Damian Lazarus, Benoit & Sergio, Jon Hopkins and Claptone Top Lineup for Do LaB’s 2nd Annual Woogie Weekend 2016

Woogie Weekend - Fresh off a sublime 12th year producing the famed Do LaB stage at Coachella and with their own world-renowned Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) arts and music festival coming up over Memorial Day Weekend, LA-based event production wizards Do LaB are proud to unveil the exhilarating 2016 lineup for Woogie Weekend festival, LIB’s splashy summer sibling. Returning to Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CA (1.5 hours south of Los Angeles) for a sophomore season this July 8 - 10, 2016, Woogie Weekend will play host to two strikingly prominent stages - The Hive and the Beat Nest, to showcasebouncy house beats and tantalizing techno amidst the carefree prismatic vibes found within the delightfully wet ‘n’ wild playground.

Materializing at Woogie Weekend this July will be a captivating collective of world-class DJs and live acts, spearheaded by visionaries Benoit & Sergio. Woogie Weekenders can look forward to sultry soundscapes arrayed by powerhouse duo, Barcelona DJs Anstascia and Vivie-Ann better known as BLOND:ISH, an exquisitely complex set from the mystifying golden-masked Claptone, and an otherworldly performance from master storyteller and musical sorcerer Damian Lazarus. Among top performances for the weekend’s festivities include dance party vibes from the regal ladies of London Eli & Fur, catchy melodies and a whirlwind of ethereal vocal samples courtesy of Kidnap Kid, and an unforgettable live set from dance floor commander Mathew Jonson (live), whose craft bends conventional laws of house and techno.

ROLI raises $27 million Series B led by Foundry Group to globally expand its Connected Music ecosystem

The Seaboard RISE 25, ROLI's multi-award-winning MIDI controller launched in September 2015.

New York - ROLI, the East London-based music technology company, has raised $27 million to accelerate growth and bring its revolutionary devices - including the celebrated Seaboard RISE - to music-makers around the world.

 

ROLI has rapidly established itself as the most innovative company in music technology by creating connected instruments that offer unprecedented expression. The Series B fundraising will help ROLI scale to meet growing demand, expand in new markets, and intensively build out its product, engineering, and marketing teams in North America and Europe.

Eugene Toale Captures the Diverse Sounds of LA’s Burgeoning Latin Alternative Scene with the BAE Audio 1073DMP

Producer Eugene Toale never considered himself a vintage preamp guy. “I’ve been engineering since 1999 and never really reached for vintage pres,” Toale says. “I’m kind of a hi-fi person, so I worry about what transformers are in line and what I’m giving up and how much distortion I’m causing.” But when a friend suggested he try the BAE Audio 1073DMP, he agreed to give the vintage design one last shot. “To my surprise, I completely fell in love,” he says. Now the 1073DMP has become the workhorse of his studio inside the Bedrock LA complex, where he has developed a reputation as the go-to producer for Latin Alternative music. The 1073DMP was featured heavily on Buyepongo’s Todo Mundo, released in late 2015, and was used on all sources for the upcoming record by Las Cafeteras. “Using the 1073DMP has been like a revolution for me,” he says. “I’m using it for everything.”

The Sound of a Burgeoning Scene
Toale, who cut his teeth as an engineer in New York City working with top hip-hop artists including Kanye West and Raekwon, relishes the opportunity to use the 1073DMP in his work with the up-and-coming Latin Alternative music scene in Los Angeles. “I’m now producing 12 of the Latin bands that are coming out of here,” Toale explains. “We’re not talking regional Mexican music. It’s more like the alternative music that the kids in Silver Park and Echo Lake are doing but sung in Spanish and always incorporating traditional influences.” That unique blend of influences has provided Toale with an opportunity to test the mettle of the 1073DMP on a wide range of sound sources, including some traditional instruments less common to American studios. “I’m recording everything from high-tech dance sounds to indigenous Mexican instruments, and the 1073DMP has been amazing at capturing the nuances of all of them,” he says. “It has been an incredible addition to my toolbox to have a preamp that I could lean on in new ways.”

Introducing The Model 15 Modular App from MOOG

First Synthesizer Utilizing Metal, Apple’s Advanced Graphics Engine

ASHEVILLE, NC – May 3, 2016 – Today, Moog announced the release of the Moog Model 15 app, an iOS version of the iconic 1970’s modular synthesizer. It is the first Moog modular synthesizer and synthesis educational tool created exclusively for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
 
Designed to evoke the joyous experimentation and sonic bliss of its predecessor’s vintage hardware, the Moog Model 15 app meticulously recreates the look, feel and sound of its highly expressive analog namesake. From the legendary Moog 921-series oscillators and 904A Low Pass Filter, to the coveted 907 Fixed Filter Bank; each module’s character, harmonic complexity and mystique has been ardently preserved.

StrangeLines - Streak FX

Good ideas often generate even greater ones: Streak FX is the audio effect derived from Streakulator, the popular midi-modulated audio effect by StrangeLines. It takes the original inspiration and becomes even easier to work with by shaping any sound or synth you put behind it in a whole new rich and complex one, all in a matter of seconds...!

Streak FX is a combination of a custom chorus/flanger engine combined with a bit crushing/distortion section, animated further by a gater effect (you can make it as large or tight as you want), finally falling into a "warp" effect, it that wasn't already enough.

StrangeLines - Streak FX from Isotonik Studios on Vimeo.

Isotonik - PrEditor - V1.3.0

"Version 1.3.0 of our PrEditor is a real coming of age release, it will now allow you to use one of our Custom Remote Scripts (you know the ones for the Novation LaunchControl XL, Behringer BCR, BCF, AKAI MIDIMIX etc.) or the provided versions for the Ableton Push and AKAI APC40 MKI & MKII to map to any parameter via the Blue Hand including the Push Exclusive ones!!

If you've got one of the listed controller you really don't want to be missing out on this advanced control!

MORE DETAILS - ISOTONIK PREDITOR - £16.99 "

Confessions of a Record Producer

5th Edition - Revised & Updated

Montclair, NJ (April 26, 2016) - For more than 15 years, Confessions of a Record Producer has exposed the inner workings of the music business and empowered artists to protect their interests. With inside knowledge and hard numbers, Moses Avalon reveals the truth of how the industry functions (or dysfunctions), showing what artists actually make from their "hits" and how producers, labels, managers, and even the artists' own lawyers conspire to rip them off.

 

This is the only music business trade book that:

 

• Intimately analyzes the differences between ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
• Compares different types of record deals using real-world math and dollar figures
• Speaks critically about relationships between big industry entities and how they can hurt artists
• Gives the reasoning behind major industry trends and decisions, particularly recent deals with Spotify, Apple, etc.