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MusicAndre Isom
Benton Harbor, Michigan |
Andre Isom has been passionate about music since he was a child. He always dreamed about becoming a music producer, artist, and engineer, but those dreams seemed beyond his budget until he saw people using PCs running Windows to produce, compose, and arrange music. Andre now runs his own music studio and production company, Trac-Head Productionz, where he uses Windows XP and programs such as Propellerhead Reason, Steinberg Nuendo, and Steinberg WaveLab to lay tracks, record vocals, and master his music. Andre’s use of technology has also carried over to his job as a radio DJ, where he runs his weekly gospel show, “BiGgDrE'z Inspirations,” from his laptop, using Windows Media Player.
Andre is also sharing his love of music with others in his community, using his Windows-based studio to produce several local hip-hop, gospel and R&B artists. As he works to complete his first album, Andre relies on Windows-based technology to help make his music dreams come true.
"People come to my studio and they ask, 'Where's all the big equipment?' and I say, 'It’s in the computer. Everything I need is on my PC.'"
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Honorable Mentions |  | Music education matters
Linda Pierce
New Orleans, LA
Enthusiastic about music education, Linda uses Windows technology to enhance her techniques in the classroom. She records her students’ solo and ensemble performances and edits them with Movie Maker. Coda Music Software’s Finale is used to record and notate students’ original compositions and Magix Music Studio is used to add instrumentation to their compositions. |
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Tom Merrick
Baldwinsville, NY
At age 37, Tom Merrick decided that it wasn’t too late to start his career as a rock star. He learned how to play the guitar by using Voyetra’s “Teach Me Guitar” CD-ROM on his Windows-based PC. Later, he convinced three co-workers to start the band Crankdaddy. The group wrote and recorded songs with Cakewalk software, used a webcam to make their first video, and used Macromedia Dreamweaver to build a Web site. |
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Morgan Harris
Cumberland, ME
Windows-based technology made it possible for Morgan Harris to write, produce, and record all eight songs on his self-titled CD. He recorded vocals and played bass, guitar, and keyboards, and created all the drum tracks using Drums on Demand. Harris mixed everything together using Steinberg Cubase SX2 software. He sells his CDs for $7 and gives all profits to charity. Some of Harris’s songs have aired on national radio stations. |
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