"Idol" software brings music-making to home front By Chris Marlowe
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/tc_nm/media_idol_dc_2 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - FremantleMedia has found another way to bring "American Idol" into people's homes. Sony Media Software signed a deal with FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide Americas to develop two new products designed to extend the popular show's reach. Sony Media Software will release Idol Jam Trax and American Idol Extreme Music Creator, both of which use "Idol" to draw consumers to existing product lines. American Idol Jam Trax software is a $20 product designed for beginners interested in creating music. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software is a $50 consumer version of music production tools. It comes with a Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack bonus disc, which adds more than 250 royalty-free pop music loops and samples to the hundreds already in the software. Jackson, one of the show's judges for the past five years, described the software as "the bomb" and said it included everything the average person needed to discover their own musical talent. Additional Jackson packs and more add-ons will go on sale before the holiday season, Sony Media Software vice president marketing Dave Chaimson said. Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
