LimeWire Lawsuit Settled: Labels to Get $105 Million
The shuttered NYC-based P2P file-sharing service LimeWire has agreed to settle the lawsuit brought against them by a raft of record labels, negotiating out of court to pay a sum of $105 million. The...
View ArticleNYC Promoter Gotham Rocks Announces 27 Additional Branded Events for 2011
NYC-based Gotham Rocks, a modern rock showcase series now in its third year, has announced thirty-eight events now on the calendar from May through December. Twenty-seven of the events are presented by...
View ArticleMäag Audio Announces EQ4 6 Band Equalizer
Mäag Audio is home to the AIR BRAND Mic Pres and EQs. The company was officially founded in 2009 to begin re-producing NTI and Nightpro gear that was originally invented by veteran engineer and head...
View ArticleMusicRevolution.com Marks One-Year Anniversary
Online production music marketplace MusicRevolution.com (Trumbull, CT) celebrated its one-year anniversary this week. CT-based Music Revolution is celebrating it's one year anniversary. The company’s...
View ArticleMarc Urselli Sounds OFF: Who Killed the Electric Singer?
Who remembers being electrified by great singers and their great performances? We all do. They were all around us at least until 1997 when Antares’ Auto-Tune showed up: the license to sing out of tune...
View ArticleEMG Announces New James Hetfield Set of Active Pickups
Yes ladies and gentlemen, front man for one of the most iconic bands on the planet — James Hetfield of Metallica — has a new signature set from EMG. Since 1976, EMG has been a long time manufacturer...
View ArticlePost Moves: Sound Designer/Mixer Michael Vitacco Joins Plushnyc Post
Audio post boutique Plushnyc Post, located in the Flatiron District, announced that they have added Sound Designer/Mixer Michael Vitacco to their audio post production staff. Plush is flush with...
View ArticleMarc Alan Goodman’s Building Strange Weather Blog — Step 6: Demolition
Sixth in the “Building Strange Weather Blog”series by producer/engineer and studio owner Marc Alan Goodman. Click to start at Step 1: Finding A New Home; Step 2: Design; Step 3: Waiting For Permits...
View ArticleEvent Alert: A2IM Brooklyn Bar Takeover Tonight, 5/19 6-9 PM
A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, is holding their first-ever Brooklyn Bar Bar Takeover tonight, Thursday, May 19, from 6-9PM, at High Dive, 243 Fifth Ave @ Carroll St., Brooklyn....
View ArticleMusicrow Announces Standalone Purchase of Ebola Synth for NI Reaktor
Musicrow is a company located in Haifa, Israel that specializes in the development of quality VST Instruments, Effects, and Ensembles for the NI Reactor platform. This Ebola won't give you a...
View ArticleTuneSat LLC Secures a $6 Million Funding Round Led by General Electric...
NYC-based TuneSat LLC, an audio fingerprinting technology company that enables music rights holders to track the usage of their music on TV and the Internet, announced today that it has raised over $6...
View ArticleDigiTech Introduces the Whammy DT Pedal
DigiTech, well-known for their original DigiTech Whammy have announced their new Whammy DT pedal. The new device comes equipped with some great features including drop or raised tuning by 7 half step...
View ArticleThe Mixers Music Convention to take Place August 4th-7th In Providence, RI
Internet marketer and promoter Bottom Feeder Music and its partners announced the launch of the first Mixers Music Convention, a Northeast music industry gathering to be held in Providence, RI on...
View ArticleWho’s New: Musicians Hearing Solutions Opens to Protect Professional Ears
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: It’s not as flashy as a nightclub, but Musicians Hearing Solutions (MHS) is an important addition to the New York City music sector. Dr. Julie Glick believes the professional ears...
View ArticlePost Moves: Sound Lounge Names Samara Levenstein Executive Producer,...
Sound Lounge announced that it has named Samara Levenstein to the post of Executive Producer for the company’s Entertainment Division. Samara Levenstein has joined Sound Lounge as Executive Producer,...
View ArticleSonic Video: “Music Technology For The Working Composer”
Back in April, SonicScoop, The SCL in NY and Alto Music NYC presented a technology seminar and discussion with NYC-based film and television composer Peter Nashel. Peter Nashel speaking at “Music...
View ArticleThe Recording Academy NY Presents Sonic Sessions: Networking & Audio Event on...
On Thursday, June 9, at 7:00 PM, The Recording Academy New York Chapter, and the Producers & Engineers Wing in partnership with Harman Professional will hold Sonic Sessions. The event takes place...
View ArticleReview: Softube Tube-Tech Classic Channel, By Chris Zane
First things first, let me get this out of the way: I love analog gear. I do. I feel strangely guilty saying this, but so many of my peers are wholly ITB or have slowly gravitated towards it, that...
View ArticleGrand Street Recording Hosts Projects for Diane Birch, David Mead, The...
In Williamsburg, Grand Street Recording has reported a notable spread of recent sessions: David Mead recently tracked at Grand Street Recording. Owner/producer/co-head engineer Ken Rich is working on...
View ArticleTemporary Residence Limited Signs Canon Blue
Brooklyn-based record label Temporary Residence Limited — purveyors of post-rock and electro-folk fare by bands like Pinback, The Books, Explosions in the Sky, Mono and Grails — has signed Canon Blue,...
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