Summer officially kicked off in June with plenty of BBQ’s, beaches and Pro SONAR users doing some extraordinary things. June also offered the SONAR Platinum Everett update which introduced the world’s most technologically advanced drum replacement feature. Here are some highlights from last month on a few of the many hard working professionals using SONAR.
Murray Daigle – Toronto, Canada [Official Theme Song for Pan (and ParaPan) Am Games]
SONAR Platinum user Murray Daigle is the one of the most-awarded producers in the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). Based in Toronto, he is also known for his songwriting and mixing skills with major label and independent artists for over 20 years. In June, Daigle added yet another major accomplishment to his profile when his writing efforts and song-pitch for the 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games were selected as the official theme song for the event. The song was written at a “writing camp [workshop]” sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Canada, and then recorded and produced by Daigle with one of Canada’s most established pop artists Serena Ryder. The song, “Together We Are One,” was chosen out of 70 submissions created from the workshop. Seventeen artists perform on the song, including Mykey Thomas (Smashing Satellites, Neverest), Spyro Chalkiotis (lead singer of Neverest) and the Morningstar River drummers to name a few. The song is currently picking up momentum as Universal has been promoting it to major radio stations, and a video for the song was also cut. Additionally, the song is being played before every single game as well at the celebratory nightly fireworks ceremonies. Continue reading “Month-end Artist RECAP: JUNE – BILLBOARD CHARTS, PAN AM GAMES, HEAT!”