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LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegro Multimedia Inc., dba Music Wizard Group(TM), a leading provider of music gaming software and musical education tools, has recently unveiled the prototype of Guitar Wizard. Forming a strategic partnership with US Music Corporation's SoundTech Professional Audio Division, the two visionary companies have combined to develop a gaming package that can teach aspiring rock stars how to play real music on a real guitar. The product will include both the SoundTech Ediface(TM) Digital Guitar Interface and the patented Guitar Wizard software, allowing people to play and learn on their PC or Mac with their existing acoustic or electric guitars. The SoundTech Ediface(TM) technology converts the guitar sounds to digital for live interactive video game play. Virtually any guitar can be used with the SoundTech Ediface and virtually any song will be able to be used with the Pro software package, unlocking a universe of fun.
The Guitar Wizard platform has already seen success for the product's teaching method with a strong holiday for Mattel's product, "I Can Play Guitar," which uses the Guitar Wizard platform. Guitar Wizard, unlike other popular guitar video games, is a video game that uses a real guitar with real music files, so kids and adults of all ages can play the music they love, and even read music. Guitar Wizard is excellent for learning lead guitar, and teaches everything from single note picking to complex chords while gaming. The game's unique, patented, 5-step method combined with the SoundTech Ediface(TM) allows anyone to learn how to play a real guitar and read music in minutes, through a fun video game!
"Music has always been universal, but understanding how to read and interpret musical notation has been unnecessarily difficult. The guitar is another challenge to figure out as well, so learning how to play a guitar, especially lead guitar, has always been incredibly challenging.
Now, for the first time, with the combination of SoundTech Ediface(TM) technology and the Guitar Wizard game system, we can help millions of people easily fulfill their musical dreams, with real instruments, and real music," said Chris Salter the CEO of Music Wizard Group.
Last week, SoundTech Professional Audio, announced the Ediface(TM) Digital Guitar Interface. This interface is a new product that enables guitars to communicate directly with computers. From gaming to composing, the SoundTech Ediface(TM) opens up a new digital world to guitarists and is a key part to the Guitar Wizard game.
The SoundTech Ediface(TM) Digital Guitar Interface comes with a pick-up and converter that attaches directly to a steel string electric, acoustic electric or acoustic guitar of any size or shape. The Ediface(TM) is fully plug and play compatible with Windows XP or higher as well as Mac OSX -- no driver install is necessary.
"We developed the Ediface(TM) to give guitarists and aspiring guitarists an easy and fun way to interact with their computers through guitar play," said Larry English, president of US Music Consumer Division. "From composing to gaming, the possibilities with the SoundTech Ediface(TM) are virtually limitless."
The Guitar Wizard package will include the SoundTech Ediface(TM) and the Guitar Wizard software and will be available for both PC and Mac. The SoundTech Ediface(TM) Digital Guitar Interface and Guitar Wizard Software will be available nationwide in early 2008. For more information on retail availability, please visit www.SoundTech.com and www.musicwizard.com .
Music Wizard Group(TM) is the leader in music videogame software that teaches anyone how to play real musical instruments. Music Wizard provides a simple and non-violent, gaming solution that "cracks the musical code" of reading notation and delivers on the promise of real musicianship for everyone. Music Wizard Group seeks to improve the quality of life by empowering more people with the gift of playing music and by promoting music as something to be shared and enjoyed together.
Music Wizard welcomes everyone to experience the joy, self-expression and liberation naturally gained through a relationship with playing music. Backed by award-winning software, university produced Music Wizard Academy tutorials for parents and teachers, a proven song-based curriculum and a never-ending supply of musical content, the means is now available to unlock and ignite the creative musical genius inherent in all.
Music Wizard Group believes that the language of music is a birthright, something that anyone can learn and enjoy at any age, regardless of experience. The company's core mission is to help bring about universal music literacy.
SoundTech is dedicated to providing a line of products that allow more people to experience and enjoy digital recording and music creation. SoundTech also provides the music industry's most affordable and professional Pro-Audio Line of product solutions supporting both performance and recording environments. It has built a world-class team of sales, service and support professionals around what are arguably the best "Quality vs. Price" product lines available anywhere in the world. For more information visit SoundTech on the web at www.SoundTech.com .
US Music Corporation is a uniquely positioned, fully integrated musical instrument company that manufactures and markets instruments, accessories and audio equipment for professionals, aspiring professionals, collectors, hobbyists and beginner musicians. US Music Corp also owns Washburn Guitars and accessories, Parker Guitars, Randall Amplifiers, Eden Amplifiers, Oscar Schmidt, Little Lyon, Lyon musical instruments and accessories, Disney by Washburn musical instruments and accessories and Vinci musical instrument strings and accessories. For more information visit US Music Corporation on the web at www.USMusicCorp.com .
Ediface is a trademark of U.S. Music Corp. All other registered or
unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.
Source: Music Wizard Group
Web site: http://www.musicwizard.com/
http://www.soundtech.com/
http://www.usmusiccorp.com/
ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology and TC Group, leaders in professional audio, have announced that they are planning to merge. The announcement was made at the NAMM 2008 show in Anaheim, California by both Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz and CEO of TC Group, Anders Fauerskov.
The TC Group, headquartered in Risskov, Denmark, develops and manufactures first class audio products that provide lasting user value for audio professionals and musicians. The company has a number of premium brands of pro audio technology and produces amplifiers, speakers, digital processors, guitar pedals and other pro audio and MI products. TC Group's customers include top musical artists, world class recording studios, television and radio/TV stations, prominent theatres, commercial installations, and home entertainment.
"This merger will revolutionize the music industry for many years to come," said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. "The synergy between the two companies will allow us an enormous advantage in the development of new audio technologies and brings together two of the world's most powerful brands."
"The opportunities ahead are very exciting for us," said Anders Fauerskov, Chief Executive Officer of TC Group. " This merger will create exciting new opportunities for all employees within TC Group and Gibson, and in particular, fantastic new tools for our markets and customers. This partnership will allow us to expand our leadership position in the marketplace."
The announcement marks a preliminary agreement between the two companies. Under the terms of the new acquisition, Anders Fauerskov will remain based in Europe, and serve as Chief Operating Officer of the new combined Gibson Guitar Corp. The two companies expect to finalize the deal by the end of February 2008. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
TC Group is a holding company of five individual companies consisting of Tannoy Group, Lab.Gruppen, TC Electronic Group, TC-Helicon and TC Applied Technologies. The TC Group was formed in early 2002, when the 'old' TC Group of companies merged with Tgi plc. The merger was completed to create a Group with the necessary expertise and market access to take advantage of the trend towards convergence of digital and acoustic technologies in the audio industry. The company goal is to produce and distribute the best engineered and most recognized and respected brands of high-performance audio products in the world. TC Group also is a leading player in the global speaker-audio industry. For link to more information go to http://www.tcgroup.tc/
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson's HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar and the Gibson Robot Guitar represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.'s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Gibson Baldwin Music Education, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at http://www.gibson.com/ or http://www.gibson.com/press
Source: Gibson Guitar
Web site: http://www.gibson.com/
http://www.gibson.com/press
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