News Archive
Friday, October 31st, 2014
Virtual synth and keyboard instrument and effects plug-in developer Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce availability of QUAD, its first Rack Extension synthesizer built from the ground up for Propellerhead Reason, as of October 28…
When Swedish music software application, interfaces,...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2014
My Piano Lessons have been informed of school jobs for music teachers that are available throughout the UK. We will release more on our Google+ page so join up here. Here is a taster of one of the music teaching jobs available...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Keyboard and synth band The Pet Shop Boys’ song Always On My Mind has been voted the top cover version of all time in a BBC Music vote. The song, written by John Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, was first made famous by Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley in 1972.
Johnny Cash’s...
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
The Turkish pianist Fazil Say, an outspoken atheist, has published an open letter to the theocratic government, demanding to know why they have removed his works from concert programmes.
‘Change your oppressive attitude that sparks outrage and confusion in the whole world. The world condemns...
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Monday, October 27th, 2014
New York music festival CMJ Music Marathon has cancelled a scheduled showcase event due to an ebola scare. As NME reports, New York City had its first positive case of Ebola confirmed yesterday, with Dr. Craig Spencer testing positive for the disease. The previous night Spencer, who had recently been...
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Sunday, October 26th, 2014
Roland have made it even easier for you to purchase AIRA gear, with five new interest free packages available in the lead up to Christmas. Packages start at just £29.87 per month.
Package 1 from £29.87 per month
Package 1 Includes:
TB-3 Touch Bassline
TR-8 Rhythm Performer
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Saturday, October 25th, 2014
Casio has announced the latest upgrades to its Privia and Celviano range of digital pianos.
Launched in October, the new models deliver a raft of features, such as Concert Play and Hall Simulator, as well as the AIR sound source and Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer Action II keys and, on selected models,...
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Friday, October 24th, 2014
Synth fans beware, your kids will soon have the latest Korg Synth on their pocket gaming machine. Korg DSN-12 – an ‘analog-style’ synth app for the Nintendo 3DS – is now available for £37 in the Nintendo store. Korg DSN-12 provides twelve monophonic synthesizers, based on the Korg MS-10...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Vanessa Benelli Mosell is a rising star on the international piano scene. She is continuously praised for her virtuosity, her technical brilliance and the sensitivity of her musical insight, which have been shaped significantly in mentorships with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Yuri Bashmet. Benelli Mosell...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Jack White has cancelled his remaining concerts in Mexico after the keyboard player in his backing band, Isaiah “Ikey” Owens, died on tour. The 38-year-old musician was found dead in his hotel room in Puebla. The cause of his death has yet to be established. Owens, from California, had...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of MicroBrute SE — a ‘special edition’ of its widely-acclaimed MicroBrute Analog Synthesizer, available in a choice of three tempting colours to suit whatever playful mood might make anyone’s musical day, be it Christmas...
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Monday, October 20th, 2014
Korg piano and keyboards are looking for people to join them. Here is more information about the situations vacant from their website; UK distribute legendary musical products that are played by immensely successful artists and other enthusiasts of all levels- from beginners to superstars.
With...
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Sunday, October 19th, 2014
Grigory Sokolov, a pianist that refuses to play on a piano thats more than 5 years old, will not play with an orchestra and has not been recorded for more than 20 years is finally releasing a new CD. The new release a Salzburg 2008 Mozart-Chopin recital in January, followed (they hope) by more live...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2014
At just thirteen years old, Emily Bear of Rockford, Illinois, is a young woman in charge of her music. She writes it reads it, she knows what she’s doing and she wants others to fall in line.
At two years old she started fiddling around with a piano.She started piano lessons just before she...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Police announced pianist Roy Bray was killed when an RV he was driving crashed over the weekend on a highway in central Indiana.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says 61-year-old Roy Bray of Trenton, Kentucky, was driving the RV carrying the Southman Quartet when it went off Interstate...
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