Archive for January 11th, 2010

“Catch a Fire” Celebrates the Music of Island Records and Its Founder Chris Blackwell

The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® Will Hold Its Third Annual GRAMMY® Week Event at the Legendary Village Recording Studios

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2010) — The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® will hold its third annual GRAMMY® Week event at the Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles. Set for Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, days before the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, this event honors excellence in music and audio, and the professionals who work behind the scenes to create great recordings. more

New York, NY — (January 11, 2010) — Award-winning Company X Editor Barney Miller recently took the director’s chair to helm a rollicking spot for New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players’ (NYGASP) presentation of G&S Fest 2010, which includes the classic comic opera “Pirates of Penzance,â€? as well as productions of favorites including “H.M.S. Pinafore,â€? “The Mikadoâ€? and “Ruddigore.â€? Shot at the landmark Old Town Bar & Restaurant, the spot features the opera’s fictional singing pirates (played by actual cast members) in a choral duel with a group of modern-day bar flies. Created as part of a promotional campaign by Hofstetter+Partners/Agency212, the spot entitled “Piratesâ€? began airing last December on networks throughout the tri-state area. The spots will continue airing in select US markets, as the repertory company embarks on a national tour following the 10-day G&S Fest 2010 in NYC, which takes place January 8-17, 2010. more

LANCASTER, PA. – Linear Acoustic is pleased to announce that the Univision Television Group (UTG) has selected the AERO.air 5.1 for its audio processing solution. Univision is the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S., with more than 64 local stations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The local stations are the #1 Spanish-language stations in each of their 20 markets nationwide. more

Ottawa, Canada – January 11, 2010 – KOM Networks™, creator and world leading provider of Storage Management Solutions for secure archiving Compliant Data Protection and Retention today announced it has certified KOMpliance™ with CommVault® Simpana® 8 software to provide a pain-free, truly compliant, high performance data storage, search and management solution that is affordable, flexible and scalable for small business to very large enterprises. more

WEST CHESTER, PA, JANUARY 11, 2010 — Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport protocol, A-Net®, is providing its Personal Mixer users with additional connection options and durability with the introduction of the MT-X Expansion Box. more

Jan. 11, 2009 – Luxology’s President and Co-founder Brad Peebler is back on the Web again with a captivating podcast (“modcastâ€?) interview with virtual camera operator David Stripinis, currently at Double Negative in London’s SoHo. Prior to Double Negative, Stripinis worked alongside Director James Cameron for three years on the recently released feature film Avatar. In this extensive interview, Stripinis provides insight on the brand-new virtual filming techniques that are blurring the boundaries between pre-viz, production and post. Stripinis discusses how modo was his “swiss army knife” in a suite of CG tools, props and other content that were used daily to provide Cameron with a real-time environment to plan scenes in intricate detail. The challenges and deep benefits of this real-time approach to film-making are monumental, even beyond the obvious implications for visual effects. more

Small Tree GraniteSTOR abcSAN

The premier provider of Ethernet-based shared storage technology systems for OS X customers, Small Tree today introduced the newest version of its GraniteSTOR abcSAN for Pro Tools users seeking a fast and economical alternative to maximize their workflow. Small Tree’s GraniteSTOR abcSAN will be on exhibit at Macworld Expo 2010 (booth 647). more

Blackmagic Design Inc today announced a new software update for Blackmagic UltraScope, the world’s first 3Gb/s SDI waveform monitor that combines broadcast technical accuracy with an elegant design specifically designed for creative video editors and colorists.

Blackmagic UltraScope 1.1 now adds a new composite waveform view and is available to download now free of charge for all Blackmagic UltraScope customers. more