Programs

  • New World Records and DRAM Initiatives

    NEW WORLD RECORDS/NWCRI:ANTHOLOGY OF RECORDED MUSIC, INC. DBA NEW WORLD RECORDS PRODUCES RECORDINGS OF MUSIC BY AMERICAN COMPOSERS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE CATALOGUES OF COMMERCIAL RECORDING COMPANIES, ISSUING APPROXIMATELY 6-10 NEW TITLES PER YEAR. IT MANUFACTURES COMPACT DISCS AND DIGITAL VERSIONS OF TITLES AND OFFERS THEM THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VIA A VARIETY OF ONLINE SERVICES AS WELL AS RETAIL STORES SERVED BY DISTRIBUTORS.DRAM/SOUND AMERICAN:ANTHOLOGY OF RECORDED MUSIC, INC. DBA DRAM (WWW.DRAMONLINE.ORG) IS A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE PROVIDING SCHOLARS, STUDENTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITIES UNLIMITED ON-DEMAND ACCESS TO THE NEW WORLD RECORDS AND NWCR/NWCRL CATALOGUE(S), ALONG WITH SIMILAR MUSIC FROM 35 PARTNER LABELS/ARCHIVES. THE DATABASE CURRENTLY OFFERS OVER 4,000 HOURS OF RECORDED CONTENT FOR STREAMING, WITH NEW MATERIAL BEING CONTINUOUSLY ADDED. IN 2011 DRAM INTRODUCED SOUND AMERICAN (WWW.SOUNDAMERICAN.ORG), AN ONLINE DIGEST THAT PRESENTS MATERIAL FROM DRAM IN A LESS FORMAL CONTEXT. SOUND AMERICAN IS A FREE-TO-ACCESS RESOURCE DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE THE PERCEPTION THAT NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC IS SOMEHOW BEYOND THE AVERAGE LISTENER. IN PURSUIT OF THIS OBJECTIVE, SOUND AMERICAN HAS MORE RECENTLY EXPANDED FROM AN ONLINE-ONLY PUBLICATION TO PERIODICALLY ISSUE PHYSICAL PRINT AND AUDIO RELEASES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
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