Calabasas, CA, September 23, 2008 – MusicBox, a leading music production company that provides thousands of cuts from its original music catalog, as well as original composition and scoring for television programs, promos, films, and commercials, has unveiled a revolutionary new suite of online music search and collaboration applications. MusicBox’s new web modules “MusicBox LIVE,� “MusicBox Update� and “MusicBox Files� embody the company’s ongoing commitment to convenience, responsiveness to industry demand, and customer service. (Please visit: www.musicboxmx.com )

For the sake of efficiency, convenience and the environment, MusicBox is now able to deliver 100% of their content via www.musicboxmx.com, while still affording customers the option of choosing AIFF, WAV, or mp3 formats in all of the typical sample and compression rates. All library content from MusicBox is SoundMiner compatible, and is also searchable via iTunes, Protools Digi Browser and similar DAWs. For “old schoolers,� MusicBox will also continue to make audio discs available on request.

“MusicBox LIVE� is the newest and most effective search and download engine in the history of the production music industry. With a unique and intuitive interface, engaging color scheme and more metadata per track than virtually any other library, “MusicBoxLIVE� allows for extensive Genre and Mood searches without requiring the user to have an extensive musical vocabulary.

For example, “MusicBox LIVE� offers about a dozen major genres, with each genre offering between 6 and 20 sub-categories within it. The same applies to mood, with categories such as “Positive� broken into 12 sub categories, ranging from “warm� to “magical.� A user may choose a desired mood and genre, enter any keyword that might then narrow the search further and add an instrument if preferred. Conversely, one may choose to browse by “disc.� “MusicBox LIVE� Makes this search easy with full color CD artwork, a brief description of each disc, and common sense disc titles like “Monster Metal� or “Techno Edge.�

The new MusicBox web module “MusicBox Update� is geared toward hard disc and network storage-based clientele. It is designed to deliver an entire disc’s-worth of material in one easy to download zip file. In this manner, clients can continually update their MusicBox catalogue on their own schedules, as soon as the music becomes available, and without having to rip from audio CDs or copy from DVDs.

The third new MusicBox web module, “MusicBox Files,� is a collaborative FTP area, allowing clients and MusicBox personnel the ability to share video and audio, or to facilitate quick delivery of custom music.

Longtime MusicBox client Lee Brooks, Music Production Executive with Grey Advertising NYC, said, “What was already a user-friendly search engine has now been made even more streamlined with the new ‘MusicBox LIVE.’ It makes my job easier, the process faster, and helps me deliver a better product to my clients.�

Adds Carter Figueroa, Coordinating Producer, A&E, “’MusicBox LIVE’ is so easy to navigate. The multiple search functions allow you to hone in on that perfect track. And if you’re just browsing, you can scale it back and only use one of the search fields to quickly comb through the library.”

Daniel Stein, co-founder & President of MusicBox said, “The days of music production companies providing their clients with CDs are waning fast. More and more often, producers and editors are only working online, or via hard drives or servers, and our new suite of web modules addresses this evolving market comprehensively. Furthermore, since music is all about emotion, and how producers influence their audiences with music, the categories we use to describe and lay out our library become very important. We believe that the subjectivity of music requires that emotional parameters be used to describe its effect on members of the listening audience.”

ABOUT MUSICBOX:

Led by co-founders and composers Daniel Stein and Joel Goodman, MusicBox provides all genres of music to network and cable TV programs, TV promos, major motion pictures, independent films, movie trailers, national advertising campaigns and radio spots. The company’s library, comprised of five collections entitled “MusicBox,� “PromoBox,� “Cue,� “MusicBox Classics� and “Private Reserve,� collectively provide over 200 premium quality discs, and over 7500 musical tracks, for the discerning film/television producer or editor.

MusicBox also composes, produces and records original themes, underscore, custom promo music and transitions that are unique and exclusive to each project, by calling upon its diverse staff of composers based in both New York and Los Angeles. The company also works with top music supervisors and popular artists to provide appropriate music for virtually any production genre.

For more information, please visit http://www.musicboxmx.com

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8th Studio Album From Multiple Grammy-winner.

Pictured at Bernie Grundman Mastering are Tracy Chapman and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.

Grammy-winner Tracy Chapman has mastered her 8th studio album, “Our Bright Future,” at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Mastering engineer Bernie Grundman described the new album as “beautifully recorded with a very intimate, natural feeling that will easily connect with the listener.”

A mainstay of the Cambridge, MA coffeehouse circuit during her studies at Tufts University, Chapman signed to Elektra Records and released her first self-titled album in 1988. Featuring the singles “Fast Car,” “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution,” and “Baby, Can I Hold You,” the album earned Platinum status and garnered three Grammy Awards.

Ensuing albums have earned Gold and Platinum status, and her annual tours across America and Europe have proven extremely successful, creating a devoted and loyal audience. Throughout her career, Chapman has supported numerous charity events, such as Amnesty International Human Rights Now tour, amfAR, and AIDS/Life Cycle.

A graduate of Tufts University, Chapman also received her honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 2004 for her contributions as a socially conscious and artistically accomplished musician. Recorded at LA’s Henson Studios, “Our Bright Future” will be released November 10 on the Elektra/Atlantic Records label.

For info about Bernie Grundman Mastering, visit the NEW WEBSITE:
http://www.berniegrundmanmastering.com

Calabasas, CA, September 23, 2008 – MusicBox, a leading music production company that provides thousands of cuts from its original music catalog, as well as original composition and scoring for television programs, promos, films, and commercials, has unveiled a revolutionary new suite of online music search and collaboration applications. MusicBox’s new web modules “MusicBox LIVE,� “MusicBox Update� and “MusicBox Files� embody the company’s ongoing commitment to convenience, responsiveness to industry demand, and customer service. (Please visit: www.musicboxmx.com )

For the sake of efficiency, convenience and the environment, MusicBox is now able to deliver 100% of their content via www.musicboxmx.com, while still affording customers the option of choosing AIFF, WAV, or mp3 formats in all of the typical sample and compression rates. All library content from MusicBox is SoundMiner compatible, and is also searchable via iTunes, Protools Digi Browser and similar DAWs. For “old schoolers,� MusicBox will also continue to make audio discs available on request.

“MusicBox LIVE� is the newest and most effective search and download engine in the history of the production music industry. With a unique and intuitive interface, engaging color scheme and more metadata per track than virtually any other library, “MusicBoxLIVE� allows for extensive Genre and Mood searches without requiring the user to have an extensive musical vocabulary.

For example, “MusicBox LIVE� offers about a dozen major genres, with each genre offering between 6 and 20 sub-categories within it. The same applies to mood, with categories such as “Positive� broken into 12 sub categories, ranging from “warm� to “magical.� A user may choose a desired mood and genre, enter any keyword that might then narrow the search further and add an instrument if preferred. Conversely, one may choose to browse by “disc.� “MusicBox LIVE� Makes this search easy with full color CD artwork, a brief description of each disc, and common sense disc titles like “Monster Metal� or “Techno Edge.�

The new MusicBox web module “MusicBox Update� is geared toward hard disc and network storage-based clientele. It is designed to deliver an entire disc’s-worth of material in one easy to download zip file. In this manner, clients can continually update their MusicBox catalogue on their own schedules, as soon as the music becomes available, and without having to rip from audio CDs or copy from DVDs.

The third new MusicBox web module, “MusicBox Files,� is a collaborative FTP area, allowing clients and MusicBox personnel the ability to share video and audio, or to facilitate quick delivery of custom music.

Longtime MusicBox client Lee Brooks, Music Production Executive with Grey Advertising NYC, said, “What was already a user-friendly search engine has now been made even more streamlined with the new ‘MusicBox LIVE.’ It makes my job easier, the process faster, and helps me deliver a better product to my clients.�

Adds Carter Figueroa, Coordinating Producer, A&E, “’MusicBox LIVE’ is so easy to navigate. The multiple search functions allow you to hone in on that perfect track. And if you’re just browsing, you can scale it back and only use one of the search fields to quickly comb through the library.”

Daniel Stein, co-founder & President of MusicBox said, “The days of music production companies providing their clients with CDs are waning fast. More and more often, producers and editors are only working online, or via hard drives or servers, and our new suite of web modules addresses this evolving market comprehensively. Furthermore, since music is all about emotion, and how producers influence their audiences with music, the categories we use to describe and lay out our library become very important. We believe that the subjectivity of music requires that emotional parameters be used to describe its effect on members of the listening audience.”

ABOUT MUSICBOX:

Led by co-founders and composers Daniel Stein and Joel Goodman, MusicBox provides all genres of music to network and cable TV programs, TV promos, major motion pictures, independent films, movie trailers, national advertising campaigns and radio spots. The company’s library, comprised of five collection entitled “MusicBox,� “PromoBox,� “Cue,� “MusicBox Classics� and “Private Reserve,� collectively provide over 200 premium quality discs, and over 7500 musical tracks, for the discerning film/television producer or editor.

MusicBox also composes, produces and records original themes, underscore, custom promo music and transitions that are unique and exclusive to each project, by calling upon its diverse staff of composers based in both New York and Los Angeles. The company also works with top music supervisors and popular artists to provide appropriate music for virtually any production genre.

For more information, please visit http://www.musicboxmx.com

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Santa Monica, CA, September 23, 2008 – Immediate Music, Hollywood’s preeminent supplier of original music for high profile, major studio feature film trailers, has named David Noble as Director of Sales and Licensing. The announcement was made today by company co-founders/composers Yoav Goren and Jeffrey Fayman.

In his new post, Noble will be responsible for generating new business development within markets beyond Immediate Music’s core motion picture advertising client base. Noble’s initiatives will primarily focus on securing licensing opportunities for the company’s extensive music catalogue in film, TV, videogame and advertising projects. Representing the talents of an award winning in-house composing staff, Noble will also seek to generate new custom scoring opportunities across all media.

ABOUT DAVID NOBLE:

Prior to joining Immediate Music, Noble, a native of Australia, was Director, Client Services, New York, for MusicBox, a production music library. Earlier, he served as East Coast Regional Manager and Sales Director for Non-Stop Music, based in New York. There, he led that production music company’s flagship New York office, developed product strategy, maximized product potential and created new financial and custom opportunities.

Previously, Noble was Sales Radio Director, North America, for Non-Stop Music, during which time he oversaw business development of the company’s previously non-existing radio presence. Prior to that, he was European Sales Director, London, for Non-Stop Music, where he supervised the successful build and ongoing operation of that key market account office.

From 2000-2004, Noble was Music & Entertainment Product Manager, London, for Hutchison Whampoa 3G, where he helped build products for a new wireless platform which melded music and entertainment content.

ABOUT IMMEDIATE MUSIC:

Co-founded in 1993 by composers/producers Yoav Goren and Jeffrey Fayman, and currently celebrating its 15th anniversary year, Immediate Music, which recently provided its signature music for NBC’s 2008 Beijing Olympics, is widely acknowledged as Hollywood’s preeminent supplier of original music for high profile, major studio motion picture trailers. In the competitive market of motion picture advertising, the quality of Immediate Music’s compositions, as well as its high production levels, have consistently measured up against the finest motion picture scores in the entertainment industry.

In addition to the critical acclaim they regularly receive from the motion picture industry, Goren and Fayman have also had success in the world of television. The composers are the winners of a 2007 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Music Composition in a Sports Program,â€? for their work on “The XX Olympic Winter Games: The Stories of Torino.â€? This Emmy was bestowed by the National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences during the 28th Annual Emmy Awards for Sports held in NYC in 2007. Yoav Goren is also the winner of a 2008 “BMI Awardâ€? for his work on The Olympics telecast cited above.

Some of Immediate Music’s most recent campaigns include the creation of original music for trailers promoting “Hancock,� “The Incredible Hulk,� “Iron Man,� “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,� “Pirates of the Caribbean 3,� “Horton Hears a Who,� “Hellboy 2,� “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,� and the custom score for “Dragonball,� as well as the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.� Historically, the company has also provided music to the trailers behind such other renowned movies as “X-Men 1-3,� “Spiderman 2 & 3,� “Harry Potter 1-5,� “The Da Vinci Code,� “Pirates: Dean Man’s Chest,� “Superman Returns,� “Lord of the Rings,� “Gladiator� and “American Beauty,� among them.

Immediate Music has also provided music for the promotional campaigns behind such TV programs as “Lost,� “Desperate Housewives,� “Six Feet Under,� “Weeds,� “Prison Break,� “24,� The Closer,� “Saving Grace,� HBO’s “John Adams,� The Olympics, NFL Super Bowl telecasts, NHL playoffs and more. Immediate Music recently produced the theme music provided the custom in-show score for NBC’s hit TV series “American Gladiators.� Ad campaigns to which the company has provided music include those promoting Toyota, Ford, DirecTV, Amstel, Hitachi and Blu-Ray.

Immediate Music’s prestigious clients include such major entertainment and advertising companies as Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Universal Pictures, The Weinstein Company, Lions Gate, CBS, NBC, ABC, HBO, FOX, FOX Sports, Turner Network Television, IMAX and Saatchi & Saatchi to name some.

Immediate Music’s new headquarters is located in Santa Monica, CA. The phone is 310/260-4989 and the website is www.immediatemusic.com

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Tewksbury, MA – Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), today announced that all of the Emmy Award winners across 31 Outstanding Picture Editing, Outstanding Sound Editing/Mixing, and Outstanding Program categories at the 60th Annual Emmy® Awards used at least one system from Avid® – or its Digidesign®, Softimage®, Sibelius® and M-Audio® brands – to create this year’s top television programming. A majority of these programs employed workflows consisting of multiple systems from the various Avid brands. In total, more than 140 nominees in 38 categories used Avid brand systems. From first-time nominees and winners such as Pushing Daisies, Damages or Flight of the Conchords, to repeat honorees such as 30 Rock, Lost or South Park, editing, audio and animation professionals continue to choose systems from the Avid family to achieve creative excellence.

“Once again, our customers continue to push the envelope and demonstrate the highest level of creativity that television has to offer,� said Gary Greenfield, CEO of Avid. “We congratulate these talented professionals on their continued success at this year’s Emmy Awards. The Avid family is thrilled to have supported them in the realization of their dreams.�

In recent years, it has become increasingly common for television production teams to use a range of Avid film, video, audio, animation, and broadcast solutions to meet their needs. For example, the team behind the hit TV series Lost, which received a 2008 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)� and was nominated in several other categories, used Avid systems for editing, finishing and shared storage, and Digidesign Pro Tools® systems and M-Audio recorders and headphones to capture, mix and deliver the production’s highly realistic soundscapes.

To read profiles of 2008 nominees and winners – and quotes from the creative minds behind programs such as Lost, Pushing Daisies, Deadliest Catch, Flight of the Conchords, The Simpsons, South Park, John Adams and American Idol – please visit http://www.avid.com/emmys.asp?cmpid=emmy08pr_02

About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid is a worldwide leader in tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals – as well as for home audio and video enthusiasts. Avid professional and consumer brands include Avid, Digidesign, M-Audio, Pinnacle Systems, Sibelius, Softimage and Sundance Digital. The vast majority of primetime television shows, feature films, commercials and chart-topping music hits are made using one or more Avid products. Whether used by seasoned professionals or beginning students, Avid’s products and services enable customers to work more efficiently, productively and creatively. Avid received an Oscar® statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid® Film Composer® system for motion picture editing. For more information about the company’s Oscar, Grammy® and Emmy award-winning products and services, visit www.avid.com.

SSL Adds Dedicated Vocal Processing to the Unique Duende DSP Plug-In Collection With New Vocalstrip Plug-In

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—At AES 2008 (Booth #1218), Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, will demonstrate the Duende collection, the suite of DSP powered plug-ins that deliver the legendary SSL sound to your DAW. AES will be the first demonstration of Vocalstrip, the latest addition to the plug-in collection. more

Legendary Mastering Engineer Helms “Ask The Experts�

SAN FRANCISCO: Bob Ludwig, one of the industry’s most respected mastering engineers, will moderate the 125th AES Convention Platinum Mastering Panel. A perennial convention highlight, these events provide rare insights into the combination of ears, instincts and technical savvy required to elevate recordings to the highest level of perfection.

“We’ve been fortunate to attract a terrific group of experts for this year’s panel,� Ludwig reports. “I’ve known these engineers for many years. They’re as articulate as they are accomplished, and I look forward to an entertaining as well as informative discussion.�

Saturday, Oct. 4, 11:30AM – 1:00PM:

PLATINUM MASTERING – Ask The Experts: Moderator Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering & DVD, Portland, ME. (Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, The Police, (Nirvana). Panelists: Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood (Michael Jackson, Carole King, Ludacris, Dr. Dre); Scott Hull, Scott Hull Mastering/Masterdisk, New York (Steely Dan, John Mayer, Edie Brickell); Herb Powers Jr., Powers Mastering Studios, Orlando (Alicia Keys, P. Diddy, Lauryn Hill); Doug Sax, The Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA (Neil Young, Alison Krauss, Sheryl Crow). The discussion will focus on the craft and the business of mastering. A Q&A will feature queries submitted in advance by students at top recording colleges.

“Bob Ludwig’s panels always draw a large and enthusiastic audience,� said 125th AES Convention Platinum Events Chair, Paul Verna. “Attendees are never disappointed by these colorful presentations.�

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The 125th AES Convention will be held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center October 2-5, 2008. For information please visit www.aes.org

Photo: Bob Ludwig will moderate the 125th AES Convention Platinum Mastering Panel

Currently celebrating its 60th anniversary, The Audio Engineering Society was formed in 1948 by a group of concerned audio engineers. The AES counts over 14,000 members throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Japan and the Far East. The organization serves as the pivotal force in the exchange and dissemination of technical information for the industry. For additional information visit http://www.aes.org

HOLLYWOOD, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 – EASTWEST, exclusive US distributor of Best Service products is announces that the long anticipated Chris Hein Horns Vol. 1.5 Solo Instruments collection is now a reality. Based on the popular NI Kontakt Player 2, the collection delivers a strong creative package of four solo instruments – Alto-Sax, Tenor-Sax, Trumpet, Trombone and an additional Trumpet-Section. more