General How Do I Start Making My Own Music? By Jennifer Martin | January 15, 2021 It’s all too easy to feel overwhelmed when you are just starting out. Working your way up takes time, patience, and some failure and rejection. However, you must learn from your failure to succeed. When seasoned players and big-name record producers say that you have to pay your dues, they mean it, both literally and […] Read More
General How Can Social Media Drive Consumer Engagement? By James Cortes | March 8, 2020 Interested in running a business? Want to know how social media can help your company drive consumer engagement? Almost every business can take advantage of social media engagement. With the many different options in social media, it is important for businesses to pick the social media networks that will give them the most benefit for […] Read More
General Location Recording By James Cortes | August 11, 2019 Field Recording also known as Location Recording is an area of the audio industry that may often go unnoticed. Independent content creation is on the rise and location recording plays a strong role in all of the following types of content: narrative, documentary, reality, and (especially) web. Here are some key components to getting you […] Read More
General What’s the score? By James Cortes | August 4, 2019 The height of the silent era (from the early 1910s into the late 1920s) was a thriving time period full of artistic innovation. From the very beginning, music was always an essential contribution to the atmosphere, giving the audience an emotional experience. During this era, each individual theater would provide its own musical experience. This […] Read More
General University of Silicon Valley’s First Tournament with New Head Esports Coach By James Cortes | May 2, 2019 Who is the New USV Dragons Head Coach? University of Silicon Valley is excited to welcome Alex Holler as the coach for the USV Dragons. Alex has a wealth of knowledge and experience to bring to the Dragons as they begin their next season competing in Overwatch and League of Legends. “I am very […] Read More
General University of Silicon Valley Audio Faculty is involved in beta-testing and musical sound design. By James Cortes | April 11, 2019 Brainworx releases Oberheim synth emulation plugin, bx_oberhausen; Brainworx plugins have long enjoyed an excellent reputation in the audio community. Their focus has been unique plugins, plugin versions of boutique hardware and officially endorsed emulations of classic hardware recording studio processors. They put sonic quality as top priority, and have introduced features such as emulating the […] Read More
