Madison, Wisc., March
27, 2000 -- Sonic Foundry, Inc., a developer and marketer of digital media
and Internet software tools, services, and systems, announced that its
ACID Pro 2.0 music creation software was used by Oscar music producer
David Was to create the musical underscore for the 2000 Oscar nomination
announcements during last night's Oscar telecast. The 2000 Oscar ceremony
is the first to use this technology-based musical platform in place of
a traditional orchestra.
"Because this was the first year that the Oscar ceremonies employed
new media musical formats, I wanted to use a tool that combined a powerful
and creative platform with high-productivity," stated David Was,
Oscar music producer. "Sonic Foundry's ACID Pro 2.0 allowed me to make
distinctive, unique music with incredible speed and ease. The producers
were blown away! ACID Pro and other Sonic Foundry software will be used
for many more of my musical projects. Believe that!"
"This is an exciting landmark for our ACID software," stated Jeff
Conover, vice president of marketing for Sonic Foundry, "We are
honored that David Was, a truly accomplished producer, used ACID Pro for
the Oscars and will use our other software products for his upcoming audio
projects. This highlights our position as the leading provider of software
tools for the creation, editing, and delivery of audio."
About David Was
David Was co-created the band, Was (Not Was), with his partner Don Was.
The band released five albums spawning six top ten singles worldwide,
landing themselves near the top of critics' polls from the Village
Voice to Rolling Stone, which named their '88 album, "What
Up, Dog?" one of the Top 10 albums of that year and one of the best 100
albums of the 1980's. David and Don collaborated on the production of
Bob Dylan's 1990 album, "Under the Red Sky," and the Grammy-winning Roy
Orbison / K.D. Lang duet of "Crying." The two are working on their sixth
album.
Alone, David Was executive produced the million selling, "Songs in the
Key of X," the Warner Bros. released soundtrack from Fox's hit television
show, "The X-Files." David Was also acted as the executive producer and
music supervisor on "The X-Files" feature film soundtrack for Elektra
Records, which has sold over 2 million copies globally. David was also
the music supervisor for the Hollywood Records soundtrack (and Disney
Film), American Werewolf in Paris, and currently holds the same
post at UPN's "Secret Agent Man." He has also co-written songs with Bob
Dylan, Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, and Bonnie Raitt.
About Sonic Foundry ACID Pro 2.0
Sonic Foundry's ACID Pro 2.0 is a music creation package that brings creative
flexibility to loop arranging and editing. With a click and drag users
can combine and mix loops, make real-time changes to pitch and tempo,
and control the volume, pan, and effect envelopes for each track to create
a mix. The program also allows users to add their own instruments or vocals
to their music creations easily by plugging into their PC soundcard. ACID's
complete professional tool set, ACID PRO, ACID Music, ACID Rock, ACID
DJ, and ACID Hip-Hop, includes support for multiple real-time effects
with DirectX Audio Plug-Ins and also provides access to Sonic Foundry's
Sound Forge or other audio editors.
About Sonic Foundry
Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry is a developer and marketer of digital
media and Internet software tools, services, and systems. Sonic Foundry's
products and services are used worldwide for multimedia and Internet applications,
music and audio post-production, broadcast production, and digital content
creation. Built on the principle of 'Create, Edit, and Deliver', Sonic
Foundry's products and services offer media consumers the ability to create
and capture media, edit the content, and deliver the information via fixed
media channels or electronic distribution.
Source: Sonic Foundry
Web Site: http://www.sonicfoundry.com
