Airing March 20-21 On DIRECTV's The 101® Network Among the Many Acts Performing During the Two-Day DIRECTV Broadcast are Airborne Toxic Event, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Juliette Lewis and the New Romantiques, Lenka, The Oak Ridge Boys and Tinted Windows;Additional Acts to be Announced March 0...

Off Key Economy Won't Hit Sour Notes at SXSW Music 2009 AUSTIN, Texas, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- While everyone is talking about the economy and speculating on how it will effect business, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival will suspend the rules for one long weekend where...

Sound Advice: Making a Living In the 'New' Music Industry March 03, 2009, SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Advice is the brainchild of Cogswell Digital Audio Technology student, Daniel Codella, who wants to show students the diversity of opportunities open to them. "It really b...

WINONA, MN March 2, 2009 --- Perhaps you've already seen you favorite NBA player sporting a custom made set of Beats by Dr. Dre already. Well, they got it from ColorWare. You can now get a set of you're very own. The color choices and options are practically limitless. You can color them in ...

Newly Launched iPhone Application Gives On-the-Go Music Fans the Information They Need to Go See Live Music: JamBase (www.jambase.com), the largest database of show listings and ticket information, announced today the availability of its free iPhone application. Recently hailed by Rolling Stone as o...

February 18, 2009, LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Since Musicians Institute (www.mi.edu) launched its world renowned Audio Engineering Program (also known as the Recording Institute of Technology) just over 15 years ago, the department has equipped thousands of talented students for successful career...

There's nothing as glamorous to me as a record store. When I recently played Amoeba in LA, I realized what fantastic memories such a collection of music brings back when you see it all in one place. This is why I'm more than happy to support Record Store Day and I hope that these kinds of st...

Company's Workwear Brand Heritage Plays an Integral and Logical Role in the Grassroots Music Scene SXSW 2009 February 17, 2009, FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., makers of Dickies®, the leading global workwear brand, is proud of and eager to expand its long-standin...

Ernst & Young's Media & Entertainment CEO Study provides a window into top executives' priorities LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Media & Entertainment CEOs across the globe are struggling to balance the inevitable shift to digital business models while they maintain the str...

Brand Partners With Creator Of 'American Idol' To Bring NOW That's What I Call Music! To TV And The Internet Santa Monica, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest edition of the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 30, and the seri...