The Recording Academy® announced nominations for the 58th Annual GRAMMYAwards® in all 83 categories this morning. Reflecting a diverse blend of talented music makers, this year’s nominees were selected from more than 21,000 submissions entered. As the only peer-based music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by The Academy’s membership body of creators across […]
Insomniac, the company behind North America’s largest dance music festival, has announced the names of more than 50 artists that will create the soundtrack to the third annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Mexico on Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, 2016. Alongside local partner OCESA, Insomniac will transform the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez into the […]
L.A. is one of over 40 cities in over 18 countries that The Music Run(TM) will be introduced to in 2016, making it one of the fastest growing fun run events of its kind worldwide. The Music Run(TM) empowers participants to control the soundtrack of the run by voting for their favorite songs in the […]
Freeman’s November 20 Musical Instruments sale included a guitar that’s story is as captivating as the work of art itself. On its own, the circa 1880 C.F. Martin 0-40 guitar is a thing of beauty. Handsomely crafted, and with a sound that belies its age, the guitar also had a unique tale to tell. […]
January 2016 sees the release of this impressive eight-piece, vinyl only box set, which brings together all of Eric Clapton’s solo studio albums from his time with the Polydor/RSO label, spanning the period 1971 – 1980. Each album has been faithfully replicated and pressed on 180g vinyl and two of them, Eric Clapton – Eric […]
The Recording Academy®‘s GRAMMY Recordings® and Republic Records have teamed to release the 2016 GRAMMY® Nominees album, available in stores and via digital retailers Jan. 22, 2016. The 22nd installment of the best-selling series features an array of hit songs across multiple genres by this year’s GRAMMY-nominated artists. A portion of album proceeds support the year-round work of the GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares […]
ToneLab EX VOX Valvetronix products are renowned for their realistic amp sounds. The Valve Reactor circuitry uses a real 12AX7 vacuum tube to create that true-tube tone. With new performance elements added especially for live use, the ToneLab EX is the latest VOX multi-effect pedal to inherit the sound of the Valvetronix series. Expanding on […]
Global superstar Yanni announces a new album and PBS Special with corresponding DVD and Blu-Ray. His new album, SENSUOUS CHILL, is available worldwide via Sony Music Masterworks imprint Portrait Records on January 29th. His new PBS Special – YANNI: THE DREAM CONCERT – LIVE FROM THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT – will air nationwide in […]
Legendary Oscar and Grammy award-winning Composer/Producer Burt Bacharach signs-on to score director John Asher’s upcoming dramatic feature film, Po. Starring Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs), Julian Feder (Weiner Dog franchise) as Po, and Kaitlin Doubleday (Empire), Po tells the story of a recently widowed father struggling to raise his 10-year-old son who has autism. Bacharach and […]