FreeHand Upgrades MusicPad Pro Plus Digital Sheet Music Tablet & Receives $2 Million Round

FreeHand Systems, a digital sheet music concern, has received $2 million in a third round cash infusion by Vision Capital Advisors, LLC. Vision’s second capitalization of FreeHand comes on the upgraded release of MusicPad Pro Plus, a digital tablet that stores digital sheet music with a new high-res screen and version 4.0 of their software. The system is the perfect example of whatever can become digital should become digital....

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EMI Officially Inks Deal With YouTube

EMI, who has got nothing to lose except more money, has inked a deal with YouTube that gives visitors access to videos and recordings from EMI artists. The deal also allows users to massage EMI’s content in their own ways, which is often a dealbreaker in negotiations. The agreement means that all four of the majors are “now official YouTube partners,” according to Chad Hurley, CEO and Co-founder of...

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