Currently touring with an Eventide ModFactor, Steven Tracy of Seattle-based rock band, The Myriad, is exploiting the versatility and high performance of Eventide’s newest stompbox. Tracy, a guitarist, pianist and keyboardist, purchased the ModFactor for its high-quality modulation effects and portability while The Myriad, MTV2’s Breakout Band of the Year, travels across the United States.

The Myriad recently released the album “With Arrows, With Poiseâ€? (Koch Records) and was featured on MTV as the “Artist of the Weekâ€? at the time of the release. The album was mixed at Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany by Michael Ilbert (The Cardigans, Kent, The Hives) and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, England by Adam Nunn (Air, Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, George Martin, Mogwai), as well as at acclaimed Sterling Sound in New York City by Greg Calbi (Beastie Boys, John Mayer, Interpol, Norah Jones). Since the album’s release, the band has toured extensively, playing with bands such as Lovedrug, mewithoutYou, Mutemath and As Tall As Lions.

The diversity of The Myriad’s music requires a comprehensive effects box that features immediate access to customized controls and studio quality performance. “The Myriad’s genre of music is very diverse and artistic and we need to replicate a wide variety of modulation effects to provide the same sonic complexity that we achieve in the studio,� Tracy said. “I chose ModFactor because it produces tremendous effects and because its capabilities are seemingly endless.�

ModFactor delivers studio quality performance with the speed and convenience of a stompbox. ModFactor also provides an added level of flexibility with built-in capabilities such as: a plug-and-play expression pedal input for control of wet/dry mix, or any combination of parameters; MIDI program change and parameter control; instrument or line level inputs and outputs; and seamless adaptation with a wide variety of amps and other foot pedals.

Commenting on the application, Eventide Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Ray Maxwell said, “With the range of tools available to recording artists and producers, it’s gratifying to see how today’s top performers, engineers and producers naturally gravitate to Eventide stompboxes in the same way rock icons Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa used the original Eventide rack-mount processors to create their own signature sound.�

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Acclaimed Engineer Dan Wallin Notes Duality Performed Flawlessly On Studios’ First Session

HOLLYWOOD, CA—Responding to a flood of requests, LA Sound Gallery has opened its doors on a new room that can handle orchestral recording for up to 65 pieces. The centerpiece of the studio is a 72-channel Solid State Logic Duality console that delivers the sound quality and signal processing of the legendary 9000 K Series while providing the integrated control of a DAW. Academy Award nominated engineer Dan Wallin experienced a flawless performance by the Duality for the hit TV series “Fringe� in the studio’s first session. more

Sensaphonics Hearing Conservation, the industry leader in custom silicone earphones for musicians, has announced a limited-time trade-in program for users of other brands of custom earphones. The program, first of its kind in the industry, offers a $250 price reduction on all Sensaphonics custom earphones – including the 2X-S, 2MAX, and 3D Active Ambient models – to customers who send their old custom earphones in trade. The program runs through the end of the 2008 calendar year.

Sensaphonics president and founder Michael Santucci explained, “People get into the habit of buying the same brand, over and over, then wondering why they’re not getting great bass response, or why they have discomfort and soreness after long playing sessions. We’re the only company that offers silicone earphones, and it’s really the only solution to these problems. And we’re so confident that our earphones are the solution, we’re paying a bounty to get these conventional hard plastic designs off the stage.�

Under the program, 2X-S will cost $500 (regular $750) and the new 2MAX, optimized for wireless applications, will run $600 (regular price $850). All 3D Active Ambient IEM Systems, which start at $2,000, will be reduced by $250. This “earphone amnesty” approach gives customers the lowest pricing Sensaphonics has ever offered. To qualify, users need only supply Sensaphonics with new ear impressions and their old custom earphones – which can be any brand, in any condition. All sales and trade-ins are final.

For full details, visit www.sensaphonics.com or call toll-free at 1-877-848-1714.
Economic Stimulus Bucks

Los Angeles, CA, November 4, 2008– Universal Publishing Production Music (UPPM,) a division of Universal Music Publishing Group, and Immediate Music, Hollywood’s preeminent supplier of original music for high profile, major studio feature film trailers, today announced they have entered into a worldwide deal by which UPPM will be representing music from the catalog of Immediate Music in all territories outside the U.S., Japan, Korea, and Benelux.
The announcement was jointly made today by Mr. Gary Gross, Worldwide President, UPPM, and by Yoav Goren and Jeffrey Fayman, co-founders/composers/producers, Immediate Music.

Regarding the new agreement, Mr. Gross said, “Immediate Music is famous for their unique sound, high quality productions and reputation of supplying music for blockbuster film trailers. We are thrilled to be representing this important catalog of work, and to generate new revenue opportunities for Immediate Music composers in expanded territories.�

Mr. Fayman said, “Universal Publishing Production Music was the natural choice for our decision to market our music internationally, because we believe they are the preeminent supplier of high level production music throughout the world. Their sincere support of our music, combined with our trust in their global marketing vision and leadership under Gary Gross, made us want to be part of the Universal Publishing Production Music family.�

Adds Mr. Goren, “Immediate Music is thrilled to join with Universal Publishing Production Music in opening new avenues of creative and publishing opportunities for both entities. We are looking forward to very fruitful alliance with UPPM’s talented international team.”

Universal Publishing Production Music (a unit of Universal Music Publishing Group,) is the leading production music group in the world, with a diverse and comprehensive portfolio of 5,000 CDs of UMPG-owned repertoire, encompassing over 100,000 titles from over twenty-five different labels. The company’s catalogues include Atmosphere, Bruton, and Chappell from the U.K, Chronic Trax, EVO, FirstCom, Killer Tracks, MasterSource, Network Music, and OneMusic from the U.S., Galerie and Koka Media from France, Match Music from Sweden, UBM from Germany, RCAL from Italy, and Vitamin A from Australia. Universal Publishing Production Music has production music library operations in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Benelux, Hungary, Italy, Scandinavia, South Africa, Australia, Spain, Greece, Turkey and throughout Asia.
UPPM Libraries are consistently a top choice for all major television networks, film studios and corporate clients of all sizes. Recent major motion picture placements include “Sex In the City,� “Love Guru,� “The House Bunny,� “Bolt,� “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,� “Hamlet 2,� “The Mummy 3,� “Tropic Thunder,� “American Teen,� “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,� “Superhero Movie,� and more.

Television placements have included “Ugly Betty,� “Desperate Housewives,� “Brothers & Sisters,� “Army Wives,� “Burn Notice,� “Prison Break,� “Medium,� “Unhitched,� “America’s Next Top Model,� and “Law & Order,� to name a few. Recent advertising campaigns include Mercedes Benz, Philips, Miller Beer, Peroni, Quizno’s, and Dodge, among others.

UPPM serves the niche business that creates, produces, and licenses music for use primarily as “background� or “mood� music for use in film/TV, advertising, broadcast and corporate clients. Owning both the Master and the Copyright for the composition, UPPM allows clients to license both, in an easy and affordable one-stop shop.

Immediate Music was co-founded in 1993 by composers/producers Yoav Goren and Jeffrey Fayman, and is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary year. 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 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 “Hancock,� “The Incredible Hulk,� “Iron Man,� “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,� “Pirates of the Caribbean 3,� “Horton Hears a Who,� as well as the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.� 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,� “John Adams,� The Olympics, NFL Super Bowl telecasts, NHL playoffs and more. Ad campaigns to which the company has provided music include those promoting Toyota, Ford, DirecTV, Amstel, Hitachi, and Blu-Ray. For more info: www.immediatemusic.com

About Universal Music Publishing Group

With 47 offices in 41 countries worldwide, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the industry’s largest global music publishing operation and is part of Universal Music Group. UMPG’s represents music in every genre from many of the world’s hottest songwriters and catalogs including U2, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Coldplay, Nelly, Ciara, Dave Grohl, Prince, Diana Krall, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Godsmack, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, No Doubt, 3 Doors Down, Beastie Boys, Anastacia, Robbie Williams, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Paul Simon, Henry Mancini, Christina Aguilera and Linkin Park, among many others. UMPG is also a global leader in the areas of Production Music, Christian and Classical Music. For more information, visit: www.umusicpub.com.

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HOLLYWOOD, NOVEMBER 4 , 2008 – EASTWEST, exclusive US distributor of Best Service products, is pleased to announce the release of Chris Hein Horns Vol. 2 – Section Horns, the perfect companion to Chris Hein Horns Vol. 1 (version 1.5). Based on the popular NI Kontakt Player 2, the new library delivers a wide range of 17 solo instruments and 10 section combinations, perfect for a variety of musical genres including pop, jazz, funk and big-band. more

Ft. Worth, TX – November 2008… As part of its ongoing efforts to revitalize Fort Worth’s historic Camp Bowie Boulevard, the Camp Bowie District, Inc. recently completed its Sixth Annual Jazz By The Boulevard festival. Featuring performances by Buddy Guy, the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra featuring Randy Brecker, Lee Ritenour, and the David Sanborn Group with Adonis Rose, this year’s festivities offered something for every musical preference. Complete with a Cooking Carnivalè pavilion that included wine seminars, specialty food vendors, along with cooking demonstrations and samplings by top area chefs, this was the place to be—and all the while, revelers were treated to great music that reached far and wide, thanks to a potent D.A.S. Audio sound reinforcement system. more

New York, NY, November 3, 2008 – Viewers wanting up-to-the-minute presidential election coverage will not miss a beat as 3G Wireless, a leading microwave transmitter and receiver provider implementing wireless HD technology, provides ABC Network with microwave equipment from Nucomm, a brand of The Vitec Group, for three days worth of its election news. Beginning the eve of Election Day, ABC will begin its pre-presidential election news using an array of Nucomm gear and will continue using the equipment for its Election Day broadcast as well as its post election coverage on Wednesday, November 5. more

SPARKS, NV—adbacadabra – The Ultimate ABBA Tribute band, travels worldwide performing 20 of ABBA’s greatest hits in full costume. Performing live at various venues and on cruise ships for the past three years, Adbacadabra relies on Aviom’s Pro 16® Series of products for its live performance needs.

In the past two and a half years, adbacadabra has performed on over 20 cruises, in addition to its regular land performances. The band first started using the Aviom gear when, after one of its rehearsals, one of the musicians complained about feedback and noise level, which prohibited him from hearing his monitors. To help solve this problem, a colleague of Gary Raffanelli, executive director of adbacadabra – The Ultimate ABBA Tribute, recommended Aviom’s monitor mixing system. “Aviom is a lifesaver and I wouldn’t go anywhere without this equipment,” says Raffanelli. “If we didn’t have Aviom, we would be spending more time trying to combat volume and feedback problems rather than focusing on our real job at hand, perfecting our performance for our audience.”

In the past two and a half years, adbacadabra has performed on over 20 cruises, in addition to its regular land performances. The band first started using the Aviom gear when, after one of its rehearsals, one of the musicians complained about feedback and noise level, which prohibited him from hearing his monitors. To help solve this problem, a colleague of Gary Raffanelli, executive director of adbacadabra – The Ultimate ABBA Tribute, recommended Aviom’s monitor mixing system. “Aviom is a lifesaver and I wouldn’t go anywhere without this equipment,” says Raffanelli. “If we didn’t have Aviom, we would be spending more time trying to combat volume and feedback problems rather than focusing on our real job at hand, perfecting our performance for our audience.”

adbacadabra – The Ultimate ABBA Tribute’s rig consists of A16-II Personal Mixers, an AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module, an A-16D Pro A-Net Distributor and an Aviom16/oY-1 A-Net Card for Yamaha®. Surpassing expectations, Aviom has become a staple not only for adbacadabra, but also for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s various performances and inaugurations. While the group was preparing for its show during the inauguration of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ fleet, Freedom Of The Seas, every onboard audio technician attended the sound check as word spread about the Aviom system’s ability to be controlled at one’s fingertips and its ease of setup. As a result, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has since added Aviom gear to its entire Freedom Class fleet and has had adbacadabra perform at all of the Freedom Class inaugurations. “Since we started using the Aviom system our setup time has been cut down to 45 minutes and we’re able to have a complete sound check in less than an hour, which is unprecedented,” says Raffanelli.

Not only has the Aviom gear proven to be sturdy, able to withstand traveling around the world, but with the recent increase in baggage fees at the airports, Aviom has also been very cost effective. “We put our entire ABBA show into only six suitcases,” explains Raffanelli. “The Aviom equipment is so light and compact that we have never gone over the 50-pound limit. As a result, we’re never charged an overweight fee. Knowing that our Aviom products will get to their destination is one less headache for us. All we need to worry about are the drums, piano, keyboard and a few other minor elements.”

GARDENA, Calif.─Kris Kolp’s Log Cabin Studio (Tallahassee, FL) has just undergone a complete renovation and expansion, nearly doubling in size to approximately 1000 square feet of space. “Now I have three rooms to record and track in,� says Kolp, who broke ground for the project back in April 2008, plus a control room, the center piece of which is a Toft ATB24 console.

“I purchased the ATB24 in a pilot program a little over a year ago, just before its general release on the market,� says Kolp. “I graduated from college with a degree in computer science, so my training in recording and mixing audio began with ProTools 3 and ProTools 24. Later I had some opportunities to record using an SSL console and a Trident 80B, and loved working on the Trident. I worked on some other small analog consoles, but none that I would have wanted in my studio. When I found out that Toft had manufactured an affordable console, I jumped at the opportunity.�

“The first time I ran audio through the board, it was obvious that it was doing something sweet.�

The studio has always been called Log Cabin Studio, says Kolp. But the addition of freshly milled cypress log wall paneling on the walls, plus birch flooring, “finally justifies the studio’s name,� he says.

Recent Log Cabin projects include a country/rock album with local singer/songwriter, Dan Newman that Kolp is producing. “We’re using several local musicians and session musicians who previously lived in the area on this project.�

Kolp is also co-producing another CD project with a locally-based musician/arranger, Shyam, entitled “Lakulish Love.� A meld of East and West, the album combines live jams with kirtan chanting call-and-response with the Tallahassee Boys Choir. Shyam, a.k.a. Hal Month, has experience in the rock/jam band scene as a member of several touring acts including Ancient Harmony, Cosmic Charlie, and The Dead Keys.

“Both of these projects will go to mastering, with Terry Manning at Compass Point in the Bahamas, in the next few months and will be released in the spring,� says Kolp.

For more information on Log Cabin Studio, and a complete gear list, visit www.logcabinmusic.com. Kris Kolp can be reached via 850-567-5554.

For more information on the Toft ATB24 analog console, visit www.pmiaudio.com.

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About PMI Audio Group:

Established in 1995, PMI Audio Group is a professional audio distribution company located in Gardena, California specializing in the distribution of professional audio products for recording, video, post, film, broadcast, and the fixed installation markets. Current brands of distribution include: Studio Projects, Joemeek, Toft Audio Designs, Trident Audio Developments, and CLM Dynamics.

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Kris Kolp’s Log Cabin Studio, Tallahasse, FL. The console is a Toft ATB 24.

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Log Cabin Studio, Tallahasse, FL. Kris Kolp (foreground), studio owner and chief engineer, with client, Shyam, at the studio’s Toft ATB24 console. Kolp is co-producing Shyam’s new CD, due out in May 2009.