Sony Music Studios Unveils Online Mastering Service
Sony Music Studios has launched Sony Music Studios Internet Mastering (SIM), a new service that allows artists to have their music mastered by one of Sony’s engineers for a fraction of the normal cost. SIM allows music producers to upload up to four songs per project, where they can then be mastered for $99 per track. Mastering is the finalizing process that adds depth and range to a recording, executes final edits, enhances the...
Nordstrom & Sears Attempt To Pick Up CD Sales Slack From Tower
With the demise of Tower Records and Musicland, and hundreds of specialty music stores going bye-bye this year, Nordstrom and Sears are attempting to pick up some of the slack by carrying CDs. Nordstrom has been testing music in 29 stores in Seattle and will roll out the category to all 157 stores in the chain by mid-December, says Michael Barber, who heads up Barber Entertainment and assists Nordstrom in the selection. In Chicago,...






