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MTV To Launch New Track Upload Program For 'Rock Band'
July 17, 2009 - Digital and Mobile By Antony Bruno, Denver Most recording artists would love to have their music available on MTV Networks' "Rock Band" videogame. But MTV's Harmonix unit, the developer of "Rock Band," simply hasn't had the time or staff to program the vast number of songs it ...
Sell your own music via MTV's Rock Band
Sell your own music via MTV's Rock Band
techradar.com — Following last week's Develop conference in Brighton, in which the future of music gaming was one of... the week's hot topics, MTV has unveiled its own plans for the future of this hugely popular gaming genre. The company's Rock Band network is set to allow artists to sell their own music directly ... (more) Sell your own music via MTV's Rock Band
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techradar.com — Following last week's Develop conference in Brighton, in which the future of music gaming was one of... the week's hot topics, MTV has unveiled its own plans for the future of this hugely popular gaming genre. The company's Rock Band network is set to ... (more) Sell your own music via MTV's Rock Band | News | ...
I'm with the Band: Harmonix opens Rock Band track creation, sales to Xbox 360 home users [Updated]
I'm with the Band: Harmonix opens Rock Band track creation, sales to Xbox 360 home users [Updated]
offworld.com — Minorly earth-shattering music/game news this morning from the Rock Band camp as they officially unveil The Rock... Band Network, a new program for any musician or band to create their own Rock Band tracks and sell them through the... (more) I'm with the Band: Harmonix opens Rock Band track ...
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Rock Band to Get its Own Music Marketplace
Mashable! — ... MTV has infused Rock Band Network with professional utilities to enable a community of music makers to get their work to the masses and profit by it. Paul DeGooyer, a senior VP with MTV games, tells Billboard that “We’re talking about a set of serious professional tools to allow people on the front line of writing and recording songs to completely control their destiny with respect to interactive products and then giving them direct access to the download store.” ...

Microsoft tool helps artists make Xbox 'Rock Band' songs
The Microsoft Blog — ... Xbox game development platform. With its network, Rock Band - made by the Harmonix unit of MTV, which is owned by Viacom - has the potential to revolutionize the gaming world. Because of Microsoft's deep involvement in its reported 16-month development, the Rock Band Network will first be available only on Xbox 360, Billboard.biz reported . Musicians will be able to lay MIDI commands over their master song mixes using Cockos' ...

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paidContent — ... »  MTV is close to launching a Rock Band marketplace, which will allow anyone to submit songs for possible inclusion in the game. [Billboard] ...

Can the Rock Band Network Transform the Music Industry? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... music video game franchise from MTV/Viacom game studio Harmonix, the Rock Band Network will initially be available for the Microsoft Xbox 360 retail channel, and later for Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. With more than 50 million purchases and counting, downloadable Rock Band songs are already an important ...

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