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THE RECORDING ACADEMY® PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING®

 ANNOUNCES EIGHTH ANNUAL GRAMMY® WEEK CELEBRATION HONORING  NILE RODGERS

Annual Celebration Will Highlight Sound Quality and Pay Homage 
to Musical Icon at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles
on 
February 3, 2015

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Oct. 29, 2014

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Press Releases

IK Multimedia Releases SampleTank 3 SE

Introducing the affordable and fully functional special edition of
IK’s next generation sound and groove workstation for Mac and PC

IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music creation apps and accessories, today announced the release of SampleTank® 3 SE, …

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Featured

KLOGR

Changing the laws of alternative music

The conception of the Italian alternative rock/metal band KLOGR (pronounced kay – log – are) began when vocalist Gabrielle (Rusty) Rusticelli and guitarist Nicola Briganti, were in Los Angeles to attend the National Association …

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Articles

TonePros Founder Dwight Devereaux

Sound maximizer for guitars

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Dwight Devereaux, “founder emeritus” of TonePros, who is up on what makes guitars sound great and privy to the new and important innovations at TonePros. I also spoke with …

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Articles

Lacuna Coil

Nothing stands in our way

Andrea Ferro (male vocalist) and Marco Coti Zelati (bassist) did not have Lacuna Coil in mind when they were skateboarders back in the 90s. They made a pact to play songs from their favorite records …

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Spotlight

THE FIREFLYS

By Andrew Goodwin

The Fireflys hail from Runcorn, Cheshire in England.  They are currently a five piece comprising of Lee Wylding on guitar and vocals, Stephen Roberts on bass, Andrea Packer on drums, David Packer on guitar and Chris Tann …

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Business Sense

Copyright Law Primer: Part 1: What is fair use?

Previous issues of Music Insider Magazine have covered the basics of trademarks and copyrights, including the differences between these two types of intellectual property, as well as the possible penalties for committing trademark or copyright infringement. Following along these lines, …

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Industry Connections

Handling Rejection

Chin up, chest out

A reaction to music happens faster than a speed date. As you start to sweat and stare nervously at the person sitting directly across from you on your five-minute date, you may have an instant reaction. …

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Industry Connections

Small Record Labels

Building your brand

by Russel Cooke

For many people, personal taste in music is a way to define themselves. Teens all over the world write their favorite band names on their backpacks, wear band T-shirts, sew patches onto jackets and …

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