EASTWEST has announced another new collection in their Masters Series: Steven Wilson's Ghostwriter. They say that, for the first time ever, this new instrument presents some of Steven's most innovative sounds, as well as a selection of especially created instruments and replications of some instantly recognizable classic sounds by other legendary producers and engineers. EASTWEST tells us that these organic and inspirational sounds can be used as part of the fabric of complex music productions, or as the basis for cinematic soundtrack-based music, providing a ready-made selection of sonic building blocks with years of expertise and sonic innovation already embedded in them. In addition some more straightforward and raw instruments are included, which can be manipulated via the powerful Ghostwriter instrument interface to create your own unique sounds.

Multiple Award-Winning EASTWEST producer Doug Rogers, who co-producedGhostwriter, is excited about working with Wilson, who is recognized throughout the industry for his songwriting, experimentation, and sonic excellence - he had this to say,"I had long been an admirer of his skills, not only as an incredible and prolific musician and writer, but also his expertise and passion for sound design. His enormous body of work always has the right aural ingredients to create the atmosphere for the music he writes, and it was clear to me that a Steven Wilson Virtual Instrument would be a great addition to our new Masters Series and enable Steven to expand his contributions to other composers' work."

Highlights:

• Includes over 60 GB of unique instruments.
• Includes Basses, Drums, Guitars, Keyboards, Misc, and Vocals
• Designed for Music, Film, Games, and Television Composers
• Includes many "live" presets that can be adjusted by the user in the software
• Recorded in the legendary EASTWEST studios
• Includes PLAY 4 64-bit/32-bit software for both MAC and PC
• New FX section is included with Ghostwriter with an SSL EQ and Dynamics Channel Strip, Transient Shaper, and SSL's legendary Stereo Bus Compressor; Echoplex EP-1 Delay, Amp Simulator, plus upgraded "true stereo" reverbs from EASTWEST.
• Instruments played by Steven Wilson, Marco Minnemann, and Laurence Juber
• Produced by Steven Wilson and Doug Rogers

Why "Ghostwriter"?
A ghostwriter is a composer who writes music that will be officially credited to another person. The concept of ghostwriting goes back centuries: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a well-known composer paid to ghostwrite music for wealthy patrons. These days the sound design aspect of composing music has become as important as the notes, chords and rhythms, particularly in the creation of film, game, and television soundtracks, so while Ghostwriter won't write the music for you, it has been designed to be a "ghost" collaborator in the compositional process, an invaluable and inspirational tool for creating your music.


About Steven Wilson
One of the most eclectic and prolific artists in rock music, Steven Wilson has been writing, recording, and producing music continuously since the early nineties.  Album releases and touring as leader of his band Porcupine Tree, and more recently as a solo artist, saw him gain a reputation for his songwriting, experimentation, and sonic excellence, resulting in many invitations to work with other artists.  Among many things he has produced several albums for Grammy Award-winning Swedish metal band Opeth and he sung on UK drum and bass band Pendulum's UK number one album "Immersion ". He started a solo career in 2009, and his most recent solo album "The Raven that Refused to Sing" was recorded at EASTWEST Studios with legendary recording engineer Alan Parsons at the helm. Wilson has become known for his 5.1 surround sound mixes, starting with his own projects, but more recently for remixing the catalogues of King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Roxy Music, XTC, and Yes, among others.  His surround sound mixes have been Grammy nominated on four occasions, and he has twice won "Album of the Year" at the Surround Music Awards. Wilson is seen by many as the predominant progressive rock musician in the world today, and in 2012 he won "Guiding Light" at the "Progressive Music Awards" 2012, following this in 2013 with another win for best album for "The Raven that Refused to Sing".


Pricing and Availability:
Available on January 17, 2014 for $395 and €295

More information:

• www.soundsonline.com/Ghostwriter
• www.soundsonline-europe.com/Ghostwriter

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