of a new media web-platform specifically designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has released an in-depth report of findings on the future of selling CDs online. The report, “The New Way to […]

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NARIP Events: Music In Advertising: Selling In, Not Selling Out

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) is holding the following event on March 12 in San Francisco, Calif.: “Music In Advertising: Selling In, Not Selling Out.” Using music to boost advertising and marketing can have enormous positive results for brands and bands. In fact, matching bands with brands is […]

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Toontrack Music announces the first SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0

Christopher Laird Simmons

Sweden (MuseWire) – The very first SDX expansion pack dedicated to Superior Drummer 2.0, Vol.2 of the NY Studio Legacy Series, contains unique sample recordings from two legendary New York Studios – Hit Factory NY and Allaire Studios. “The New York Studio Legacy Series Vol.2” altogether feature kits recorded with seven kick drums, thirteen snares […]

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Dave Koz to Host Starlight Children’s Foundation Annual ‘A Stellar Night’ Gala

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Starlight Children’s Foundation (www.starlight.org) will present Teri Hatcher with its 2009 “Heart of Gold Award” at the organization’s annual “A Stellar Night” gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen, on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 7 p.m. at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Starlight’s “Jacki Carlish Humanitarian of the Year Award” will […]

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KRK Systems Launches R6 Passive Studio Monitor

Christopher Laird Simmons

High Wycombe, UK (MuseWire) – Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd, the UK distributor of KRK Systems products, today announced the availability of the R6 passive studio monitor. The R6 incorporates design cues from KRK's best selling Rokit line, including radically radiused edges along the front of the cabinet. Since 2004 Rokit monitors have provided thousands of […]

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National Day of Sharing May Take Your Stuff

COLUMN: If you want to hear new music in the future, good luck. Musicians and songwriters are being pushed out of the marketplace. Take a look at this simple but unassailable logic: “When you turn on your tap, water comes out and you’re billed for it. When you turn on your computer, music comes out […]

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Royalty Free Music Downloads: Soundrangers Launches New Web Site

Christopher Laird Simmons

SEATTLE, Wash. (MuseWire) – Soundrangers announces the launch of their new web site. Founded in 1998, Soundrangers.com was the first online sound library to specialize in creating royalty free sound effects and music specifically designed for the emerging world of interactive and online media. From the beginning their focus was to provide high quality sound […]

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New product from VirSyn – FDelay – The Rhythmiser

Christopher Laird Simmons

PFINZTAL, Germany (MuseWire) – Pimp up your loops with VirSyn – FDelay – The Rhythmiser! The multi-band delay machine FDELAY is an exciting tool for sound design and loop manipulation in realtime. In contrast to the delay machines you're used to FDELAY splits the frequency spectrum of the input signal into 27 bands and applies […]

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Musicrow Releases Vintage Strings MkIII Virtual Instrument

Christopher Laird Simmons

Haifa, Israel (MuseWire) – Musicrow is proud to announce the release of Vintage Strings MkIII, a virtual string machine that perfectly replicates the sound of analog string ensemble keyboards from the ’70s, like the Arp Solina and the Crumar Multiman. Vintage Strings MkIII can produce a wide range of rich warm string pads, and other […]

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Native Instruments introduces ABSYNTH SPECTRAL EXPANSION

Christopher Laird Simmons

Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments has just introduced ABSYNTH SPECTRAL EXPANSION, the latest release in the comprehensive range of KORE SOUNDPACK libraries. The new collection provides a wealth of inspiring sounds based on the powerful semi-modular sound engine of the acclaimed ABSYNTH synthesizer. ABSYNTH SPECTRAL EXPANSION focuses on expressive, highly playable sounds that range […]

Native Instruments Releases Version 1.1 of TRAKTOR PRO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO

Christopher Laird Simmons

Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today released TRAKTOR PRO 1.1, a free software update for the latest generation of its digital DJ products. The update brings a new “Advanced Relative Mode” for TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO with many advantages for time-code control, a new high-quality time-stretching algorithm, high-resolution MIDI support, a convenient hardware setup wizard, […]

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Gospel Music Concert with Rosalina Vega in Hawaii to Raise Funds to Fight Chronic Disease

Christopher Laird Simmons

HONOLULU, Hawaii (MuseWire) – A concert to benefit health education and disease prevention in Hawaii will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 28 at the Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist church by Rosalina Vega, a gospel artist that promoters are calling the “New Sound in Christian Music.” The concert, sponsored by Walk of Faith […]

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L.A. Pop-Rock Band, Reckon Memoir, Launches New EP

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Reckon Memoir, a pop/rock band originally from Orange County, Calif., established in the year 2007, announced today the release of their first self entitled EP which features four songs from their repertoire. This four song preview to their upcoming album includes songs Domino Effect, Just Leave, Shattered, and Blindfolded; songs […]

Review: The Good and Bad of Grammy 2009

REVIEW: Thank you, Grammy Awards, for not entirely embarrassing the music business this year. Sure, there were problems with the presentation, but this show had fewer eyeball-rolling moments than any awards program in recent memory.

Winter NAMM 2009 Show Report and Wrap-Up: More Gear!

REPORT: There were so many great products at this year’s NAMM show that we just didn’t get to cover everything in January’s article. Here are more neat and nifty noisemakers to consider for your music manipulation needs. Allen & Heath While they were announcing an extension to the iLive digital mixer line, it’s the line […]

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Behind the Eye: Upgrading iTunes Library to DRM Free is Not So Easy

Christopher Laird Simmons

COLUMN: Well, I took the plunge this week and decided to upgrade about 50 or so albums in my iTunes library to the updated “DRM Free” option now offered by Apple for many popular albums/songs found in their store. Unfortunately, this has turned into one of the worst ecommerce experiences with Apple outside of an […]

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NARIP Announces 2009 Record Industry Best in the Biz Winners

Christopher Laird Simmons

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (MuseWire) – The winners are in! Chop Shop’s Alexandra Patsavas, Live Nation’s Creighton Burke and Universal Music & Video Distribution’s Jim Urie won by a landslide in the 2009 Best of the Biz List from NARIP (National Association of Record Industry Professionals), which recognizes excellence and high professional standards in our business. NARIP’s […]

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Realistic Music Careers 101: First Impressions, More Important Now Than Before

COLUMN: Everyone is tired of that same old phrase “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” It is repeated ad nauseum from business schools to beauty pageants and everywhere in between. As much as I would rather say to throw away the stuffy old phrases, parables and sayings, this is one that […]

Review: Microsoft SongSmith – No Talent Required

REVIEW: Creating a song can be joy or toil, art or craft, pleasure or pain. What it cannot be is free from effort. Certain aspects of human existence must be utilized in the making of music: your brain, your heart, your soul. Otherwise, noise is the only result. We have all endured noise masquerading as […]

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Producer Karriem Riggins Plays with Herbie Hancock and Diana Krall on Sundance Channel ‘Spectacle’

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Luminary drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins will be in good company, performing with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, and Diana Krall on Sundance’s new series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With….” Riggins was called upon to play drums on two of the season’s episodes, first with Herbie Hancock (airing February 4th 9:00 […]

The Butterfly Net

Music Review: Pushing Red Buttons ‘The Butterfly Net’ (2008)

Christopher Laird Simmons

REVIEW: I would probably have liked this album more if it was comprised of personal friends, or the brother of my girlfriend, or fronted by the lads working part-time at the local Auto Club, but coming in cold I found the album “The Butterfly Net” to be a bit tedious and lyrically annoying. While there […]

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Music Critics Must Die: Pricing Yourself Out of the Business

COLUMN: People in the business of presenting live music bear some responsibility for the current turmoil in our industry. Bob Lefsetz has written passionately about the outrageous overpricing going on for arena shows, but there are also problems on a smaller scale at local shows. Witness a current practice at many clubs. Here’s the situation […]

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iSkin Releases Hot New solo FX for the iPhone 3G

Christopher Laird Simmons

TORONTO, Canada (MuseWire) – iSkin Inc. today introduced the iSkin solo FX: a hot new iPhone 3G protector that blends glitz and glamour with fashion-forward design features. Inspired by the successful iSkin solo, the solo FX’s glamorous high-gloss bodysuit is accented with a designer pattern that adds a bold, fashionable finish to an already beautiful […]

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BEHRINGER Reaches 20th Anniversary

Christopher Laird Simmons

Seattle, Wash. (MuseWire) – January 2009 marked the 20th Anniversary for BEHRINGER and NAMM provided the perfect venue to recap the last two decades. At a press conference Friday afternoon, Uli Behringer had the opportunity to reflect on the last two decades: â€œIf anyone had asked me twenty years ago if BEHRINGER would have 3,500 […]

Chris Gooddie

Chris Gooddie leaves Focusrite / Novation

Christopher Laird Simmons

High Wycombe, UK (MuseWire) — Focusrite/Novation Sales Director Chris Gooddie has announced his resignation from an active role in the company in order to pursue his interest in bird watching. In light of Chris’s departure, Damian Hawley has been promoted to the newlycreated position of Global Sales Manager for Focusrite/Novation.

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Hitt Music Group Collaborates with Beat Marketing and American Airlines

Christopher Laird Simmons

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (MuseWire) – Hitt Music Group is happy to announce the continuing success of their collaboration with American Airlines and Beat Marketing. HMG artists are now appearing exclusively on two separate channels as part of AA’s in-flight entertainment. Music from Black Market Corp., Patrick Leonard, Nathan Morris, Kevin Lint, Avowed, Nothing Ever Stays, Not […]

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Audiolife Announces Public Beta Launch for Indie Artists and Music Industry Pros

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – As the economy continues to spiral downward, and cost efficiency takes center stage with every industry from finance to fashion, the young entrepreneurs behind Audiolife (www.Audiolife.com) could not have chosen a better climate to launch their groundbreaking technology and web-platform specifically designed to empower artists to make money. Not only […]

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Classical Guitarist Stuart Weber Celebrates Great American Concert Houses with New Release ‘The Fifth Row’

Christopher Laird Simmons

BOZEMAN, Mont. (MuseWire) – Over the last two decades, classical guitarist Stuart Weber has emerged as one of today’s most forward thinking virtuosos in both his interpretations of the classics and his richly melodic original compositions. With his latest offering, “The Fifth Row” (Bridger Artists Inc.), he takes that ingenuity of spirit to a whole […]

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Native Instruments Introduces ACOUSTIC REFRACTIONS

Christopher Laird Simmons

Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today introduced ACOUSTIC REFRACTIONS, a new KORE SOUNDPACK that combines organic and synthetic qualities in innovative and inspiring ways. Based on unusual acoustic sample material and brought to life through advanced sound programming, this new library for KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER provides charismatic, highly original instruments […]

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Edwardian House Band ‘Rosin Coven’ Headlines 9th Edwardian Ball, San Francisco

Christopher Laird Simmons

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (MuseWire) – Men get your suits, women get your corsets: dance, drink and party like it’s 1899! Obsello Spanish absinthe verte is proud to support the 9th annual Edwardian Ball in San Francisco this year. Once just a one-night event, the ball has grown into a three-day extravaganza (Jan. 23 – Jan. […]

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NonStop Riot Closes Series B Funding from North Venture Partners – Music Branding Agency Expands

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – NonStop Riot, a US music branding agency, has secured an undisclosed round of Series B financing from Oakland, CA-based North Venture Partners. The Los Angeles-based firm has worked with a growing list of brand partners including: Ray-Ban, SanDisk, Loopt, slotMusic, and Red Bull among others. The funding will ensure NonStop […]

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Realistic Music Careers 101: American Idol – A Different View

COLUMN: American Idol began its eighth season last week with two-hour episodes airing on both Monday and Tuesday. That’s four hours of people with severe delusions of grandeur, and completely unrealistic hopes and expectations, all rooted in a profound misunderstanding of the music industry. All of this, plus the contestants’ lack of understanding of what […]

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Record Producer Loren Weisman Joins Music Industry Newswire as Contributing Editor

Christopher Laird Simmons

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer Loren Weisman to its editorial staff. Weisman will contribute expertise on issues related to the pro side of the industry, as well as a regular column on how to succeed in the music business for indie bands and artists. MuseWire(TM) (MIN) is […]

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GameBeat Studios will offer free, custom music demos to advertising and marketing agencies

Christopher Laird Simmons

CHICAGO, Ill. (MuseWire) – GameBeat Studios announced today that now through March 1, 2009 they will offer free, custom music demos to advertising and marketing agencies for their upcoming radio or television spots. The launch of this unprecedented promotional strategy comes just days before the debut of a new Toyota TV commercial featuring music composed […]

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Pacarana for Kyma Sound Design Environment

Christopher Laird Simmons

Champaign, Ill. (MuseWire) – Musicians and sound designers for film, games and live electronic music now have a new supercomputer designed specifically for interactive sound exploration and live performance. The Pacarana and Paca are two new multiprocessor computers optimized for capturing, processing and synthesizing sound for the award-winning Kyma Sound Design Environment. Designed by Symbolic […]

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Cakewalk Announces New Line of Portable Cable-Based Interface Products

Christopher Laird Simmons

Winter NAMM 2009 (MuseWire) – Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces a new line of four cable-based interfaces designed to easily connect musical instruments and other components to a computer. The three MIDI interface and one audio interface hardware solutions introduced today are […]

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Native Instruments Announces MASCHINE

Christopher Laird Simmons

Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today announced MASCHINE, a next-generation groove production studio that makes beat creation and arrangement more immediate and tactile than ever before. The system combines an advanced software sequencer and sampler with a seamlessly integrated, highly functional performance controller. Finally merging a fast and intuitive groove-box workflow with the power […]

Open Labs Announces Gen5 MiKo and NeKo Keyboards

Christopher Laird Simmons

WINTER NAMM 2009 (MuseWire) – At a press conference this morning, Open Labs announced their new line of “generation 5” keyboard workstations. The new models include the 37 key MiKo LXD, 61 key NeKo LX5, and deluxe NeKo XXL. All models have Quad Core processors, 1TB storage (4TB with XXL), and 4GB RAM standard. All […]

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