Sony DADC Warehouse Destroyed by Fire in London Riots

Although most of us are are familiar with the Sony Corporation for their brand-name electronics, Sony is also a major player in the music, video, and entertainment business. Sony Music Entertainment is the second-largest record label in the world, and Sony Pictures Entertainment delivers the movies that delight audiences all over the globe. Sony’s DADC [...]

Looking Ahead: Forecasting the Optical Media Market

Sir Issac Newton famously stated that “every action has an equal and opposite reaction” in his laws of motion. The same is true of the optical media market. In this case, an action – such as the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami – has had a huge impact on the lives of Japan and its citizens. [...]

How Should You Release Your Music as an Independent Musician?

An independent musician could loosely be defined as anyone who makes music and is not signed to a major record label. It could be the band who has played the local club scene for years or a kid recording songs in his parents’ basement. In any case, these unpublished or self-published musicians all have the [...]

What Does It Mean to Finalize a Disc?

When burning a blank CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc, we always recommend that customers finalize their discs when they are finished recording. But what does it mean to finalize a disc, and how do you go about doing it? Well, today I’m going to tell you.
When you begin burning a disc, the first thing the [...]

Can A CD-ROM Disc Explode In A Drive?

Most of the time, recording your own CDs is a pretty straightforward process. However, there are stories circulating around the Internet about compact discs exploding in a disc drive without warning. Can this really happen and if so, under what circumstances?
Now I’m not going to pretend I am the first one to explore this issue. [...]