D.W. Fearn Launches VT-24 Four Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier
A true gentleman of audio, Mr. D.W. Fearn is into heavy metal. We talk not of his taste in music (although Black Sabbath and Meshuggah may indeed grace his home stereo), but his audio designs. The...
View ArticleStudio Strategy: The Augspurger Upgrade in Quad Studios’ Q2
Evolution is supposed to happen gradually – biologically speaking, a few thousand years is a nice brisk pace for major changes to unfold. Some elite New York City facilities are operating on a...
View ArticleDubspot NY EDU Sessions: Mixing Workshop Featuring Ariel Borujow, 12/12
Dubspot is an online and campus-based educational foundation whose expertise lies in DJ, music and audio production. The Dubspot NY EDU Sessions are held right here in the city, hosting a variety of...
View ArticleProducer David Bendeth, Boz Digital Labs Release +10db Compressor Plug-In
Multi-platinum producer David Bendeth (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Of Mice & Men, A Day to Remember) has a big fan club here at SonicScoop (check his inspiring “Mix Analysis” and “My...
View ArticleReview: A Practical Look at iZotope Ozone 6 – by Nick Messitte
Many years ago, I got a chance to sit behind a name-brand producer/engineer (no names here, only credits: One Direction, Flo Rida, Leona Lewis) and watch him mix a song for the band Augustana. There...
View ArticleBMI Names Michael O’Neill President & CEO
BMI has selected the next in-line to follow Del Bryant. The post BMI Names Michael O’Neill President & CEO appeared first on SonicScoop.
View Article“Sync Summit Hollywood” Preview – 5 Questions for Founder Mark Frieser
Music supervisors -- and everyone in attendance -- takes center stage at this essential West Coast event. The post “Sync Summit Hollywood” Preview – 5 Questions for Founder Mark Frieser appeared first...
View ArticleRiptide Music Group Born Out of Riptide / Pigfactory Merger
Riptide Music and Pigfactory -- two well-known Los Angeles-based sync licensing and publishing companies -- have merged, and will now be doing business under the name Riptide Music Group, LLC. Riptide...
View ArticleThe Ins and Outs of Licensing Recordings and Cover Songs on YouTube
How to ensure your YouTube videos are licensed properly and won't get taken down. The post The Ins and Outs of Licensing Recordings and Cover Songs on YouTube appeared first on SonicScoop.
View Article2015 AMP Awards Winners Announced at City Winery in NYC
The Association of Music Producers' AMP Awards are a music business event like no other. A grand convergence takes place: music producers, ad agency creatives, composers, music supervisors, audio post...
View Article“Sync Summit Hollywood” Preview – 5 Questions for Founder Mark Frieser
What’s the current state of sync? Mark Frieser, founder of the upcoming Sync Summit Hollywood, has two ways to answer that question. Attendees are a big part of the action at SyncSummit. One is with...
View ArticleRiptide Music Group Born Out of Riptide / Pigfactory Merger
Riptide Music and Pigfactory — two well-known Los Angeles-based sync licensing and publishing companies — have merged, and will now be doing business under the name Riptide Music Group, LLC. Riptide...
View ArticleThe Ins and Outs of Licensing Recordings and Cover Songs on YouTube
In past articles, we’ve looked at how to take control of your creative rights online, and how to monetize your music using services like YouTube’s ContentID. But what about when it’s someone else’s...
View Article2015 AMP Awards Winners Announced at City Winery in NYC
The Association of Music Producers’ AMP Awards are a music business event like no other. A grand convergence takes place: music producers, ad agency creatives, composers, music supervisors, audio post...
View ArticleqwireMusic 2.0 Launches — Cloud Platform Adds New Features for Streamlining...
The movement to advance music-to-picture workflow has gone up another level. Bi-coastal company Qwire, which provides cloud-based tools to manage scoring and licensing music to picture, announced that...
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2nd Edition of “The Definitive Guide to Music Supervision” Now Available
Known industrywide as the definitive guide to music supervision – or synching music to visual media – the 2nd edition of the book Music Supervision: The Complete Guide for Selecting Music for Movies,...
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Music Publishing 101: Licensing Your Music for Income
The situation with sync licensing is voluntary and non-statutory. Sync rights are secured and negotiated directly between the licensee and the songwriter or publisher on a case-by-case basis. Because...
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Sampling Will Never Be the Same: Tracklib Has Arrived
What did you discover were the biggest challenges in designing and executing the Tracklib platform? It’s all Mark Twain: “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” Anything new challenges...
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Music Sync Skills: 7 Tips for Creating “Timing Edits” for TV, Film and Video
One caveat here: you don’t want a final hit to come in too early. For example, in a 60 second edit you wouldn’t want your final hit happening at 0:50 and then ringing out for ten seconds. It’s just...
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