Obama Administration's Trade Office Names Intellectual Property Offenders
03 May, 2013
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its Special 301 Report today, identifying countries that warrant U.S. government attention due to their inadequate and ineffective intellectual property protections. USTR designated Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country (the first ...
| The Recording Academy Statement Re: Jeff Hanneman
03 May, 2013
"Two-time GRAMMY winner Jeff Hanneman was an intense and powerful guitarist and a force to be reckoned with on stage.
A founding member of the legendary metal band Slayer, he was a key architect in their ferocious and uncompromising sound, which earned the band legions of loyal followers, tremendous ...
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Moog Inducted Into National Inventors Hall Of Fame For Patent No 3475623, The Moog Ladder Filter
02 May, 2013
Moog Music is proud to announce that today its founder Dr. Robert Moog will be posthumously inducted in to the United States Patent and Trademark Office National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Dr. Moog is being awarded this honor for Patent No. 3475623, more commonly known to Moog fans as the Moog Ladder ...
| NOW That's What I Call A Digital Boost For Compilations
30 April, 2013
Music buyers' long-running love affair with the Now That's What I Call Music series and the successful launch of new dance, reggae and running-themed volumes generated strong growth for sales of compilation albums in 2012, new Official Charts Company data revealed today by the BPI confirmed.
Sales ...
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Institute Awards 2013 Bass Scholarship Winner
25 April, 2013
The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to award Rares Diaconu as the winner of the 2013 Higher Diploma Bass Scholarship award in association with Eddie Ball Music Man.
Each of the five finalists had an interview with a panel of judges including Institute tutor Ben Jones, ...
| Jake Shimabukuro Launches Non-Profit For Music Education
25 April, 2013
This spring, ukulele icon Jake Shimabukuro will launch his Four Strings Foundation, a non-profit organization that will curate music education workshops nationwide, and provide ukuleles, materials and training tools to schools and educators.
"The Four Strings Foundation was created as a vehicle ...
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Steinberg CMC Controllers Win Musikmesse Award
24 April, 2013
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH received the prestigious Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) for its CMC controllers in the category best DAW controllers at the annual Musikmesse tradeshow in Frankfurt, Germany. More than 100 magazines from around the world choose the best products of the ...
| Bach To Rock Signs First Franchise Agreement In Sacramento
23 April, 2013
Bach to Rock (B2R), America's music school for students of all ages, announced today it has signed a franchise agreement with Purple Dragon 88, LLC, to expand the brand to Sacramento, Calif. Expected to open in Winter 2013, the new school will be Bach to Rock's first on the West Coast. To date, Bach ...
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Chester Bennington With Special Guests, Tony Alva And Band Chicken Noodle Project To Perform At Ninth Annual Musicares Map Fund Benefit Concert
22 April, 2013
Honorees: Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of two-time GRAMMY-winning band Linkin Park, and Tony Alva, legendary skateboarder, surfer, musician and original member of the skateboarding team Dogtown Z-Boys at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on May 30. Bennington will be presented with the Stevie Ray Vaughan ...
| Woody Guthrie Center To Open April 27 In Tulsa, Oklahoma
19 April, 2013
A portion of legendary folk singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie 's comprehensive archives, including the original, handwritten version of Guthrie's landmark anthem, "This Land Is Your Land," will be available for viewing at the grand opening of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Okla. at 1 p.m. Saturday, ...
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The Recording Academy Statement: Re: George Beverly Shea
18 April, 2013
GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient George Beverly Shea was one of the most beloved and revered gospel music singers and composers. He began his nearly 70-year-long career singing in the church choir and became prominent in the Youth for Christ movement of the '40s ...
| CD Baby Announces New Pro Service For Independent Songwriters
16 April, 2013
Until now, it's been virtually impossible for independent songwriters to collect all the royalties owed to them on a global level. CD Baby aims to remedy this with a comprehensive royalty collection service called CD Baby Pro. CD Baby Pro is designed to give independent artists the same royalty collection ...
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Benedetto Guitars Celebrates 45 Years (1968-2013)
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16 April, 2013
Founded in 1968 by American luthier Robert Benedetto, Benedetto Guitars, Inc. of Savannah, Georgia is celebrating 2013 as their 45th Anniversary of making archtop jazz guitars. The internationally renowned company builds some of the world's most collectable jazz guitars that appear in countless recordings, ...
| The Recording Academy Statement On Jonathan Winters
15 April, 2013
"GRAMMY winner Chi Cheng of the Deftones was a powerful bassist who was larger than life on stage. Playing on the group's first five albums, he and his bandmates received a GRAMMY in the Best Metal Performance category at the 43rd GRAMMY Awards in Feb. 2001.
Although the group's early years were more ...
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Grammy Foundation Grant Program Awards $200,000 For Music Research And Sound Preservation
12 April, 2013
The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program announced today that more than $200,000 in grants will be awarded to 14 recipients in the United States to help facilitate a range of research, archiving and preservation projects on a variety of subjects. Research projects include a study that will investigate ...
| IFPI's Recording Industry In Numbers 2013 - The Must-read Of Global Music!
10 April, 2013
The rise of music subscription services and the promising growth of emerging markets are among key highlights of IFPI's Recording Industry in Numbers 2013, the essential statistical analysis of the recorded music market worldwide.
Published today by IFPI, The Recording Industry in Numbers (RIN) ...
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Universal Music Group Strikes Global Partnership With Shawn "Jay Z" Carter's Roc Nation
09 April, 2013
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Roc Nation, the renowned entertainment company founded by Shawn "JAY Z" Carter, announced today that they have entered into a multi-year, worldwide partnership under which the Roc Nation music label will operate as a standalone label ...
| Southern Ground Artists Names President Music-industry Veteran Ken Robold
04 April, 2013
Music-industry veteran Ken Robold has been named president of Zac Brown's label Southern Ground Artists. Robold will oversee Southern Ground's record label, publishing and studio arms, continuing to build the publishing roster, which will include Zac Brown Band's future recordings, as well as the artist ...
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Fort Lauderdale Guitar Teacher Dyce Kimura Offers Limited April Discount
02 April, 2013
According to kab.org, Keep America Beautiful is the nation's leading nonprofit that brings people together to build and sustain vibrant communities. KAB works with millions of volunteers to take action in communities throughout the United states through programs that deliver sustainable impact. KAB ...
| The Recording Academy Statement Re: Phil Ramone
01 April, 2013
Fourteen-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Technical GRAMMY Award recipient Phil Ramone was a prolific and legendary producer, engineer, and composer who made countless significant contributions to the recording industry.
As co-founder of A&R Recordings, he was a pioneer of audio technological ...
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