SONICACADEMY.COM LAUNCHES ONLINE MUSIC PRODUCTION

LONDON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- - A New Video Tutorial Website Enabling Music Making Enthusiasts of allAbilities to Develop Their Skills has Been Launched TodaySonicAcademy.com is a new web portal for anyone interested in musicproduction, particularly in the use of software driven music systems.Providing worldwide support for aspiring musicians DJ's and producers,SonicAcademy.com offers step by step video tutorials on the latest softwareand hardware products, combining an ethos of high production values withfeatures, news and reviews as well as an online community where people canmeet, learn from and share knowledge with other music makers.Courses include training on Ableton, Cubase, and Reason (for computer andlive music production) with coverage on mixers, turntables and DJ CD players,enabling enthusiasts to download full courses or individual tutorialsaccording to their needs without the high costs associated with physicalcourses. With exclusive training tips and tutorials from the world's leadingmusicians, DJ's and producers, registered members can also upload their ownmusic and have it rated by other music makers.The new venture is an extension of the highly successful Sonic Academytraining centre in Belfast that provides face to face training for musicpresenters and broadcasters, accredited education courses for school andcollege students and training for home enthusiasts.Launched by musician, former Divine Comedy band member and DJ KevinTraynor and DJ / producer Phil Johnston in 2003, Sonic Academy has attractedcomplete beginners through to professional DJs and producers includingAgnelli & Nelson and Fergie (formerly of Radio 1).Praised by top DJ's including Carl Cox, the site is supported andendorsed by the world's leading manufacturers of music technology hardwareand software and other key industry players, including Pioneer, M-Audio,Vestax, Steinberg, Ableton and the Ministry of Sound.SonicAcademy.com is one of six successful companies to receive fundingfrom the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment's Broadband ContentInitiative, which was designed to encourage creative and IT entrepreneurs toseize the commercial opportunities of developing content for the internet.Everyone who registers now at SonicAcademy.com (for free) receives accessto free tutorials along with the chance to WIN a signed Carl Cox PMC-CXVestax mixer and free tutorials for a year.http://www.sonicacademy.comEditors NotesFor further information, video footage, photographs or interviewopportunities, contact: Anna Morgan, Media Ink PR, E: press@mediainkpr.com