QUICK HITS
Sep 1, 2004 12:00 PM
PEACE, LOVE AND BEATS
Just think: If you were a billionaire, you could dub yourself a superhero like “Sir” Ivan Wilzig, techno artist and heir to the Wilzig banking fortune. Sir Ivan, who coined the term technippie to describe his music, is now calling himself Peaceman in an effort to promote peace through his techno. Complete with bejeweled peace-sign cape, Peaceman will filter all performing revenues (and some of his own cash) into the Peaceman Foundation, which will donate the funds to charity. Check out www.sirivan.com.
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
Free and legal: Those are magic words in terms of MP3 downloads, and recent launch betterPropaganda.com proclaims them proudly. Created by the Epitonic and Razorfish whizzes, betterPropaganda espouses the philosophy of listening while learning: In addition to offering hundreds of free MP3s and streams from cutting-edge electronic, hip-hop and indie artists and labels, the site also hosts reviews, top-download charts, staff picks, news, interviews and more. Now, you can save your 99 cents and go grab some free music — and feel good about it in the morning.
WHAT THE PROS USE
It happens to everyone: You spend hours crafting a mix, but it just doesn't hold a candle next to a professionally produced CD. Here to shed some light on this mystery is a new book and interactive CD-ROM tutorial from Waves called Production Mixing Mastering With Waves by Anthony Egizii. The book includes lessons on dance-music production, EQing vocals and more. The package includes session files for Digidesign Pro Tools, Emagic Logic, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo and Cakewalk Sonar. Check out www.waves.com.
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