Music4Games
{{Short description|Former website}}
{{Infobox website
| name = 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.{{cite web| url=http://www.gignews.com/biz/oct0310sites.htm| title=10 Game Industry Sites We Like| publisher=GIGnews| accessdate=2007-10-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040228095744/http://www.gignews.com/biz/oct0310sites.htm| archive-date=2004-02-28| url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.music4games.net/AboutUs_Profile.aspx | title=Music4Games: About Us | publisher=Music4Games | accessdate=2007-10-25}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.soniccontrol.com/university/article.php?category=gamescoringnews&ID=355 |title=Music4Games Signs on as Sponsor For Composer Expo |publisher=Sonic Control University |accessdate=2007-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009021343/http://www.soniccontrol.com/university/article.php?category=gamescoringnews&ID=355 |archive-date=2007-10-09 |url-status=dead }} Develop Conference (Audio Track); MIDEM Music For Images Conference;{{cite web | url=http://www.midem.com/midem2007_conferences_programme.pdf | title=MIDEM 2007 | publisher=MIDEM 2007 | accessdate=2007-10-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Game Developers Conference;{{cite web | url=http://www.music4games.net/AboutUs_Profile.aspx | title=Greg O'Connor-Read Profile on GDC | publisher=CMP | accessdate=2007-10-25}} 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.{{cite news | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Sept_1/ai_n6177902 | title=Music4Games to Support BAFTA Awards | publisher=Business Wire | accessdate=2007-10-25 | year=2004}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.music4games.net/ Music4Games]
- [http://www.myspace.com/music4gamesdotnet Music4Games] MySpace
- [http://www.ocremix.org/info/Press Music4Games] on OverClocked ReMix