February 17, 2012  |   Daily Round-Up, Music Courses, News

Point Blank’s Daily Round-Up: Music News From Around The Net.

Today’s top picks…

Ultra 2012 have announced phase 2 of this years lineup having added nearly 150 additional acts to the bill. The annual event which will take place in Bayfront Park, Miami, from 23RD-25TH March is host to some of the biggest names in club music with Tiesto, Kraftwerk and Carl Cox all scheduled for this years event.
Here is a little teaser of what you can expect from this years festival…

Digital Music Revenue Increased In 2011 >> (The Quietus)
British Record Companies saw their digital music revenue increase by 24.7% in 2011, up to £281.6m according to new data released by the BPI.

This Is Dubstep And UKF Owner, AEI Media, Launches Their Own Publishing Company
>> (Music Week)
AEI Media and Verse Music Group have teamed up to create AEI Music Publishing, a new publishing house that will be based in AEI Media’s headquarters in London and “will have full access to the infrastructure, expertise and resources of Verse Music Group.’

Dance Music At The Grammys
>> (Resident Advisor)
Resident Advisor investigate the potential effect on the electronic music scene following the focus of Skrillex, Deadmau5 and David Guetta at last weeks Grammy awards…

Loopmasters Launch Pluginboutique.com >> (Music Radar)
Loopmasters have launched pluginboutique.com which aims to be a one stop shop for all purchasing, authorising and updating of plug-ins…

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