Ms. Sterne was best known for directing Nonesuch Records from 1965 through 1979. During her tenure there, she took a tiny budget label and grew it into one of the most diverse and exciting companies in the record business.
Ms. Sterne championed musical genres neglected by the major American labels. Under her direction, Nonesuch released many…
On Wednesday, August 25, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched 744 new lawsuits against alleged but unidentified copyright violators in nine states, people that the industry believes used file-sharing services to supply or acquire music files, an average of 800 songs each. It was the largest number of lawsuits the trade group has filed in a single day, and brings the total number of lawsuits filed to 4680 since the…
The year 2000 has seen a rather soft launch for the new DVD-A format, and with this in mind, IRMA's Charles Van Horn adds that "the year 2001 will be the most likely introduction year, as replicators plan to have available some 40 million units for the new DVD-A players…
Ultimate still down: The Denver-based upscale retailer is still in the doldrums, reporting a net loss…
How does that work? UmixIt CDs (or DVDs) contain a recording's original audio tracks, an 8-track version of the material, a 16-track version, and a selection of royalty-free loops formatted for ACID. The discs also contain the Cakewalk Media Mixer application. Slip the disc into your computer's disc drive and it will prompt you to install the song(s) and the application. The 8-track version of the recorded material…
White had edited the venerable music industry publication for the past 11 years, having been hired by publisher Howard Lander "to better serve the music industry as it began a journey through a decade of enormous change." A 1972 graduate of Fordham University, White honed his journalistic…
The announcement was made by Ervin S. Duggan, PBS president and chief executive officer, at the semiannual Television Critics Association press tour at the Ritz Carlton Huntington…
As any audio purist will note, the best way to do that is leave the signal in the analog domain. And, many tube fans contend, the best way to do that is via tubes. Enter the Fosgate Audionics limited edition FAP V1 vacuum-tube surround processor, due to ship in September.
FA describes…
Cirrus says that the CS4392 will cost manufacturers only $2.80 each in OEM quantities, and will be shipping before the end of the…
On Friday, March 28, Sony Music Entertainment began laying off about 1000 employees, including workers in sales, manufacturing, and distribution. The cutbacks are part of a restructuring initiated by the company's new chairman and chief executive, Andrew Lack. The former president of NBC took the helm at Sony Music in…