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Music4Games URL http://www.music4games.net Type of site Video Game Music Owner Music4Games, Inc. Created by Greg O'Connor-Read Launched 1999 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.
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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]
References
- ^ "10 Game Industry Sites We Like". GIGnews. http://www.gignews.com/biz/oct0310sites.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Music4Games: About Us". Music4Games. http://www.music4games.net/AboutUs_Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Music4Games Signs on as Sponsor For Composer Expo". Sonic Control University. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071009021343/http://www.soniccontrol.com/university/article.php?category=gamescoringnews&ID=355. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "MIDEM 2007". MIDEM 2007. http://www.midem.com/midem2007_conferences_programme.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Greg O'Connor-Read Profile on GDC". CMP. http://www.music4games.net/AboutUs_Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Music4Games to Support BAFTA Awards". Business Wire. 2004. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Sept_1/ai_n6177902. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
See also
- List of video game musicians
- PC games
- Console games
External links
Categories:- Internet properties established in 1999
- Video game music websites
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