Forte is a music notation software developed with quickness and ease of use in mind. The Hamburg, Germany-based developers are celebrating their 500,000th download this week by giving away their Forte Basic software ($24 MSRP) for FREE.
The feature packed software is ideal for educational purposes or for quick inspiration. Read more...
Jóhann Jóhannsson is on a roll – of a different sort. The circular motion of the imagery in the brilliant film that he scored, The Theory of Everything, inspired the spherical structures of the unforgettable music he created for it.
Onscreen, Jóhannsson saw bicycles, motorized wheelchairs, and the massive gears Read more...
Always put yourself in a position to win.
Whether the topic is football or mixing for original music and sound design, you can’t argue with that logic. At Yessian, they’re playing that strategy to the hilt, with a smart new facility in the Flatiron District, just north of their former Read more...
Seeking synth heaven? You’ll find a pocket of paradise at the studio of Anthony Marinelli in Los Angeles.
Packed with analog synths, this is no keyboard museum. Marinelli puts it all to good use, and this constantly curious composer has got plenty to keep him busy. First off there’s thousands Read more...
He’s not the hardest-working man in music — yet.
But give Matty Amendola time, and the Brooklyn producer/engineer/composer/multi-instrumentalist may yet get a share of that coveted title. There’s nothing musical he won’t do, whether it’s artist development, laying down a killer drum track, or cutting vocals at 3 AM to Read more...
