New product launches slated for AES NYC next month (Oct. 21-23) are starting to roll out. First up, we’ve heard from ADAM Audio, who will launch their new A77X monitor at the Convention. The A77X features ADAM’s proprietary X-ART tweeter, “woofers and amplifiers that have been completely re-engineered with larger Read more...
As ad agencies and music supervisors continue to trend towards licensing pop songs for high-profile broadcast campaigns, ad music composers are challenged to take even more creative license with their work, to produce really original, outside-the-ad-music-box sounds and record-quality tracks that can compete. So many of these composers are playing/producing Read more...
The commercial music company Amber Music (NYC, LA) is increasing their tastemaker quotient with the debut of “Free Fridays”on the social music site, Turntable.fm.
Instead of sharing projects that Amber has worked on, the company uses their Turntable.FM page to provide fans with “tastemaker” updates, posting recommendations of songs that Read more...
“In the last ten years, the new-music scene in New York has completely exploded,” says Ryan Streber, composer, recording engineer and co-owner of Oktaven Audio.
“It’s unbelievable how many ensembles there are now, and how many new venues and labels there are for performances by those ensembles, playing music by Read more...
The latest installment of Coca-Cola’s award-winning “Happiness Factory” animated video series is its happiest yet.
“The Great Happyfication” is a six-minute animation produced by Psyop for Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. The piece features music by Human Worldwide and sound design by NYC-based Bill Chesley, who works out of his own shop, Henryboy, Read more...
