Sample Logic Introduces ASSAULT – Cinematic Sound Design Virtual Instrument
New tools to enhance creativity and workflow for sound design are always welcome. Composers and sound designers working for film, TV, and gaming now have a new option available with ASSAULT, a virtual...
View ArticleSAE New York Announces Move to Chelsea Campus
Time to change things up: SAE New York, which has resided in the nonstop buzz of Herald Square for the last 10 years, announced that it will be moving to a new campus in Chelsea. SAE New York will have...
View ArticleSound Information: Metadata For Your Music
In the days of vinyl and tape cassettes, providing your listeners with information about your music was simple: Everything from song titles to song-writers, lyrics to album art, engineering credits to...
View ArticleKNS Productions (NYC) Signs With Razor & Tie Music Publishing
NYC-based production team KNS Productions (Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz) has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Razor & Tie Music Publishing. Josh Schwartz and Brian Kierulf KNS has...
View ArticleBlue Cat Audio Launches Blue Cat’s DP Meter Pro 4.0
Prepare to look deeeeep into your audio. The forward-thinking French developer Blue Cat Audio announced that it has launched Blue Cat’s DP Meter Pro 4.0, a brand new version of its multi-purpose audio...
View ArticleADAM Launches F Series Monitors – New Cost Effective Line
Two new ways to listen critically have arrived, at a budget-friendly price point. ADAM Audio announced that it is shipping its new F Series professional monitors. The F5 and larger F7 nearfields are...
View ArticleMassive Monitor Makeover: Manhattan Center’s Studio 4 Pumps the Volume Way Up
When is it time to pull the trigger on a major studio upgrade? Sometimes you feel it in your bones, while other times the spark comes from client feedback. And of course, the impetus can be both of the...
View Article85th Academy Award Audio and Music Winners Announced
Host Seth McFarlane was fun, but for us the real draw at the 85th Annual Academy Awards was the recognition of some of the most coveted achievements in the world of audio. The competition in audio and...
View ArticleJohn Siket in the Studio with Ex Cops: Producing Future Rock
Ex Cops’ debut, produced/engineered/mixed by John Siket, has just arrived. MURRAY HILL: Ex Cops got their name from the frequent cover titles from the New York Post, but something tells us they’ll be...
View ArticleNile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works Releases Game Soundtrack “Gears of War”
One of NYC’s top music producers has quietly built up an impressive track record releasing video game soundtracks. The Nile Rodgers-founded label Sumthing Else is gearing up for another “Gears of War”...
View ArticleMan Made Music Names Allison Meiresonne President, Brand Partnerships
Loyalty is being rewarded at NYC-based Man Made Music (MMM), where Allison Meiresonne has been promoted to the newly created position of President, Brand Partnerships. Meiresonne, who has worked with...
View ArticleThe Best Snare Drums For The Recording Studio
It’s no overstatement to say that a good snare sound is essential to the backbone of almost any kind of pop record – whether that means hip hop, country, speed metal, R&B, punk rock, psychedelia,...
View ArticleEvent Choice: Official NYC Live 9 & Push Preview Event at Tekserve, Tuesday 3/5
Who WON’T be at this event? Tekserve will be Ableton HQ this coming Tuesday for a good luck at Push and Ableton 9. This coming Tuesday, March 5, Hank Shocklee, Tekserve, and the Ableton Advanced Users...
View ArticleMusic + Video: The Vibrant Visual Translation of Erica Glyn’s “In Silence”
With YouTube still serving as a primary source of sonic discovery for everyone from fans to music supervisors, crafting a standout music video remains a top priority – for artist, producers, and labels...
View ArticleAvid Under Investigation by US Law Firms On Behalf of Avid Shareholders
Google “NASDAQ: AVID” this morning, and the news isn’t pretty. Avid is making headlines yet again — for the wrong reasons. On February 25, Avid announced that it was postponing its Q4 and full year...
View ArticleRadial Engineering Debuts StageBug SB-5 Sidewinder Laptop Direct Box
Ready for an industrial strength solution to connect your laptop onstage? In a move sure to be hailed by DJs, electronic music artists and rock bands the world over – not to mention music directors, AV...
View ArticlePhil Ramone Hospitalized in NYC
One of recorded music’s all time great producers, engineers, and mixers, Phil Ramone, is in critical care in a New York City hospital. The reason for his admission is an aortic aneurysm, otherwise...
View ArticleMusic Supervising for Snoop Dogg’s Reincarnated: Meet VICE Media’s Ricki Askin
When you’re with a media company capable of pumping out 60 minutes of new video per day, there’s a need for your music supervision services. Ricki Askin is stylin’ as a Music Supervisor for VICE Media....
View ArticleAbleton Live 9 Now Available + Preorder Ableton’s First Hardware Instrument –...
Ableton Live has been a DAW that has always been a popular choice among songwriters and producers for it’s unique workflow, design and compatibility with Akai and other hardware instruments. Today...
View ArticleImagem Music Opens LA Office – Industry Veterans Join Indie Music Publisher
There’s no letup in the thickening competition of music publishing. Ludacris is one of the many high-profile songwriters on Imagem Music’s roster. The latest development comes from Imagem Music, the...
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