ASK Video Interactive Media is now shipping Sibelius Tutorial DVD Level 1. This first tutorial of two levels is designed to take users from installation of the program and get them up and running quickly with an effective, easy to follow method that takes full advantage of Sibelius’ features. Expert Kelly Demoline guides the user through the basics of...

The Shortlist Organization has revealed the Long List of nominees for the sixth annual Shortlist Music Prize, a peer-selected award that recognizes the most creative and adventurous albums of the year.  The 61 nominees were selected by a panel of nine Listmakers: recording artists Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Ronnie Vannucci (the Killers), Franz Ferdinand,...

JVC has announced the HA-NCX77, its first in-ear noise canceling headphones. JVC’s new headphones cancel up to 80 percent (more than 14dB at 120Hz) of the background noise, with additional isolation provided by a unique new design that provides a secure fit and so helps seal out ambient sound. Features: • In-line volume control • Frequency...

Billboard is reporting strong pre-sales for the ninth annual Ultra Music Festival to be held on March 23-24 event at Miami’s Bicentennial Parkright. More than 150 bands and DJs are confirmed for this year’s festival, including the Cure, Paul van Dyk, Shiny Toy Guns, Miss Kittin, Tiësto and Brazilian Girls, to name a few. “It’s a...

Ministry of Sound has fired off its third, public letter to IMPALA in less than a week demanding the immediate resignation of the the U.K. independent music industry trade association’s executives responsible for the pact with the Warner Music Group. It’s just getting uglier! Impala, the pan-European independent labels trade body, recently forged a...