Joins Forces with 5 Rockets to Create the Leading Online Community for Game Audio Professionals

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All G.A.N.G. members are currently eligible for the following four discounts:

DISCOUNT 1: Austin GDC – GANG Discount

Exclusive G.A.N.G. Discount for the Austin Game Developers Conference

The Austin Game Developers Conference attracts over 2,200 attendees and provides educational, networking, and business opportunities for game development professionals driving the $11 billion video-game industry. It is the a global forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas, network, and shape the future of the industry.
 
G.A.N.G. members can get $50 off main conference and all-access passes.
 
DISCOUNT 2: Muse Research – G.A.N.G. Receptor with Komplete 5 Inside

$700 Discount

One instrument… Two rack spaces… Millions of sounds… Infinite possibilities…

In today’s musical world, virtual instruments reign supreme – they offer superior sonic performance and unrivaled flexibility. But using plugin software on computers can be an exasperating experience with sluggish latency, stability issues, and high CPU demands. That’s where Receptor with Komplete Inside comes in – a dedicated synth/sampler/effects processor that was purpose-built to run plugins. Artists and composers around the world are using Receptor on the road and in the studio. That’s the Receptor with Komplete Inside from Muse Research. Receptor with Komplete Inside is a unique and versatile musical instrument that takes the best native Instruments software-based synthesizers and effects processors available, and turns them into real instruments. With the push of a button, Receptor can transform itself from a sampler into a guitar processor; from a drum module into a synthesizer; or from a precision mastering tool into a screaming drawbar organ.  Now you have the chance to pick one up at a special price. Check out Receptor with Komplete Inside at www.museresearch.com.

*This product does NOT include a Komplete license. You must supply your license information at the checkout page and we will install and authorize the Receptor before it is dispatched to you. It will arrive with Komplete 5 Pre-installed and Pre-authorized and ready to go from the second you power on.

DISCOUNT 3: Receive a one-year subscription to Billboard magazine for only $199

Your subscriber benefits include:

• 51 issues of Billboard magazine
• All access to Billboard.biz
• Daily Delivery of "Billboard Bulletin"
• Full Access to chart & article archives

Be the first to find out what’s happening with:

• Independent Labels
• Emerging artist
• Digital & Mobile Entertainment
• Music Publishing & Brand Marketing
• Over 75 weekly charts from the hot 100 to the hits of the world

DISCOUNT 4: Receive $15 off any Nine Volt Audio purchase

This is the biggest discount EVER offered and it is only being offered to G.A.N.G. members.

Nine Volt Audio focuses on creating ultra-flexible Rex, Stylus RMX, Reason, ACID wav and Apple Loop libraries. Nine Volt Audio’s latest two releases "Action Drums" and "Action Drums: Taiko Edition" were post_date to match audio with the visual senses.

Nine Volt Audio loops have been used in "Splinter Cell: Double Agent" and the upcoming "Race Driver Grid," in the movies "Lions for Lambs" and "Road to Perdition" and can be heard daily on television shows ranging from "Oprah" to "Project Runway" and in advertisements from "Sirius Satellite Radio" to "Colgate" toothpaste.

For complete instructions on how to receive these discounts, please log into the website and click on ‘Resources’ under the ‘Community’ tab.

 As always these are exclusive to the G.A.N.G. community, and not to be shared with non-members.
 

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GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD (G.A.N.G.) ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 6TH ANNUAL G.A.N.G. AWARDS

BioShock Sweeps Awards With an Unprecedented 8 Awards – Other Big Winners Include God of War II and Halo 3

Annual $10,000 G.A.N.G./Expressions College Scholarship Awarded

LOS ANGELES, CA (Feb. 28, 2008) – The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of game audio, announced the winners for the 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards which honor outstanding creative, technical and artistic audio achievement in the world of interactive entertainment.

Voted and judged upon by the game audio industry and members of G.A.N.G., BioShock made its mark by taking home every category it was nominated in. BioShock composer Garry Schymann said "Every now and again life provides one of those great moments of satisfaction for which words are really inadequate to describe. Being honored by my friends and colleagues at this years G.A.N.G awards was one of those moments. It was a very moving evening for me and I will always be grateful to G.A.N.G. and everyone who considered my score for BioShock worthy of these honors. I get to look at the trophies everyday now and that is very humbling and amazing!"

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to 20 year game industry veteran Brian Schmidt who is best known for his audio work in classic games such as MADDEN FOOTBALL, DESERT STRIKE, STAR WARS TRILOGY, and the award-winning Crue Ball. His theme from the original NARC arcade video game was later covered and recorded by The Pixies. In 1998, Brian left the freelance world to work at Microsoft, where he set the direction for game audio technologies for Windows and Xbox for the next decade.

A $10,000 scholarship to Expression College for Digital Arts was awarded to G.A.N.G. member Nathan Rain Schwartz. Expressions College offers a game audio curriculum at their Emeryville, CA campus.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Moscone Center, West Hall

1pm – 2:30pm

Room 3004

GANG Awards Nominees Reception

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Room 134 – North Hall

6:30pm – 7:30pm

G.A.N.G. Awards

Thursday, February 21, 2008

8:00 p.m. (doors open 7:30 p.m.)

Room 134, North Hall

Moscone Center

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The Game Audio Network Guild held the 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards Show on Thursday, February 21st 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA during the Game Developers Conference. Congratulations to the following winners. For a complete listing of all nominees, please click HERE.

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