HP and Beats Electronics, LLC, today announced an alliance to achieve higher-quality sound from digital music through technology innovation.
The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition notebook PC with integrated Beats Audio emerged from close collaboration between legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine, and HP engineers.
“When Dre and I got together on Beats, it was about an idea which was to improve the transmission of sound between the record makers and the consumers,” said Iovine. “We realized that with the digital revolution, what went terribly wrong was the degradation of sound, which is the heartbeat of music. We found that most PCs downgrade sound to unacceptable levels and when you reduce it further to a limited platform, like an mp3, the music doesn’t stand a chance. If music is an emotion, if it sounds better, then the emotion is better. With HP, we found a partner willing to take the steps to improve the overall sound in the PC and to bring it up to the level that musicians hear in the studio.”
The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition notebook PC – the latest edition to HP’s flagship ENVY line -- features a sleek, piano black, high-gloss finish and signature Beats design as found in the Beats by Dr. Dre™ line of headphones. It includes the high-performance Beats Audio solution and software popular among professional and aspiring DJs. Influential music producers and artists who lent their expertise to the project include Will.i.am, Timbaland, Polow Da Don and Pharrell.
“Beats is about sound. That’s all it’s ever been about, starting with the headphones and now moving to the Beats Envy computer we’re doing with HP,” said Dr. Dre. “The laptop is the new stereo for a lot of people and that’s why we’re putting out this computer with incredible sound.”
“Working with today’s leading artists on a market-defining product from HP benefits music lovers of all genres and generations,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. “The addition of a rich audio experience to HP’s entertainment technologies, which include high-def video and TV tuners, takes the enjoyment of digital entertainment to new levels.”
“The Beats announcement demonstrates HP’s commitment to improve the music-listening experience for its customers,” said Richard Shim, research manager of the Personal Computing program at IDC. “The partnership between HP, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine – all respected brands with expertise in their respective industries – is a powerful statement on the dedication and the potential for making a significant impact on bringing better sound quality to the market.”
This announcement builds on HP’s history of successful relationships with music visionaries. HP recently celebrated Fergie and her many accomplishments in an HP “Computer is Personal Again” commercial. HP products are incorporated into music videos, including the industry’s most popular music video of all time, “Boom Boom Pow” by the Black Eyed Peas, and the Pussycat Dolls video “Hush, Hush.”
Truest sound
The high-performance Beats™ Audio solution offers the optimal sound experience when playing music or audio through headphones or external speakers. The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition comes with Beats by Dr. Dre Studio High-Definition Headphones. These precision-engineered headphones, when paired with the sound-optimized HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition, offer a clear and crisp audio experience.
Mixing tools
The perfect tool for mixing music, HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition comes with Native Instruments’ Traktor LE software and Audio 2 DJ. Traktor LE software with Audio 2 DJ multichannel splitter enables seamless mixing through a PC.
Traktor LE provides all the essentials of modern DJ software. Built on Native Instruments’ long-time collaborations with performance test DJs, Traktor provides impressive sound quality, a ground-breaking user interface optimized for live performance and creative freedom.
Audio 2 DJ is one of the world’s smallest interfaces for DJs and boasts two stereo outputs plus the ultraloud output level and professional sound quality needed to rock the world’s biggest clubs.
Premium performance The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition combines superb audio with full throttle graphics and quad-core processing performance in an ultrathin design starting at 5.19 pounds and 1-inch thick,(1) and features the Intel® Core™ i7 mobile processor.
For exceptional brightness and vivid colors, the notebook features a choice of two 15.6-inch HP BrightView high-resolution LED backlit displays, including the full high-definition LED HP Ultra BrightView Widescreen Display.
A Nightvision VGA webcam(2) is optimized for low-light conditions and is standard.
The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition has an optional Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery, giving users up to seven hours of battery life, and an external optical drive.
Service and support
The ENVY experience extends to premium service and support via the award-winning HP Total Care program. This includes expert agents dedicated to addressing ENVY customers’ questions via phone, online chat and email as well as next-day shipping for hardware customer service.
Pricing and availability
The HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition is expected to be available in the United States on Oct. 22 with a starting price of $2,299.(3)
Additional information about HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition is available at www.hp.com/go/beats
About Beats Electronics LLC
Established in 2006, Beats Electronics is the brainchild of legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, who set out to develop a new type of headphone with the capability to reproduce the full spectrum of sound that musical artists and producers hear in professional recording studios. In January of 2008, Dre and Iovine announced a partnership with audio innovator Monster Cable to engineer “Beats by Dr. Dre,” the most advanced headphones ever developed. Today, Beats Electronics continues to work with Monster to improve the quality of the portable audio experience and expand the Dr. Dre family of headphones to include in-ear speakers and artist branded products. For more information, please visit http://beatsbydre.com/ .
About HP
HP, the world’s largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com/.
FORTHCOMING ALBUM, LAST TRAIN TO PARIS FIRST RELEASE ON NEW BAD BOY/INTERSCOPE IMPRINT
SANTA MONICA, CA – September 29, 2009 – Multiplatinum-selling and three-time Grammy-winning Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the best-known and most successful recording artists and producers in the world, has signed with Interscope Geffen A&M, it was announced today by Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M. Under the new partnership, all of Diddy's future releases will be distributed via Interscope Records, as will albums by any future artists to join the Bad Boy roster. All artists currently signed to Bad Boy Records will still continue to release projects through Warner Music Group. Diddy’s upcoming album, Last Train To Paris, will be the first release on the new joint venture. The single “Love Come Down” will be serviced physically and digitally this week with a video, directed by Rage, to follow shortly.
Said Iovine: “Puff is a rare person in the music industry today, that can move the culture in many areas – fashion, TV, music – as well as making records. Whenever a free agent like him comes along, which is rare, you grab him.”
Said Diddy: “I am excited to be partnering with Jimmy Iovine and the Interscope Records family on all my future music ventures which include my career as a recording artist and upcoming record label. With this new deal, I look forward to signing music's next great superstars to the label and continuing the legacy of making great music at my new home. This is the beginning of a new musical era for Bad Boy.”
His sixth studio album, Last Train To Paris follows 2006’s Press Play, which debuted at #1. Three of his five albums have reached #1 and the other two peaked at #2. His 1997 debut No Way Out was seven times platinum and the following three certified platinum. Ten singles as a solo artist have reached the Pop Top 10, including a pair of #1s. As a featured performer, he has been heard on six more Pop Top 10s, including three more #1s. He won his third Grammy for the #1 “Shake Ya Tailfeather” from the Bad Boys II soundtrack, which he executive produced. Diddy has also produced chart-toppers for superstars including Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson and the Notorious B.I.G. To date, Diddy has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
As CEO and founder of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Combs oversees one of the world’s preeminent urban entertainment companies, encompassing a broad range of businesses including recording, music publishing, artist management, television and film production, recording facility, apparel and restaurants. He was recently named “One of the Most Influential Businessmen in the World” by Time Magazine and CNN.
SAN FRANCISCO – February 23, 2009 – Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA), a division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, today announced Kyte (www.kyte.com)-powered iPhone and iPod touch applications for IGA artists The All American Rejects, Keri Hilson, Lady Gaga, The Pussycat Dolls, and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. The applications are available on the Apple App Store. In addition to artist-produced video content, the applications include custom branding, mobile advertising, m-commerce links for purchasing artist catalogues and merchandise, an RSS reader for up to the minute artist news alerts, and interactive user engagement features, such as the ability to chat with other fans, comment and rate shows, and share content with friends.
The applications are available for free from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/
Interscope Geffen A&M is the first to use a new Kyte turnkey solution that allows media and entertainment companies to easily deliver compelling native iPhone and iPod touch applications based on their existing online content.
"Kyte allows us to easily deliver iPhone and iPod touch apps that connect our artists with their fans in a fully immersive, interactive experience," stated Ted Mico, executive vice president of digital for IGA. "Fans will be able to watch exclusive, behind the scenes content, chat in real-time, and purchase artist content, all from their iPhone and iPod touch."
"IGA artists are using Kyte to produce authentic, raw video content every day, which keeps fans coming back again and again to see what's new and interact with each other," said Daniel Graf, CEO, Kyte. "Bringing this experience to iPhone and iPod touch is a powerful, cost-effective way for companies to converge their online and mobile audiences into a single community."
Kyte provides an end-to-end, online and mobile platform for the production, distribution and monetization of digital content. Kyte enables media and entertainment brands to:
· Produce – create live and on-demand, online and mobile video and pictures
· Distribute – broadcast content to multiple online and mobile destinations simultaneously
· Engage – interact with an audience and build community through multimedia chat and branded user generated content
· Analyze – report and measure distribution and user engagement
· Monetize – create new revenue streams and monetize branded content
About Kyte
Kyte is a universal digital media platform that provides an end-to-end, online and mobile solution for the production, distribution and monetization of digital content. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a European office in Zurich, Switzerland. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Telefónica, Nokia Growth Partners, Steamboat Ventures, TeliaSonera, DoCoMo Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Swisscom and others. Visit Kyte online at http://www.kyte.com/
Not too long ago, I went to a friend's house here in Northern California for a wine tasting. The host had already put the wines, which ranged from $12 to $200 a bottle, into burlap bags—the better to test the palettes of the wine-loving guests.
Of course, having sipped a lot of wine in your life doesn't necessarily make you an expert. No one had a clue what they were drinking. Yes, most of us could distinguish the cheapest bottle of swill from the best one. But beyond that? We may as well have had flannel socks on our tongues for all the good our taste buds did us.
Until sampling Dr. Dre's Beats — a high-end headphone that goes on sale at Best Buys and Apple stores everywhere, I felt the same way about personal listening devices. And I've been trying out many different kinds lately, in ear, over the ear, wireless, noise cancellation, etc., at a variety of price points.
Highly Anticipated "Beats™ by Dr. Dre™" High Definition Headphones Exclusively Available at Apple® and Best Buy®
The Most Advanced Headphones Ever Developed, Monster's "Beats By Dr. Dre" Let Consumers Hear What They've Been Missing – Music the Way the Artist Intended
Brisbane, CA, July 22, 2008 –Legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre, Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine and Monster®, the leader in audio/video accessories, announced that their new Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ high definition powered isolation™ headphones will be available on July 25th at Apple® retail and online stores (www.apple.com), Best Buy® stores and BestBuy.com®, as well as the official website beatsbydre.com, for a price of $349.95.
To provide consumers with a brand new level of headphone audio performance with extreme clarity, deep bass and full power which had been lacking in conventional headphones, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and Monster set out to develop a new type of headphone with the capability to reproduce the full spectrum of sound that musical artists and producers hear in professional recording studios.
Noted Dr. Dre: "Artists and producers work hard in the studio perfecting their sound, but people can't really hear it with normal headphones. Most headphones can't handle the bass, the detail, the dynamics. Bottom line: the music doesn't move you. With Beats, people are going to hear what the artists hear and listen to the music the way they should – the way I do."
The Quest for True High Definition Headphone Sound
After endless acoustical engineering research, Monster finally achieved the kind of rich, high definition sound Dr. Dre was seeking. By combining new advanced materials, sophisticated construction, extra large drivers, and a powerful digital amplifier, Beats™ By Dre™ deliver clear vocals, detailed highs, and super low, deep bass. Furthermore, to recreate the quietness of an isolated recording studio listening experience, they also feature powered ambient noise-isolation, allowing consumers to hear all the details and nuances in their music.
Since hearing is believing, Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ headphones are exclusively available at Apple and Best Buy, which are providing special demonstration stations at select stores that give consumers the opportunity to experience the headphones for themselves.
Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ are designed to provide maximum performance when used with all of today's portable music devices – and they're being released just in time for use with the new Apple® iPhone™ 3G. In fact, for consumers who have an iPhone, Blackberry®, and other music-enabled phones, Beats™ By Dr. Dre™ comes with additional Monster iSoniTalk™ headphone cable with integrated high grade microphone and answer button.
"Dre and I have been developing these headphones for a while and in Monster we found a partner that could work with us to crystallize his vision and develop them to the quality level he expects," said Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records. "Beats™ By Dr. Dre™ is yet another example of Interscope's commitment to working together with its artists in developing new avenues to experience music."
Kevin Lee, VP of Product and Marketing for Monster, noted: "After three years of hard work, we're extremely excited about launching Beats™ By Dr. Dre™. This is the most advanced headphone ever built and delivers a music experience I think people will find amazing." Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ feature a unique stylish look and fashion, and come with a convenient, hip carrying case. The wide adjustable headband, soft plush hinged ear cups and high-quality Monster cable makes the Beats listening experience unmatched for comfort and sound.
ABOUT DR. DRE
In addition to being a multiple Grammy award winning producer, Dr. Dre is an artist who helped create groundbreaking records with the group N.W.A. and landmark multi-platinum solo albums The Chronic and Dr. Dre 2001. He is currently working on his third and final album, Detox. Dre has also shaped the careers of numerous artists including Snoop Dogg and Eminem, who is signed to Dre's record company, Aftermath Entertainment. Dre has been associated in producing countless hits for a range of artists including 50 Cent, Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige and Eve with a combined worldwide sales total of more than 80 million records sold over the past two decades.
ABOUT JIMMY IOVINE
Jimmy Iovine is the Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records whose artists include U2, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Gwen Stefani, Fergie, Mary J. Blige, Nelly Furtado and The Black Eyed Peas, Prior to founding Interscope in 1990, Iovine was an acclaimed record producer and engineer and was twice voted Producer of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine. He produced chart-topping albums for artists including U2, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Dire Straits, Bob Seger, Patti Smith and Stevie Nicks and engineered albums for John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen.
ABOUT MONSTER Monster, under its Monster Cable brand, is the world's leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for high performance audio, video, car audio, computer, console and computer gaming, professional audio and sound reinforcement. Monster, under its Monster Power® brand, is also the leading manufacturer of high performance AC power line conditioning and protection products for audio/video systems.
Explore the world of Monster at www.MonsterCable.com
Album From New Artist Wale Expected By End Of The Year
SANTA MONICA, CA - April 11, 2008 -- Mark Ronson, Grammy Award winner for Producer of the Year, Record of the Year and Pop Vocal Album (the latter two for his work with Amy Winehouse) will bring his Allido Records label to Interscope Geffen A&M Records. The joint venture between Allido, co-owned by Ronson and Rich Kleiman, and the Interscope Records label will be home to a wide range of artists and projects.
"One of the foundations of Interscope has been partnering with producers who can move the needle of popular culture," said Jimmy Iovine. "Mark has that rare ear for great songs and artists who will have extraordinary careers. We're thrilled to be in business with him." Ronson, as an artist or producer, will not be exclusive to Allido/Interscope.
The first artist signed to Allido/Interscope is Wale (pronounced wah-lay), a young, go-go influenced, hip-hop sensation from Washington, DC, who has been touted in both Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly as an artist to watch in 2008. His debut album is expected by year's end.
"Jimmy Iovine is a dude," explains Ronson. "The plain fact that he started out as an engineer on Born To Run, went on to produce records for U2 and Patti Smith, and then formed one of the most influential labels in the history of American music encapsulates every reason why I would want to be in business with Interscope Records. I've always tried to balance discovering brilliant new talent and producing great records; and, along with Rich Kleiman, then putting those records out through Allido Records. Interscope is the perfect place for us to do that. What a dude."
"Although we've signed individual artists to majors since our inception, Allido has always developed organically and independently. However, the time has arrived to formally bring the label to a place that has the infrastructure of a major but that is still willing to think outside the box," explained Kleiman. "Interscope has a reputation for being a true partner in their joint ventures and this is an invaluable characteristic."
"Mark and Rich have an incredible working partnership that's resulted in a true melding of artistic and business vision," commented Luke Wood, the executive at Interscope Geffen A&M who brokered the deal for the company. "We're looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Allido."
Ronson was nominated for three Grammys at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, winning for Producer of the Year (for Winehouse's Back To Black album, its "Rehab" and "You Know I'm No Good" tracks, Lily Allen's "Littlest Things," and his own album, Version), Record of the Year ("Rehab") and Pop Vocal Album(Back To Black). The other nomination was for Album of the Year (for Back To Black). An internationally renowned DJ, Ronson has also recently worked on albums from Christina Aguilera and Robbie Williams.
Allido Records, based in New York City, was launched in 2004 as an independent imprint and has since released a handful of albums via individual artist deals, including releases by Rhymefest, and Ronson himself, and Daniel Meriweather later this year. Allido has worked on numerous music supervision projects and released soundtracks to the Oscar-nominated movie Half Nelson and a compilation series for the Hard Rock Hotel Group.
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