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04/06/2024

USC hosts conference on music education and its effect on childhood development in wake of Prop 28

MUSEWIRE - Music News / On Tuesday, June 11, USC (University of Southern California) will host the first Music, Health, and Policy Conference, as part of Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week, at Cammilleri Hall on the University Park Campus. Research has shown music's centrality to childhood deve...

24/05/2024

MUSEWIRE ranked #35 among the top 70 Music Industry Blogs for 2024 -- MuseWire is an online magazine published and edited by Christopher Simmons, an award-winning musician, author and creative
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TEMECULA, Calif., May 24, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MuseWire has been selected by the panelists at Feedspot as one of the Top 70 Music Industry Blogs on the web. MuseWire™ (aka/formerly Music Industry Newswire™) covers music makers, music gear, audiophile gear, the music business and related...

24/05/2024

ASCAP Screen Music Awards for 2024 Recognize 93 Prominent Film and TV Composers American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) MuseWire - a music + technology magazine

MUSEWIRE Music News / The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has recently announced the recipients of the 2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards, including the highly-anticipated winners of the ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards; honoring the composers whose music enriches the art o...

19/05/2024

Thomas Dolby Blinded Me With His New Hair – SCIENCE! https://musewire.com/thomas-dolby-blinded-me-with-his-new-hair-science/ Thomas Dolby

MUSEWIRE / Long time fans of Thomas Dolby have likely noticed over the years the '80s recording artist losing his hair, often wearing hats on stage in modern solo and group performances. Well, this week (May 17) Dolby posted a video on social and my first thought was "It's Dolby's 'evil twin brother...

17/05/2024

UVI release Quadra Modular, a multi-instrument blending the raw sound of modular synths with cross-fading ‘vector’ style interface UVI

/MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News/ - One of the most interesting new virtual instruments I've seen in awhile, UVI's Quadra Modular synthesizer allows you to choose, modify, then combine four different highly-sampled instruments, then cross fade and modulate among them in realtime. UVI's "Quadra series" in...

17/05/2024

New ONKYO TX-8470 2-Channel Network Stereo Audio Receiver Blends Modern Connectivity with Audiophile Specs Onkyo USA

/MUSEWIRE - Home Audio News/ - ONKYO has announced its new TX-8470 Network Stereo Receiver for 2024. According to the company it has been "built by and for audiophiles." The TX-8470 seamlessly combines exceptional audio fidelity for music lovers with modern connectivity options for hassle-free home....

17/05/2024

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Interview: Peter Frampton Talks About ‘Fingerprints’ https://musewire.com/interview-peter-frampton-talks-about-fingerprints/ via Peter Frampton

INTERVIEW: In September 2006, Peter Frampton released his first all-instrumental album, called "Fingerprints." For the project he was able to bring - MuseWire - an Electronic Music and Technology Magazine - article by Christopher Laird Simmons

03/05/2024

Always amazed how cool the MP MIDI CONTROLLER is for working with dynamic EQ stuff (here testing with izotope Ozone). So cool. iZotope MP Midi Controller

03/05/2024

Jazz Vocalist Sybil Evans Stages Comeback at Age 90, Performing at the Annual 2024 Park Avenue Day in New York

NEW YORK /MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - While some industrious individuals are busy looking for their second act, 90-year-old Sybil Evans, longtime resident of Manhattan’s Murray Hill section is still going strong, forging ahead into her third with the Sybil Evans Trio. The dynamic, Brooklyn-born and r...

22/04/2024

You know you're a 'synth nerd' when somebody says 'man with a cape,' your first thought is not Batman, but Rick Wakeman :) Rick Wakeman Music

09/04/2024

For its 25th anniversary, Arturia launches ASTROLAB stage synthesizer keyboard with 13 iconic instruments onboard https://musewire.com/for-its-25th-anniversary-arturia-launches-astrolab-stage-synthesizer-keyboard-with-13-iconic-instruments-onboard/ Arturia

/MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - ARTURIA today announced a new, innovative stage and studio synthesizer keyboard, they call ASTROLAB, an "Avant-garde Stage Keyboard," as part of their 25th anniversary in the music instrument business. Accorsing to the company, "Astrolab offers a vast spectrum of classic an...

23/02/2024

2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards Now Open for Voting, Nominees Announced American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)

NEW YORK /MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - Honoring the musical storytellers scoring the past year’s top films, television series and video games, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced this week the nominees for the 2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. A first-of-it...

23/02/2024

The Crow Hill Company’s New Small String Gestures Sample Library Enhances Composing for Film, TV and Pop The Crow Hill Company

EDINBURGH, UK /MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - Take control of an intimate string section performing an evocative collection of shifting musical passages with The Crow Hill Company's new Small String Gestures sample library, the second release in what they are calling a "hysteresis" approach to sample coll...

23/02/2024

Gibson Garage London is a new flagship store for all things Gibson: a place to explore Gibson’s 130-year music history, outside the US Jimmy Page

LONDON /MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - Opening to the public Feb. 24, 2024, the new Gibson Garage London is a ground-breaking flagship store for all things Gibson, located in historic London. At the Gibson Garage London kickoff event, Gibson announced it has entered into a collaborative partnership with o...

23/02/2024

Time for Twang! Fuse Audio Labs VREV-63 Surf Spring Reverb Plugin Released Fuse Audio Labs

MUSEWIRE - MUSIC NEWS / As my dad used to say in the '60s, "hang loose." Fuse Audio Labs has announced their latest audio plugin, the VREV-63. which is "the ripping reincarnation of the legendary tube driven spring reverb from the sixties: the godfather of surf guitar sound! Hooked up in front of an...

15/02/2024

Lowell Chamber Orchestra premieres new edition of Julia Perry’s SYMPHONY FOR VIOLAS AND BASSES, from new edition by LCO music director Orlando Cela Lowell Chamber Orchestra

LOWELL, Mass. /MUSEWIRE - Music News / - On Sunday, February 18, 2024, 3 p.m., The Lowell Chamber Orchestra will present the first Massachusetts performance of Julia Perry's "Symphony for Violas and Basses," from a new edition by LCO's music director Orlando Cela. The new edition looks to celebrate....

13/02/2024

Music News: Infinite Creativity: HitPaw Voice Changer 1.4.0 Newly Released with AI Cover Feature

NEW YORK, N.Y. /MUSEWIRE/ - HitPaw, a company specializing in digital multimedia solutions, has now launched HitPaw Voice Changer 1.4.0 with the exciting update of AI Cover feature. The newest 1.4.0 version of HitPaw Voice Changer allows users to transform their audio files into the styles of variou...

13/02/2024

Music News: Jazz Fest Pompano Beach 2024 Makes a Huge Splash

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /MUSEWIRE/ - Under a canopy of stars, Pompano Beach was transformed into a haven for jazz enthusiasts as over 10,000 music fans showed up for the beachside celebration. Jazz royalty including Branford Marsalis, Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, David Sanchez, and Najee held court o...

13/02/2024

ContinuuCon 2024 Electronic Music Conference Scheduled for Pittsburgh in April, with Tickets Now on Sale

MUSEWIRE - Music News / This year's ContinuuCon 2024 Electronic Music Conference will take place in the U.S. for those who have been unable to avail themselves of some of the exotic locales around the world of prior years. The sixth international Haken Continuum Conference, is returning to the U.S.....

06/10/2023

Music News: Renowned pianist and conductor, Boris Cepeda, relocates to Atlanta and unveils European Piano Academy

ATLANTA, Ga. /MUSEWIRE/ - Boris Cepeda, an accomplished pianist and conductor, will now call Atlanta home. It's a groundbreaking move made possible through a "genius" visa designated for individuals with extraordinary abilities. This move marks a significant chapter in his illustrious career. - Muse...

01/07/2023

Avantone Pro announces PLANAR THE II Reference-grade Open-Back Headphones with Planar Drivers Avantone Pro

/MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - Avantone Pro has announced availability of their new "Planar the II" headphones, reference-grade open-back headphones with Planar Drivers designed for both studio use and critical listening in audiophile home enviroments. Planar drivers offer an incredible set of advantages...

01/07/2023

The Wallis and The ASCAP Foundation Present MUSICAL THEATRE FEST 2023: Two Weeks of Musical Theatre Events ASCAP Foundation Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

/MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - The Wallis and The ASCAP Foundation Present MUSICAL THEATRE FEST 2023: Two Weeks of Musical Theatre Events. The first ever ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest gives emerging musical theatre composers the chance to learn from the industry’s leading lights. Happening Jul ...

01/07/2023

In Support of Women In Music Nonprofit, Smirnoff ICE Relaunch Tour 2023 Heats up the Summer

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/MUSEWIRE - Music News / - The Smirnoff ICE Relaunch Tour 2023 continues this summer headlining a delicious duo of Smirnoff ICE and star-studded musical performances. As part of the concert lineup featuring both the chart-topping latest hits and nostalgic anthems, all proceeds from ticket sales for....

27/06/2023

Quick Review: MP MIDI Controller, version 2A, previewed at Superbooth23 Berlin, is now shipping MP Midi Controller

/MUSEWIRE/ - The folks at MP MIDI have announced that their latest iteration of the innovative MP MIDI Controller, version 2A, previewed at Superbooth23 Berlin, is now shipping. The 2A version adds glass flat top minimal design, increased viewing angle, encoders through glass, optional rack mount ki...

25/06/2023

80s R&B Pop Singer Bunny DeBarge Releases Bio Memoir ‘The Fame Years’ Bunny DeBarge

MOTOWN, USA /MUSEWIRE - Music News/ - Famed Motown songwriter, recording artist and lone female member of legendary R&B sibling singing group, DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge has released her newly revised, tell all memoir, “The Kept Ones: DeBarge, The Fame Years." - Music Industry Newswire - an Electronic...

09/06/2023

Pardon the ghost town this year; I've had a lot of personal s**t going on. - Chris

01/05/2023

Lowell Chamber Orchestra in MA announces winners of its 2023 Call-for-Scores and Concerto Competition

LOWELL, Mass. /MUSEWIRE/ - The Lowell Chamber Orchestra congratulates composers Cory Brodack and Martin Max Schreiner for winning the orchestra's 2023 Lowell Chamber Orchestra Call-for-Scores, and marimba player Wei-Hsing Nikki Huang, for winning the 2023 Lowell Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competitio...

01/05/2023

Soundfly teams with LA Pianist and Producer Elijah Fox for new course, taking students through his process of writing, improvising, and producing hip-hop infused jazz

BROOKLYN, N.Y. /MUSEWIRE/ - Pianist and producer Elijah Fox welcomes musicians into his exciting new course with online music education hub Soundfly. In it Elijah explores his singular approach to writing, improvising, and producing the "Impressionist" music for which he's become widely known; a sty...

03/03/2023

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24/02/2023

Tascam making blank cassette tape again:

The TASCAM MASTER 424 Studio Cassette type is a limited release genuine high bias cobalt oxide cassette specifically engineered for outstanding output (4db louder than standard Type II cassettes), low distortion, and unmatched musical clarity when used with TASCAM Portastudio cassette recorders. ...