The Recording Academy & AES Present The Art and Business of Game Audio

May 14, 2010 by Simon  
Filed under Urban Music, Media & Tech

Please join me 12:30 PM Saturday June 5th at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center for:
The Art & Business of Game Audio.
Featuring, Paul Lipson of Pyramind Studios, Chris Rickwood of Rickwood Music & me, Simon Horrocks of Affix Music for an insight into working with music and audio in the world of gaming [...]

Vizio Taps Beyoncé as Spokeswoman in Superbowl Ad

January 31, 2010 by MIchael  
Filed under Urban Music, Media & Tech

Vizio, a fast-growing HDTV and consumer electronics company, has signed a 3 year deal to have Beyoncé endorse its products, kicking off the campaign with a 30-60 second ad during the 4th quarter of Super Bowl XLIV.  According to Laynie Newsome, Vizio’s co-founder and VP of Sales and Marketing Communications, ““Beyoncé is in [...]

Pepsi-Cola Partners with Akon and Keri Hilson

January 31, 2010 by MIchael  
Filed under Urban Music, Media & Tech

Pepsi-Cola International has teamed up with Grammy nominees and Atlanta residents Akon and Keri Hilson to create “Oh Africa”, an African-inspired track featuring The Soweto Choir.  The track will serve as Pepsi’s soundtrack for its 2010 football campaign, as well as benefit underprivileged African youth through donation of a portion of the sale proceeds.  Akon’s [...]

Starbucks and Wyclef Jean Help Haiti

January 31, 2010 by MIchael  
Filed under Urban Music, Media & Tech

Starbucks has teamed up with Wyclef Jean to assist in the Haitian relief effort, explained by Wyclef in this video.  Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada are now enabling customers to make monetary donations at store registers, with no purchase necessary, to benefit the American and Canadian Red Cross organizations for [...]