Industry Talk

The MPG have announced that legendary DJ and producer Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, will receive The MPG Award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Music.

Moosica is currently cataloguing events taking place in London and lets users explore local live music, listen to artists' music and buy tickets, all from a single service.

As part of their keynote at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2024, Microsoft have made a number of announcements about upcoming Windows features geared towards musicians and audio professionals.

Karno Sound Limited have announced that their SEPIA platform has received a PLASA Award for Innovation.

AmplifyWorld have announced that the deadline for applications to $500,000 Artist Fund programme has been extended by one month.

MakeMusic have announced that they will be sunsetting their flagship music notation software packages Finale, Finale PrintMusic and Finale Notepad.

They called him the “British Bill Gates” but to SOUND ON SOUND readers he was much more than that! Friend and business collaborator Paul Wiffen pays tribute to Mike's pioneering achievements in music technology instrument design, before he rose to such a lofty position in the wider tech world with his Cambridge-based company Autonomy.

Radial Engineering have announced that their founder, Peter Janis, has sadly passed away. 

Focusrite Group are pleased to announce that Phil Dudderidge OBE has been made an Honorary Doctor in a graduation ceremony at Buckinghamshire New University (BNU).

LANDR have announced the launch of an initiative that has been set up to allow artists to earn recurring revenue from participating in the training of assistive AI music tools. 

Toni Roger Fishman, the founder of renowned microphone manufacturer Telefunken Elektroakustik, sadly passed away on 12 July 2024.

AmplifyWorld have announced the launch of a $500,000 Artist Fund programme that aims to support forward-thinking musicians worldwide.

SoundLabs' upcoming AI-powered plug-in will be capable of creating high-fidelity vocal models, and will allow artists to retain ownership and full artistic control over their use. 

Prism Sound have issued a warning to audio professionals after discovering counterfeit versions of their award-winning Lyra audio interfaces.

Fab Factory Studios have announced the addition of a newly remodelled state-of-the-art live room at their North Hollywood location.

Richard Tandy, the keyboardist of Birmingham-based rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), has sadly passed away aged 76. 

Now in its 16th year, the annual event was set up to recognise and acknowledge the talent of those working behind the scenes in the music industry.

The Music Producer’s Guild have announced that Grammy-winning mastering engineer Emily Lazar has received the 2024 MPG Inspiration Award ahead of this week’s MPG Awards.