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Como nem tudo é só música, mas também é cinema, a stress.fm passou uma tarde, a falar com Rui Borges realizador do território, sobre a situação presente do cinema que se faz em Macau, sobre as linhas de acção que se estão a delinear, para fazer o cinema de Macau chegar mais longe, também para fazer os filmes de Macau, mais de Macau, com as suas próprias histórias, actores, argumentistas e autores. Diz que não é um negócio fácil dentro da dinâmica própria de Macau sempre ligada ao jogo. Explica "É dificil captivar as pessoas para este ramo, quando lhes espera um futuro incerto no cinema invés ao futuro assegurado proporcionado pelos casinos". A resposta segundo ele passa por dar oportunidades, fazer o investimento, ter paciência e dar lugar para os que gostam de fazer cinema crescerem.

Icon Digital provided prize packages for Broadjam’s 6-pack Songwriting Competition, www.broadjam.com/6pack at the end of the competition six winners received the accolades of their music playing peers and great prizes from Icon Digital USA.

Icon’s executive team personally listened to the entries and decided on customized prizes specific to the musical interest of each 6 pack winner. Icon’s microphones, recording tools, MIDI control keyboards, and DJ tools were individually presented to each winning musician based on their musical style and career objective.

Stein Thor was one of the winners of the 6-pack Songwriting Competition. Steingrímur Þórhallsson works as a choir director and an organist in Iceland. However, his passion is in writing music. Stein prepares sheet music for Piano and smaller works as well as Choral sheet music. 

Icon Digital provided Stein with the Neuron 6G2 Keyboard Controller to help him further his career and encourage his passion for making music!

"I received my Neuron6G2 as a prize in the Broadjam 6-pack songwriting competition. Since I work almost exclusively in the box, which is mostly with sampled instruments, I have had my experience with controllers.  I have to say I was surprised with how well my Neuron is working; it responds wonderfully, the MIDI is top notch and it´s not covered with useless options. It might seem a bit bulky in the beginning but it´s pretty lightweight without compromising on the build.  I have taken it with me on the road and I´m very happy with how sturdy it is.  It fits perfectly in my studio and has now replaced my old front side MIDI controller. Although I still need my weighted keyboard for playing I use the Neuron for orchestrating both with Logic/Cubase and writing notes in Sibelius. Everything just works perfectly!"

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Engineers, recording artists, and musicians create a link between the creation of Music and the improvement of Media Education. Funding of public school Music and Media Education has recently been reduced due to the reduction of State and Local Education Budgets. Icon Digital USA is the first private company introducing a sustainable business model which directly offsets the financial loss in music education programs by providing fine arts with equipment and an ongoing revenue stream to directly support music education.

Icon’s Encourage the Arts Program directly benefits students, teachers and school music programs. By providing Icon branded instruments and equipment at no cost to qualified schools expressing need and an interest in expanding curriculum to include electronic music and media production.  Icon’s extensive product mix provides instruments and devices for creating, performing, mixing and recording music. Products such as keyboards, active monitors, microphones and digital audio workstation controllers have been well received by countless consumers in Europe, Asia and Africa since 2009.  Icon is now ready to provide these tools in the U.S.As the manufacturer Icon’s “direct to consumer” sales model eliminates the middleman utilized by traditional musical instrument manufacturers resulting in decreased consumer price for Icon products when compared to competitive options.  This model ultimately allows sufficient resources to properly fund the industry-first Encourage the Arts Program.  Under this program the consumer defines their school or certified not-for-profit organization when ordering at www.icondigitalusa.com.  After the sale, 13% of the online purchase price will be donated to that charity thus allowing musicians, hobbyists, recording artists, engineers and others to directly support music education with every purchase.  In addition to local funding, up to 2% of the purchase price will be contributed to the State and National music education associations to support grants, scholarships and other programs.

Icon has already began to make a print in the success of music and media education programs in Wisconsin by providing The University of Wisconsin Madison OMAI (Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives) with product that helps reach their goals. Products such as: iDJX controller, iKey keyboard, iControls MIDI controller, HP 360 headphones, SX 6A monitors, and much more. The First Wave program has a goal of bringing together young artists and provide opportunity to live, study and create. Icon has helped contributed to the goals of the individuals throughout the OMAI program.