Renowned record producer Elliot Mazer has joined the faculty at UNC Asheville this spring to teach an upper-level course on record production. Some 21 students are currently enrolled in the course, which is examining musical creativity, musicianship, musical expression and recording engineering and producing.

The Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo 2010 announces that early bird rates will remain on its registration page through Thursday, February 25, 2010. Rates for the workshop and gear expo that takes place March 5 and 6—including lunch both days, a reception on the evening of March 5, and free parking—are as low as $39 for students and $59 for attendees who are a member of one of several industry organizations: AES, AFM, NSAI, the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, SPARS and RMA.

Steinberg North America announces that the prices for the MR816X and MR816CSX Advanced Integration DSP Studio FireWire Interfaces have been lowered by $300 on each model. While the products have experienced remarkable success since their introduction in 2008, an increase in efficiency of production allows Steinberg now to adjust the pricing accordingly and pass the benefit on to its valued customers.

Sweetwater in Fort Wayne, Ind., announces the development of a new music technology program at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). Students enrolled in the music technology program will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Music with a specialty in Music Technology.

Legendary Ken Scott delivers the “impossible”, recreates tones made 30 years ago with EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection
Scott G’s Report for Recording Hacks features Ken Scott and Rod Morgenstein discussing Sonic Reality’s EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“If you’ve ever tried [...]

Sonic Reality’s Gear and Studio in Miami, FL Is Featured in Keyboard’s Geek Out!
Robbie Gennet and Stephen Fortner’s Report on Sonic Reality’s Colossal Collection at their Studio in Florida, here are quotes from the article:
“You know Sonic Reality as the purveyor of Ocean Way Drums and innumerable Reason Refills, but you might not know [...]

Okay, I will admit I had dismissed this little groove making application from IK Multimedia.
For one, it was only available for an iphone/ipod and though I had plans to purchase an iPod touch specifically to test and use the various music applications, I don’t have one yet.  I could “borrow” my son’s but you know…that [...]

NAMM 2010 Show Report News Features A Ken Scott Collection Virtual Instrument
Scott G’s Report for Music Industry Newswire features Ken Scott and Sonic Reality’s EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“First of all, it is very difficult not to go off on a [...]

PC World’s NAMM Briefs:Drum Kits And Products From Sonic Reality

PC World’s Report features Sonic Reality’s product release news as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“Sonic Reality releases a slew of new products…Neil Peart Drums Vol. 1: The Kit…Neil Peart, drummer of the band Rush, collaborated with Sonic Reality [...]

NAMM 2010 show report news features Sonic Reality and Ken Scott
Chip Design Magazine’s Report features news on EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“This years NAMM show, and some carryover from CES, was heavily focused on making use of the advanced processing & [...]

NAMM 2010 show report news features Sonic Reality’s new virtual instrument
CNN’s iReport features news on EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“I recently attended the NAMM Show, The National Association of Music Merchants…Ken Scott, producer to artists such as the Beatles, David Bowie, [...]

Legendary Producer Ken Scott Video Interview By Drummer Connection
Drummer Connection’s Report features news on EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“Ken Scott knows music. Having worked with some of the most iconic names in the industry it’s hard imagining any fan of [...]

Interview with Ken Scott and demonstration  with CEO Dave Kerzner

Sonic State’s Report features news on EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection as news coverage from NAMM 2010, follow the link to watch the video and here are some quotes from their website:
“Ken Scott is a veteran recording engineer coming from the old school – [...]

NAMM 2010: EpiK DrumS: A Ken Scott Collection is introduced

The Loop’s Report discusses Sonic Reality’s new product release with Ken Scott, as part of the reporter’s NAMM experience, here are quotes from the article:
“Scott and Sonic Reality President Dave Kerzner partnered to record five of the world’s greatest drummers, on vintage gear, and with the [...]

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BigFishAudio is bundling a FREE Korg NanoPAD in their amazing sounding World Impact: Global Percussion Sound Library. Hurry up! This [...]

I’m giving away my Coupon Code to receive $29 OFF any KORE or KONTAKT Instrument from the Native Instruments Online [...]

For a limited time only, PrimeLoops.COM is offering a 25% Discount OFF ALL of their sample packs. Sample Packs include: [...]

MICVOX Toolbox for FL Studio As part of the new MICVOX Toolbox I am preparing to release, I have added [...]

In preparation for Year 3, SampleSimple.COM will undergo a series of tweaks to further enhance + simplify the work-flow of [...]

MicroKORGXL will be in stores in six days. A new version of a world famous synth and vocoder known for [...]

I decided to pull out an ugly sampled beat I made a couple years ago, for the intro of Episode [...]

Howdy yall! I’ve added a new Chat Box (hosted by ShoutMIX) on the SampleSimple sidebar component. It’s a dynamic chat [...]

Ivan over at HipHopIsRead has released the 2008 Samples of Year download package list featuring the interestingly popular simple-sampled track [...]

I’ve updated the MICVOX Direct Help Portal Feed for the FaceBook component in MICVOX. The Facebook feed link now points to a [...]

If you’re into the dynamic mobility of the Internet and want to keep up with what’s going on here at [...]