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SIR OPENS NEW EVENT VENUE
New York, NY, November 16, 2009 – Music industry leader SIR Entertainment Services formally opened the doors of their new Manhattan event and performance space, SIR Stage37, with a grand opening celebration. Guests from the music, fashion and event industries were treated to an open house with live music and special celebrity appearances, plus giveaways of Fender and Paul Reed Smith guitars and other surprises. Earlier that same evening, BizBash, a top resource for event planners nationwide, also held its annual award show celebration toast at Stage37.

Located just a block from the Javits Center, SIR Stage37 features an open, blank slate space that can be adapted for any event situation. The main event hall is 8500 square feet with 26' ceilings supported by minimal columns with 50' spacing, a rarity in midtown Manhattan.

SIR Stage37 also offers an 1100 square foot mezzanine that overlooks the main space, a large lobby, contemporary luxury restrooms and additional space for production, storage, rehearsals, and more.

“We are thrilled to open SIR Stage37 and are proud to make it available to the entertainment and events community,” commented Bo Holst, a partner in SIR Entertainment Services. “We’ve already hosted events for major corporations for product launches, international meetings, fashion events, parties, and more. Plus, we are strategically situated to easily accommodate businesses that need space near the convention center.”

SIR Stage37 is the newest space to join SIR Entertainment Services’ roster of national facilities. With its main business consisting of rehearsal space and musical instrument, audio and backline rentals for the world’s top recording artists, SIR Entertainment Services is uniquely positioned to provide production assistance and event resources.

Find out more at www.stage37events.com. Or contact Stage37, 508 West 37 Street, New York, NY 10018, 212.239.9603

Find out more about SIR Entertainment Services at www.sir-usa.com. Or contact SIR USA at 475 Tenth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10018, 212.627.4900

GET REVIEWED IN THE MUSIC CONNECTION
Music Connection is known for its reviews of up-and-coming, indie and DIY artists and musicians. Over the years, many now-famous artists have benefited from a timely review in MC, obtaining recognition that helped lead to bigger and better things. Whether it's a review of your live club performance or a critique of your recordings, Music Connection's staff of pro's will soon be scheduling new reviews for 2010. Go to http://www.musicconnection.com/amp and click on "Reviews" for complete info.

"THIS IS IT" TOPS CHARTS WITH 101 MILLION WORLDWIDE
By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer – 2 hrs 31 mins ago LOS ANGELES – "Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run. The film was the No. 1 Halloween thriller domestically with a $21.3 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"This Is It" raised its domestic total to $32.5 million. The movie pulled in $68.5 million overseas, including $10.4 million in Japan, $6.3 million in Germany, $5.8 million in France and $3.2 million in China. "He's just loved everywhere on the planet," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony. "It doesn't matter if it's Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, South America. Every continent in the world loved him and his music."

"This Is It" captures Jackson in behind-the-scenes performances in the weeks before his death last June, as he rehearsed his biggest hits for the London shows. "This Is It" originally was scheduled for a theatrical run of only two weeks. The studio has extended it a few more weeks domestically, leaving it in theaters through Thanksgiving weekend, one of the year's busiest moviegoing times.

New York, NY: Randall Grimmett, Senior Vice President, Domestic Membership of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that Sue Drew has been appointed Vice President, Membership - Pop/Rock. Based in ASCAP's Los Angeles offices, Drew will be responsible for the oversight and daily operational management of ASCAP's Pop/Rock Membership department on a worldwide basis. Commenting on Drew's appointment, Grimmett said: “Sue's experience within the A&R community combined with her strong industry contacts will make her a valuable part of our membership team. We are pleased to welcome her into the ASCAP family.” Drew has worked in the field of A&R for over 20 years. She has signed such artists as Phish, They Might Be Giants and Michelle Shocked, and A&R’d records for Barenaked Ladies, Bette Midler, Shelby Lynne, Dave Koz and Taylor Dayne, among others. She has held executive A&R positions at Elektra, Chrysalis/EMI and Reprise, and most recently worked as an independent A&R consultant for various labels and artists.
About ASCAP Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization (PRO) representing the world's largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 360,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with similar foreign organizations so that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world where copyright law exists. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only American PRO owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. www.ascap.com

LARRY AND TRAVIS CARLTON AT THE BLUE NOTE
Larry and Travis Carlton after their set at the Blue Note in NYC. Travis plays a
Sadowsky Metro MV5. Check him out on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/traviscarltonbass

Pictured above L-R, Michael Lizarraga, Larry Carlton, Roger Sadowsky,
and Travis Carlton

RONNIE SPECTOR AT THE MUSIC LAB

Rock & Roll legend Ronnie Spector was in The Music Lab with producer Johnny
Galerecording "It's Christmas Once Again". The song will be included on a new
compilation of Ronnie's music

THE JONAS BROTHERS AT KMA MUSIC
KMA Studio Manager, David "Roz" Rosner (2nd from the right) poses with
the Jonas Brothers at the end of their project.

ANALOGUETUBE RECREATES THE FAIRCHILD 670
The AT-101 is a faithful recreation of the original Fairchild 670 stereo limiter. The AT-101 is built using traditional point-to-point wiring methods and standard turret component mounts. The audio path and power supply are completely free from any printed circuit boards. The AT-101 like the original Fairchild 670 has been assembled completely by hand and uses high quality modern components. The tube complement is exactly the same, using a new generation 6386 remote cut-off triode developed to replace the original 50 year old tube types many of which were used in the Fairchild 670. Whilst most of the AT-101 is the same as the original there have been a few minor changes to the front panel and electronics, the Lateral/Vertical switch has been replaced with a Stereo Link switch, and a power supply alteration made allowing controlled heater voltage switch-on to help maintain the life of critical tubes on power up. A simple electronic traffic light system monitoring temperature has been added...(For more information click here)

The Analoguetube ATR-101

GET YOUR MUSIC SERVICED TO DJs
Lord Gang DJ’s will like to service your music to our DJ’s. Please send all music to lgdjz2009@gmail.com( Click here to go direct to DJ Music email) we ask that you send us mp3 min of 192 kbs, bio, and pic for consideration. The Lord Gang DJ Coalition was created in March of 2006. President/C.E.O. Du "Doitall" Kelly empowered DJ D' Doxx (of Seattle, WA) to take the lead to found our coalition because of his passion for real music. Our DJ's are down-to-earth, but never too proud to give sound advice when asked. We stand behind the music we believe in (consistent with individual and collective roots drawn from all musical genres).

ROCKETT PEDALS ALSO INTRODUCES THE LEMON AID.
"The Lemon Aid was the most difficult pedal to name due to its versatility. It is a boost pedal in essence but it also acts as a sort of preamp or frequency modifier. This pedal offers a clean, treble and full boost all in one. However, each boost position is adjustable in several aspects. You can make any one of the desired boost settings either thicker or thinner or you can cut the overall output to make the effect more subtle. The combinations of all of the available settings give you a myriad of boosts and frequency modifications. We love to use it as a lead boost for any overdrive but on its own you can achieve the most lush and beautiful clean tones that sustain incredibly well. You can also run the pedal on its loudest setting and slam the front end of your amp for natural crunchy tones. The Lemon Aid works equally well as a bass boost and an acoustic guitar preamp…..this pedal will honestly improve the tones of every other overdrive pedal on your board. (Click here for more information)

DAMAGES OF $1.9 MILLION COULD BACKFIRE ON MUSIC INDUSTRY
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – The recording industry secured a resounding victory last week when a Minneapolis jury awarded the four major labels $1.92 million in damages after unanimously finding that a 32-year-old mother had willfully infringed on their copyrights by downloading and sharing 24 songs on the Kazaa peer-to-peer network.
But a question arose after the verdict...(Click here for full story)

STREAMING MUSIC SERVICE SPOTIFY BASKS IN PRAISE
DENVER (Billboard) – At first glance, Spotify isn't much different from other on-demand streaming music services...(Click here for full story)

RADEN TO LEAVE MTV
Brian Graden, president of entertainment of MTV Networks' Music and Logo group, is leaving as part of a broader reorganization at the cable outfit...(Click here for full story)

RECORD LABELS CLAIM DIRTY DEEDS BY RADIO
Washington, DC (June 11, 2009)--The musicFIRST Coalition believes radio stations across the country are putting private interests before public obligations and has asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate. The musicFIRST (Fairness in Radio Starting Today) Coalition has filed a formal request with the FCC detailing how radio stations across the country refuse to air musicFIRST ads, threaten artists who support the effort to create a fair performance right on radio and continue to run misleading ads...(Click here for full story)

DAN ZELLMAN TO SEAR SOUND.
The tech, DAN ZELLMAN, is now in residence at Sear Sound. Previously, he was the tech at LOOKING GLASS STUDIOS and other well-known studios around New York. He is known for his expert abilities working on both analog and digital equipment. His shop is now at Sear Sound and he is available for repairing, fixing, rewiring, and general maintenance on all audio gear. To contact Dan, call his cell phone - 917-817-4117.

BILLBOARD RELASES SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE 2009 (Click to see)

THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUM CHART

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHART

ARTICLES

Behind The Glass: The Wall Of Sound Deconstructed
His name is not nearly as recognizable as Phil Spector’s, but Larry Levine
was arguably just as responsible for what became known as the Wall of Sound.

It Must Be Spring by Walter Sear

Rick Rowe Mastering Engineer

Do Brain Surgery at Home by Walter Sear

John Fishback on Working With Stevie Wonder and Carol King

Interview with Don Ienner, President/Owner of IMO and
Former Sony Music Chief

The Harry Fox Agency - How to Obtain Mechanical Licenses

Del Casher: Checking in with One of LA's Top Studio Musicians
He's called "The Papa of the Wah-Wah Pedal" and has been a top session cat since the early 1960s, introducing the Ecco-Fonic and wah pedal to film scores. He's also an unsung hero of the recording industry whose love of technology made him the perfect candidate to usher in a whole new era of sounds and guitar effects that still resonates today.

Can the Digital-Dogged Music Industry Avoid More Internet Problems?
For decades, the music industry was an imposing cruise ship run by an untouchable crew who became rich as their superstar passengers grew famous. But torpedoes launched by Napster and iTunes ran silent and deep toward its bow. As seen in USA Today

A Mic for Every Singer
Vocal Mic Choices compared

The New Facebook - A Musician's Guide

And the Winner is…
Will Awards and Contests Lead to Bigger Things?

The Cover Song Quagmire: Three ways to get Mechanical Licenses.

The History of Roland: Part 1 1930 - 1978

The History of Roland: Part 2 1979 – 1985

The History of Roland: Part 3 1986 – 1991

The History of Roland: Part 4 1992 – 1997

The History of Roland: Part 5 1998 – 2004

The Effect that Started it All – Reverb

Reverse Reverb the Hard (disk) Way

Reverberation Logic