Summer NAMM 2012 Public Day Details

The 2012 Summer NAMM Public Day opens the show floor to consumers and enthusiasts like you. We hope you'll come come out to see this year's exhibitors and events!

Nashville Convention Center
Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now: $10 (June 1–28); $15 (after June 28)

Get tips and tricks for writing better songs, promoting yourself and improving the quality of your production and performances.

See the latest products and technology

• Attend musician workshops
• Talk with industry insiders

Public Day Sessions:

• GigEasy Demo
• So, You Want to Be a Session Player?
• Live Sound Tips & Tricks
• Live Sound Basics
• Charisma Check-Up
• 10 Best Social-Networking Sites for Marketing to Fans
• 10 Ways to Make Better Sounding Recordings
• 10 Tips for Effective Pre-Production
• 10 Elements of a Hit Song
• 10 Ways to Exploit Facebook for Success
• Win a Digital Record Deal with GUITAR PLAYER RECORDS
• New TC-Helicon Vocal Effects Pedal for the Acoustic Singer/Songwriter
• How to Use a Workstation in a Studio Setting

Plus, catch live music. Keep checking the 2012 Summer NAMM Public Day page for more event details.

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Plan Her Perfect Mother's Day at Renaissance Nashville Hotel

Treat mom to a special Mother's Day weekend in Nashville

Thank mom for everything she's done for you thisMother's Day with a special weekend at Renaissance Nashville Hotel. The Nashville, TN, hotel is gearing up with exclusive offers and benefits for families looking for a creative way to celebrate the special lady in their lives.
Make reservations from now until May 13th for reservations for Mother's Day weekend and take advantage of:

• Overnight accommodations in a deluxe Nashville, TN, hotel suite or guest room
• Breakfast for two adults
• Special Mother's Day cocktail
• Late check-out

Nightly room rates start at $259. Be sure that promotional code RHO appears in the Corporate/Promotional code box when making your online reservation for this Mother's Day in Nashville vacation package, or call 1-800-228-9290 in the U.S. and ask for promotional code RHO.


While you're enjoying your time together, surprise mom with a gift certificate to any of the local salons or spas to indulge her with a full day of massages, facials, manicures and pedicures. Or, take her out for a night on the town for dinner, drinks and dancing. Whatever you decide, allow Renaissance Nashville Hotel to assist you in helping mom feel relaxed and truly loved.


About Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Experience all that Music City has to offer within one distinctive property, the Renaissance Nashville hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, perfectly positioned in the heart of the business district. A recently renovated luxury hotel in Nashville, TN, the Renaissance is conveniently connected to the Nashville Convention Center and provides easy access to many attractions including Bridgestone Arena, LP Field,B.B. King's Blues Club, Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Schermerhorn Symphony Center and Historic Second Avenue District. This vibrant, 673-room downtown Nashville hotel boasts modern amenities such as in-room Plug-In technology and a 24-hour fitness center. Discover the ideal Nashville, Tennessee, hotel for hosting a variety of events, from business benefits to social soirees in more than 31,000 square feet of elegant event space including 25 meeting rooms. Redefining what a pleasure travel can be, the Renaissance Nashville suites are setting the standard in sophisticated luxury.


For more information or to make a reservation, call 1-800-327-6618 or visitwww.RenaissanceNashville.com.

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Macy Gray To Appear On Letterman And Howard Stern This Week

EXTENSIVE SUMMER U.S. TOUR WITH SEAL KICKS OFF IN JULY

"COVERED"- HER ALL NEW ALBUM FEATURING SONGS BY METALLICA, ARCADE FIRE, RADIOHEAD, EURYTHMICS AND OTHERS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Macy Gray, newly signed with 429 Records is continuing her high profile promotional push for her new album, "COVERED" with scheduled appearances on Letterman and Howard Stern, as well as interviews and performances on CNN and Out.com.


"COVERED"— a collection of all new recordings of handpicked songs reinterpreted in her own inimitable fashion was produced by Hal Willner (Lou Reed, Metallica), Zoux and Macy. Also interspersed between musical tracks are short skits featuring J.B. Smoove, Nicole Scherzinger and a guest appearance by Idris Elba. "COVERED" was released worldwide on 429 Records with a special iTunes edition, which contains exclusive remixes of "Sail" and "Here Comes The Rain Again." A top charting title at iTunes U.S., "Covered" has also seen the top of the music charts in Italy and Poland, while the U.K. release is scheduled for June 25th.
Macy will embark on a North American tour with Seal this summer—dates listed below.


Confirmed dates with Seal:


7/10/12 Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
7/11/12 Mashantucket, CT - MGM/Foxwoods
7/13/12 Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
7/14/12 Shyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
7/17/12 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
7/18/12 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
7/20/12 Atlantic City, NJ - Revel Resorts/Ovation Hall
7/21/12 Cleveland Heights, OH - Cain Park
7/22/12 Highland Park, IL - Ravinia
7/27/12 Memphis, TN - Live At The Garden
7/28/12 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amp.
7/29/12 Nashville, TN - Tennessee Performing Arts Center
7/31/12 St. Louis, MS - Fox Theatre
8/1/12 Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
8/3/12 Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amp
8/4/12 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
8/6/12 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's
8/7/12 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia
8/9/12 Santa Ynez, CA - Chumash Casino Resort
8/10/12 San Francisco, CA - Masonic
8/11/12 Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center


For more information visit: www.429records.com


429 Records is a unit of The Savoy Label Group (SLG).  SLG is the North American based division of Nippon Columbia the oldest music company in Japan.  The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a Grammy Award winning and chart topping independent music company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by 

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Activision Publishing And Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products To Debut New Family Guy Video Game This Fall

The Emmy® Award Winning Hit Animated Comedy Coming to Consoles Later This Year

The hilarious Griffin family and their friends from Quahog are coming to gaming consoles this fall in an all-new Family Guy video game from Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI).  Appropriately titled Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse , the title will offer gamers an interactive Family Guy experience inspired by one of the most popular and notable episodes in the series' history.


"Fans of Family Guy will love that we've taken some of the series' most iconic and memorable moments and built them into an impressive and uncensored video game," said David Oxford, Executive Vice President, Activision.  "Anyone who watches the show will appreciate how much we have adhered to its rich and twisted universe and characters."


Family Guy is one of the most-watched and influential shows of the last decade, reaching over 33.5 million viewers weekly in the U.S., and is the number one TV show on Facebook with more than 40 million 'likes.'  In the U.S., the series is the number one TV franchise on DVD with more than 25 million copies sold.  The new console game from Fox and Activision intends to tap into the core components of theFamily Guy spirit.


Jeffrey Godsick, President of Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products said, "With Activision at the helm, we've found a world class partner for a Family Guy console video game.  Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse will utilize the source material, including the talented voice cast and writers, authentic humor and subversive spirit of the series, giving fans a whole new way to interact with their favorite show."


More details about the console game will be announced in the near future.  To find out all the latest news please visit www.activision.com.  For more information on the animated series, visit www.familyguy.com.


About FAMILY GUY
FAMILY GUY follows the adventures of endearingly ignorant dad Peter Griffin and his hilariously odd family of middle-class New Englanders – wife Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and dog Brian – in Quahog, Rhode Island.  The animated series, which features the voice talents of Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mila Kunis, is a 20th Century Fox Television production.  Seth MacFarlane is creator/executive producer.  Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan serve as executive producers/showrunners, while Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild are executive producers.  Become a fan of FAMILY GUY on Facebook at www.facebook.com/familyguy and follow the series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/familyguyonfox (@familyguyonfox).


About Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products
A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third-party lines.  The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.


About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan.  More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website,www.activision.com. 

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Orbitz Jumps Into Election Year Fray and Vows to Give Americans the Vacation They Deserve with New Website Design and Ad Campaign

New TV commercial and site redesign jumpstarts a vacation movement and reflects spirit of the "travel-luster"

With six months to election day, online travel leader Orbitz.com today said that Americans must come to grips with balancing work and vacation and said it will lead the charge to get Americans to shuck their status as the "no vacation nation," launching a redesigned website and a new advertising campaign that serves as a rallying cry for all Americans to take the vacation days they have earned and deserve.


With numerous studies documenting the physical and mental health benefits of vacation, and polls such as a Reuters/Ipsos survey showing that only 57% of U.S. workers take all their vacation time compared to 89% of workers in France, Orbitz said it had no choice but to step up and help close the vacation gap(1). "We know that election year politics makes it difficult to get things done in Washington, so we are prepared to take the lead and try to do something about this vast cultural divide to improve the lives of Americans across the country," said Chris Orton, president of Orbitz.com. "And at Orbitz, we have travel tools that make it easy for consumers to plan and book vacations that are nothing less than awesome."


Vowing not to make idle campaign promises, Orbitz today issued a TAKEITBACK 10% discount code for hotel rooms booked through May 13 to jumpstart the vacation planning movement(2).


The new ad campaign, revealed today by Orbitz, sparks the movement among Americans to take their vacations back. Orbitz also introduced a refreshed website that brings to life the tenets of the new campaign through a more colorful and vibrant look and feel. The site debuts an enhanced Orbitz logo with a rich color palate, plus a sleek, fresh and lively design that draws users in and puts the most useful travel tools and content front and center for consumers.


"With the launch of our new ad campaign, Orbitz is encouraging all travel-lusters to celebrate the joy of travel and revel in every moment of every trip," said Orton. "Vacations are fun – that's why we take them – and we want planning and booking travel to be part of the enjoyment. So, we thought it was important for the energy of the new ads to penetrate throughout the entire brand. Orbitz.com's award winning user experience has been enhanced with engaging imagery and a design that inspires the desire to travel and reminds consumers of the benefits of getting away from the daily routine."


The first commercial in the campaign, "Vacation Declaration," showcases travelers across a myriad of vacation destinations making declarations about the amazing trips they booked for a great price on Orbitz. In the spot, consumers vow to, "take their vacation days...all of them and book their next trip before this one ends." The inaugural spot will be followed up by ads that showcase how Orbitz helps travelers get more out of their trips with unique and intuitive planning tools. The Orbitz Facebook page allows travelers to endorse the movement by signing a pledge declaring the promise to take all their vacation days in 2012.


Click here to view the new TV spot.
The new advertising campaign was created by BBDO New York and will also be supported with print and online banner display ads, social media and onsite. The TV commercials will run on 20 cable networks including ESPN, E!, Food Network, Travel Channel, TNT, Weather Channel, AMC and Comedy Central among others. The ads will also air on NBC's late night shows including The Tonight Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Last Call with Carson Daly.


TAKE YOUR VACATION BACK NOW!
Orbitz is making it easy to jump on the vacation planning campaign bandwagon, starting with the TAKEITBACK 10% discount code on hotel rooms booked by May 13, 2012. To set the mood for that perfect vacation, would-be travelers can download the Orbitz Vacation Revolution Kit, which includes a vacation countdown widget for their computer screen, a playlist of all of the hottest vacations songs on Spotify and Grooveshark, as well as a variety of fun out-of-office email messages, and more. Finally, travel-lusters should go to the Orbitz Facebook page to sign the pledge declaring to take their vacation days...all of them.


Terms & Conditions
(1)Reference to Reuters/Ipsos poll: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-23/travel/vacation.in.america_1_vacation-germans-long-holiday?_s=PM:TRAVEL  
(2)Book a qualifying hotel between May 7, 2012 12:00AM (CDT) and May 13, 2012 11:59PM (CDT), for 1 or more nights for travel between May 7, 2012 and June 18, 2012 via Orbitz and instantly receive 10% off your booking through the use of the promotion code TAKEITBACK. Limit one discount per hotel room and one promotion code per booking. Discounts are not redeemable for cash for any reason. Promotion codes are non-transferrable and not for resale.  Any attempt at fraud will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted. Orbitz reserves the right to change or limit the promotion in its sole discretion.


About Orbitz.com
Orbitz.com is a leading online travel company that enables travelers to search for and book an array of travel products and services, including flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and vacation packages. Since launching its website in June 2001, Orbitz.com has become one of the largest online travel sites in the world and has led the industry with innovations including the Orbitz Matrix Display and Orbitz Price Assurance. The Matrix Display revolutionized the way the travel industry displayed fares and makes it quick and easy for consumers to compare flights, rental cars and vacation packages. The Price Assurance program gives travelers confidence that they have the lowest Orbitz price on their flight or hotel. With Price Assurance, if another Orbitz customer books the same flight or prepaid hotel for less, we'll send you a check for the difference -- automatically. Orbitz.com also offers "Insider Steals" a weekly, members-only flash sale that provides exclusive deals of 50% or more off of handpicked hotels in top destinations around the world. On Orbitz.com consumers can search a broad range of suppliers worldwide. Orbitz.com is owned by Orbitz Worldwide. Stay connected to Orbitz.com with sale alerts, exclusive promotions and engaging conversations by following Orbitz on Facebook, Twitter and the OrbitzTravel Blog.


About Orbitz Worldwide
Orbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide owns a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz, CheapTickets, ebookers, HotelClub,RatesToGo and the Away Network. Also within the Orbitz Worldwide family, Orbitz Worldwide Distributiondelivers private label travel solutions to a broad range of partners including many of the world's largest airlines, and Orbitz for Business delivers managed corporate travel solutions for corporations. Orbitz Worldwide uses its Investor Relations website to make information available to its investors and the public at http://investors.orbitz.com. You can sign up to receive email alerts whenever the company posts new information to the website.

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