Sony Music Studios Goes Belly Up

Sony Music Studios, the five-floor, multi-studio and sound stage facility, located on West 54th Street in New York City will be closing after a long slide. The facility that was “managed” by Executive Vice President Andy Kadison, hosted countless recording, mixing, mastering and live performance sessions since Sony purchased the building in 1993. However, after the highpoint of Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged, the company...

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Preliminary Reports Indicate DRM-Free Success For EMI

“The initial results of DRM-free music are good,” stated EMI’s Senior Vice President, Lauren Berkowitz Based on early sales of unprotected recordings through Apple’s iTunes store, London-based EMI’s digital revenue may get a nice lift from offering music without Digital Rights Management (DRM). EMI, the beleaguered, third-largest record company, who recently accepted a buyout bid from Terra Firma, began...

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