St. Paul, MN (April 29, 2008) - Top music industry professionals discuss the realities of the music business and careers in music with more than 300 Minneapolis/St Paul Area high school students at GRAMMY Career Day, an initiative of the GRAMMY in the Schools® program. The day will include a variety of workshops focusing on various fields in the music industry. Students from numerous schools around the area will be represented including: St. Francis High School, Coon Rapids High School, Blaine High School, Anoka High School, Andover High School, S.T.E.P. (Secondary Technical Education Program) and South St. Paul High School. The program is presented by the Gibson Foundation and is free of charge. more
Users of Propellerhead‘s Reason 4 can now increase their arsenal of Reason sounds at no cost thanks to Line 6‘s latest promotion. Line 6 offers FREE monthly ReFills and Artist Patches until 2009 to enhance the Reason 4 experience!
Prodigious artists like Propellerhead guru Kurt Kurasaki (aka Peff) unlock their sonic secrets and show you how they make Reason work for them. Plus, ReFill manufacturers like Sonic Emulations will raise the gates and share their sounds, allowing users to build complementary collections. No fuss, no hassle, just FREE SOUNDS each month until 2009!
Sign up online and Line 6 will send you a monthly email featuring a link to a new ReFill or Artist Patch. Register now and begin downloading FREE ReFills and Artist Patches: www.line6.com//club/promos/
About Propellerhead Software
Propellerhead Software is a privately owned company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1994, Propellerhead has created some of the most innovative new music software (ReBirth, ReCycle and Reason) and technology standards, including ReWire and the REX file format, which are used extensively in all kinds of music production. Propellerhead ReBirth program was the first virtual emulation of vintage analog gear–a trend that now dominates music software. www.propellerheads.se
Propellerhead Software, makers of the highly acclaimed stand-alone music production system Reason, announces the continuation of its Producer Conference Series of events in San Francisco, CA, on May 3, 2008, Noon to 5:30 pm. Presented by Line 6 and hosted at Pyramind music production school (832 Folsom St., SFCA 94107), the 6-hour conference features artist appearances from Tommy Coster Jr. and DJ Khalil, along with James Bernard (Propellerhead Lead Product Specialist), Peff (aka Kurt Kurasaki, author of “Power Tools for Reason 3.0”) and Gerry Bassermann (Propellerhead Software Product Specialist) discussing a wide variety of topics on maximizing your Reason version 4 experience, including production and mixing techniques, sound design and more!
Whether you‘re just getting started or an advanced Reason user, learn the inside tips and trick for making beats, use of Propellerhead‘s new Thor polysonic synthesizer, Sequencer, ReGroove Mixer, streamlining your creative workflow, producing patches, sounds, and more! Attendees will have their chance to ask questions during the Artist section. This interactive learning session is only $35/per person. All attendees who are registered Reason version 4 users will receive a free “Music Production with Reason 4” DVD tutorial (valued at $59) at the event, so bring proof of your Reason registration! For more information and registration, go to: www.theproducersconference.com
SCHEDULE
• 11:30 am: Doors open
• 12:00-1:00 pm: Gerry Bassermann - “Improve Your Creative Workflow In Reason 4″
Discover powerful features in Reason version 4 and how you can improve your creative workflow with Reason‘s new sequencer. Gerry will also be providing tips and tricks for Propellerhead‘s new RPG-8, Combinator enhancements, NN-XT enhancements and more.
• 1:15-2:30 pm: Kurt “Peff” Kurasaki - “Modular Synthesis With Thor”
This tutorial will explore basic concepts behind sound design and using Reason‘s new Thor Polysonic synthesizer. Peff will provide an in-depth look at the available oscillators and filter types. In addition, he‘ll provide an in depth view of the modulation matrix and its capabilities.
• 2:45-3:45 pm: James Bernard - “Quantizing Your Beats With The ReGroove Mixer”
Learn the ins and outs of Reason version 4‘s exciting new real-time ReGroove engine. James takes attendees on a guided tour exploring the limitless possibilities of this powerful feature for building and modifying grooves.
• 4:00-5:30 pm: Artist Panel / Q & A
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Tommy Coster, Jr. has an extensive range of credits include live and studio music recordings (Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Dido, Ice Cube, Carlos Santana, Mike Elizondo, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, 50 Cent, and more), film soundtracks, TV commercials, film trailers and film scoring projects. Coster worked with producer Dr. Dre on the “Marshall Mathers LP”, co-writing and performing on six tracks including the hit single, “The Real Slim Shady”. He has also written original scores for such films as “Serving Sara,” “The New Guy,” and “Barbershop 2″.
DJ Khalil is a Los Angeles based hip-hop / soul producer for Aftermath Entertainment and co-owns Angeles Records with DJ Muggs. He has worked on recording projects with Bishop Lamont, The Game, Xzibit, Talib Kweli, G-Unit, Cypress Hill, Nas, Jay-Z, and on 50 Cent’s new Curtis album single, “I’ll Still Kill”, featuring Akon.
Kurt Kurasaki, author of “Power Tools for Reason 3.0”, is a noted Reason user with credits in Keyboard and Computer Music magazines. He also works with Propellerhead Software as a sound designer and tutorial developer. Known as “Peff” throughout the Online ReBirth and Reason Communities, Kurt is one of the originators of ReBirth Mods.
Gerry Bassermann is an accomplished musician who works in many different acoustic and electronic styles. He holds several degrees in music composition and performance and currently owns and operates OPUS NINE (a project studio in the San Francisco Bay area). For over twenty years, he has worked for many prominent music companies, as a product designer, demonstrator and musical consultant. He is currently focused on electronic music composition and sound design, and teaches electronic music at University of California Santa Cruz.
James Bernard has a long and critically acclaimed career in the music industry as a recording artist with multiple releases and as Propellerhead‘s Artist Relations Manager, Sound designer and Lead Demonstrator. He‘s created original music for Re-Fills for Reason and travels the globe performing and hosting Propellerhead demos and training seminars.
About Pyramind
Pyramind is a media and music production school located in San Francisco, designed for the serious professional and developing recording artist. Pyramind’s certificate programs are the result of over 50 years of collective experience in production, composition, sound design, engineering, mixing, mastering, studio design and installation. Pyramind’s unique training programs include both Apple and Digidesign manufacture certificates. www.pyramind.com
About Propellerhead Software
Propellerhead Software is a privately owned company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1994, Propellerhead has created some of the most innovative new music software (ReBirth, ReCycle and Reason) and technology standards, including ReWire and the REX file format, which are used extensively in all kinds of music production. Propellerhead ReBirth program was the first virtual emulation of vintage analog gear–a trend that now dominates music software. www.propellerheads.se
For on-line press releases, high-resolution images and other media resources, please go to www.propellerheads.se/press
LOS ANGELES, CA–Solid State Logic, the world‘s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for music, broadcast and post production professionals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Katy Templeman-Holmes to the position of Broadcast Sales Manager.
Templeman-Holmes will focus her sales efforts on call letter TV stations in the Western region and will be based at SSL‘s LA office. She has over five years of diversified experience in the professional audio and broadcast industries. Templeman-Holmes‘ extensive experience in both the broadcast and post-production sales markets makes her the perfect addition to SSL‘s growing team.
Templeman-Holmes comes to SSL from Euphonix Inc., where she oversaw sales and customer service for the broadcast, post-production and music markets. Prior to Euphonix, Templeman-Holmes worked as a continuity production coordinator for Premier Radio Networks where she supervised both Clear Channel and Fox Radio‘s international multimedia data bank. She also worked as a broadcast technical operator for Trans World International and as a broadcast journalist and board operator at Kestrel FM, both of which are in the UK. Templeman-Holmes earned a B.S.c in Media and Broadcast Technology from the University of Surrey where she was awarded First Class Degree and Broadcast School Valedictorian.
“I‘m proud to be working for a company that I have admired for so long,” Templeman-Holmes comments. “I have always admired SSL‘s technology and position in the professional audio market. I am very excited to be joining SSL and am thrilled to be involved in SSL‘s broadcast business.” more
HOLLYWOOD - EASTWEST‘s unprecedented 20th Anniversary Promotion will be coming to a close on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008. Users visiting the EASTWEST website, www.soundsonline.com , still have time to purchase select virtual instruments at greatly reduced prices. more
El Segundo, CA… While Mogami cables have long been a staple of the recording side of professional audio, they have now become a popular choice for touring professionals as well. Whereas touring pros have long viewed cable as a disposable commodity, the recent surge in wireless technology has actually fueled the need for high quality cable on stage, and Mogami‘s superior transmission and shielding qualities are proving immensely popular. more
Culver City, CA - April 2008… If ever there was a studio that re-defines the term “versatility”, Groove Addicts is it. Featuring multiple divisions, this hotbed of music activity handles a wide range of projects spanning everything from sound for TV and film to radio branding, game audio, movie trailers, and record projects –all of it high-end, high-profile work! At the heart of this whirlwind of mixing and recording is Gerhard Joost (pronounced Yöst), Groove Addicts‘ Chief Engineer/Mixer/Producer in residence. Mixing audio for such a broad range of projects requires a thorough understanding of a given project‘s genre, coupled with great ears and the ability to work fast and accurately. To ensure everything he mixes translates well to a wide range of playback mediums, Joost relies heavily on his studio monitors and, for this, he depends on Equator Audio Research. more
Nashville, TN, April 21, 2008–When it comes to providing its customers with effective storage solutions, Nashville‘s premier rental company, Rack-N-Roll, always chooses Avastor. more
EASTWEST (www.soundsonline.com), the industry leader in soundware development and distribution, is putting its users‘ creativity to the test while offering a chance to win all seven PLAY products with its “Score This Movie” contest.
From now until June 30, 2008 users can create their own score for an original short movie created by Zennor Alexander and posted on the EASTWEST forum at (http://www.soundsonline-forums.com/showthread.php?t=12974). The concept of the piece is:
“This is a story about the circularity of life - Out of the void comes a seed which sprouts into a plant. The leaves of the plant mature which ends the growth phase. As the leaves fly off in all directions, we follow one on its journey into the unknown. The leaf meets another and the two fly around in a mating dance, eventually merging. The merged leaves become mature wings, and fly off through this new world to find the original void from which they came. The wings finally dissolve and compact to become a new seed, completing the cycle.”
The score should have a wide variety of pace, mood and style and must be composed solely with sounds from libraries distributed by EASTWEST, with an emphasis on EASTWEST PLAY-powered virtual instruments.
Entrants are free to show their creativity and originality in the selection of instruments and the juxtaposition of their composition with the film‘s imagery. Once users have completed their piece, they need to post a link to it on the EASTWEST forum here (http://www.soundsonline-forums.com/showthread.php?t=12974) for it to be considered. Compositions entered in previous EASTWEST contests, posted on EASTWEST forums, or containing third party copyrighted material or software, are not eligible. From entries posted on the forum, Zennor Alexander and the EASTWEST staff will select a winner.
“EASTWEST is always striving to develop innovative projects to challenge our users,” says EASTWEST‘s Founder and Producer Doug Rogers. “Last year‘s contest was so successful that we decided to stay with a similar format this year to gauge the usage of our PLAY products. We also feel that this contest gives our users the opportunity to showcase their work using a visual medium, something they would be required to do for any film, game or television production, in return for the chance to be well rewarded for their efforts.”
The winner, who will be announced on July 15th, 2008, will receive all seven PLAY products which include:
• Fab Four - A virtual instrument inspired by the sounds of the Beatles, using the same kind of instruments and recording equipment the Beatles used to create their signature sound.
• Quantum Leap Pianos - The most detailed collection of the world’s finest grand pianos.
• Quantum Leap Gypsy - A collection of detailed Gypsy-style virtual instruments capable of playing completely realistic performances.
• Quantum Leap Ministry Of Rock - Rock is a huge collection of rock drums, basses and guitars recorded in the world-famous EASTWEST. A modern-day rock toolkit that covers a myriad of styles, Ministry of Rock provides a true all-in-one solution for rock productions and a sound quality superior to anything else available.
• Quantum Leap Voices of Passion - Passion is a virtual instrument of ethereal, passionate, flowing, mysterious, wailing and whispering alto and soprano voices of female vocalists from Wales, Syria, India, Bulgaria and America.
• Quantum Leap SD2 - The Next Generation - The sequel to Stormdrum, SD2 is a stunning collection of exceptional acoustic percussion instruments.
• Quantum Leap Goliath - Quantum Leap Goliath, the Sequel to Colossus, includes the entire 32 Gigabytes of content from COLOSSUS, plus an additional 8 Gigabytes of new content from the latest collections. Goliath covers all musical genres, providing users with a comprehensive collection of sounds that will fit into any type of project they are working on.
Elixir® Strings, pioneer of long-life strings, is giving loyal acoustic fans a chance to plug in with electric strings. During its Electric Strings Trial promotion, players will receive one complimentary electric set with the purchase of two acoustic sets. No coupon or mail-in rebate is necessary for taking advantage of this promotion, as the three-set multi-packs are prepackaged and available in participating stores. more
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