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I will be heading to Winter NAMM 2018 next week, 21 years after my first NAMM in 1997. I went last year, and while there is not much in terms of industry change year over year, there are other great reasons to attend. What are they? Read on
At a recent electronic producers meetup, the discussion topic was electronic music collectives.? These groups seem to be gaining popularity in the EDM community.? I decided to do some research share my findings with you here! When did collectives…
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You might have read the news this week that Yamaha purchased Line 6. This is probably great news for Line 6?s shareholders, but the story may differ depending on your relationship with Line 6. Since I have been part of…
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When I started working on Audio Software in the mid 1990?s, things were still a bit ?wild-west?.? 16-bit sound cards and CD-ROM burning had just become widely adopted, and there was a basic level of support for audio playback.? That…
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The trend has been obvious for the last couple years: Android platform adoption was overtaking iOS adoption. So does that mean Android will become the preferred platform for mobile music production?
My first NAMM experience was in the Winter of 1997 and I got to see Seer Reality, and a lot of other great new software products on the floor.? 1997 was a great year for computer software:? Personal Computer?Music software…
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It seems like most of the obvious problems in Music software have been solved, so you might think ?audio is done? and there is no room to grow a business in music software today.? But I believe there is a…
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Back in the mid-1990?s I was part of a game software startup called ?SolidState?.? We were lucky enough to land a deal with NEC Japan to produce a game called ?Dark Fiber?, a cyber-punk adventure based on a souped-up Myst…
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If you have been engaged in social media recently you have probably been hearing about a website called Kickstarter where people pitch ideas and get funding from other people online.? Maybe you have even got a project in mind that…
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One of the strategies for achieving excellence I learned at the 2010 IMMMS was ?Aim Low,? Get High?.? Great things are built in small steps that incrementally make the result great.??? The key to success is having the tenacity to…
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