Music4Games explained

Music4Games
Url:http://www.music4games.net
Type:Video Game Music
Owner:Music4Games, Inc.
Author:Greg O'Connor-Read
Founded:1999
Dissolved:2009

Music4Games was a video game music information site originally launched in 1999.[1] It focused on the video game soundtrack industry and claimed to target dedicated gamers, game music fans, audiophiles, students, composers, developers, publishers, producers, audio directors and music executives as a consumer and industry website.[2] In December 2009, the website closed down without any prior announcement or reasons given.

Details

Music4Games was a media partner for industry events and organizations including The Composer Expo,[3] Develop Conference (Audio Track); MIDEM Music For Images Conference;[4] Game Developers Conference;[5] Game Audio Conference; The Game Audio Network Guild; GC Symphonic Game Music concert in Leipzig, Germany; Play! A Videogame Symphony concert series, Video Games Live (Official concert tour program), Mutek Festival, Arcadia Festival; media supporter for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards for best ‘Original Music’ and best ‘Sound’ in a video game.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 Game Industry Sites We Like. GIGnews. 2007-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20040228095744/http://www.gignews.com/biz/oct0310sites.htm. 2004-02-28. dead.
  2. Web site: Music4Games: About Us . Music4Games . 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: Music4Games Signs on as Sponsor For Composer Expo . Sonic Control University . 2007-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009021343/http://www.soniccontrol.com/university/article.php?category=gamescoringnews&ID=355 . 2007-10-09 . dead .
  4. Web site: MIDEM 2007 . MIDEM 2007 . 2007-10-25.
  5. Web site: Greg O'Connor-Read Profile on GDC . CMP . 2007-10-25.
  6. News: Music4Games to Support BAFTA Awards . Business Wire . 2007-10-25 . 2004.