What an amazing year of releases for Big Fish Audio! 2011 has been a busy and successful year of loop library and virtual instrument releases. We’ve picked the top ten products based on sales, reviews and customer feedback. Here is a look at the top products for 2011.
1. Electri6ity – The ultimate virtual electric guitar instrument.
2. Rig: Urban Workstation – A complete rig of Instruments, Loops and Sound FX for Urban Production.
3. MOJO: Horn Section – The heart and soul, of funk, pop, jazz, and big band horn sections.
4. Q – Instruments and sound design for the big screen.
5. The Crate: Ultimate Urban Samples – Nearly 7GB’s of pure and raw urban samples.
6. Ambient Skyline – An inspiring and unique collection of moody and atmospheric loops and sounds
7. Modern Country – Modern Country construction kits.
8. Pop Rocks – Rock, Pop Soul, and Adult Contemporary.
9. Epic Drums II – Bigger…badder…cinematic percussion.
10. Pop n’ Soul Guitars – An exhaustive collection of R&B, Soul and Pop Guitar loops.
Once again, we would like to thank all the producers that submitted some really great tracks using RiG: Urban Workstation. We had a tough time just choosing three tracks, but after all the votes were tallied our winners rose to the top.
*Our three winning tracks can be heard on the RiG product page in the demos section.
1st place: Grand Prize
Our winner of $1000 of Big Fish Audio products was Reginald Foy with his track “J.A’s Groove”. This R&B style track had a great sense musicality and set the mood for a clean cut and sultry groove that Robin Thicke, Ne-Yo, or Mary J would be a perfect fit for. Between the slow and evolving synths to the live drum groove mixed with some smooth and laid back guitar parts, this track shined with a blend of a catchy groove, overall arrangement, and a clean sound.
We wanted to know a little more about Reginald so we asked him just a few questions.
1. How long have you been producing music?
I’ve been producing music for five years.
2. Who are your musical influences?
I have so many musical influences, but producers like Dr.Dre, Bryan Michael Cox, Tim & Bob, Pharrell, Battlecat, and Kanye West have influenced my music the most.
3. Where do you live?
I live in Los Angeles, CA
4. How long have you been a Big Fish Audio Customer?
I’ve been using Big Fish Audio products for about two years now.
5. Do you work in music full time, part time, or just casually as a hobby?
Full time.
6.What are your favorite things about RiG: Urban Workstation?
The sounds, period. With all the kits that Big Fish has produced, we’ve all wanted to get our hands on the sounds itself. Being able to play the keyboard sounds with using MIDI has been the best. Being able to edit, chop, and add FX to each sound within the RIG makes it so simple to make tracks.
2nd Place
Our second place entry came from Michael Youssef with his track “Ice Cream” Michael’s track immediately hit us with his radio-ready sound. The drums were tight and punchy, and his use of the synth arpeggiator were spot on. This track felt ready for an A-list artist to come in and lay down some vocals to make a top charting song.
3rd Place
Our 3rd place entry came from Malik Al-Badri with his track “Kanzler Lensen”. Malik’s track had a really great electronica feel and really showcased how RiG can be used to create many different styles of music. We were really impressed with his blend of instruments used and effects added to create a mix that was super pro and an outstanding demonstration of the capabilities of RiG.
Thanks once again to all who participated in this contest.
Guitar Soundscapes jumped one spot to the top loop sellar in November with its brilliant collection of cinematic and ambient guitar loops. Pop Rocks and Epic Drums II also held ground following closely behind. One newcomer to the top ten was Rock Cinema. Produced by Majorn9ne for Big Fish Audio (Indie Rock Addiction and Indie Rock Collection Vol. 1) Rock Cinema is an intense collection packed with epic guitars, driving drums, emotional piano hooks and more, perfectly suited for any film score, tv show, commercial or any edgy rock production. With nearly 8GB (4.2GB of original WAV file content) of loops and 16 loaded construction kits full of multiple song sections and variations, this collection is worth its weight!
RiG: Urban Workstation made its way back to the top of the instruments charts followed by MOJO: Horn Section and Electri6ity for the month of November.
Thank you to all who submitted tracks for the Rig Urban Workstation Producer Contest. We are now beginning the judging process on the hundreds of tracks that we’re submitted. The winners will be announced on December 8th. Best of luck to all!
WIN BIG WITH RiG: URBAN WORKSTATION!
Think you have what it takes to produce the next hit? Here’s your opportunity to win $1000 worth of Big Fish Audio loops and virtual instrument products by showing the world your production skills!
GRAND PRIZE:
$1000 of Big Fish Audio product and your track will be showcased on Big Fish Audio’s website.
2ND PLACE PRIZE:
$500 of Big Fish Audio product
3RD PLACE PRIZE:
$200 of Big Fish Audio product
How to Enter:
Submit your tracks, in any genre using only the instruments, loops, and sounds from Rig: Urban Workstation. (Click here to submit your track). Please submit as many tracks as you’d like, multiple submissions are allowed from the same producer. Files must be in mp3 file format and must be submitted by Wednesday, November 30th, 2011. The winners will be chosen by the Big Fish Audio production team and a panel of industry professionals. All tracks may be used for the Rig product page, but remain the property of the producer who created it. Rig: Urban Workstation Producer Contest winners will be announced on December 8th. Contest winners will be notified by email and given 30 days to claim their prize. All prizes are in the form of product credit and have no cash value. This product credit is good towards Big Fish Audio branded product only. Credit will expire December 31st, 2012.
Click here to submit your track.
Smooth Jazz masterpiece Suite Grooves 2 took over the top loops spot for the month of October. 28 construction kits make up this latest blend of instrumental R&B, funk and soul. Suite Grooves 2 was closely followed by Guitar Soundscapes, the new breed of cinematic and ambient music all only using guitars. Also new to the top 10 was Country Roots, a collection of Old-Timey, Bluegrass, Western Swing and traditional country kits, and Darkness: Cinematic Sound Design, the latest collection of loops and samples created for use in film, TV, games and more.
Electri6ity, MOJO: Horn Section and Acoustic Legends HD topped the instruments chart for the month of October.
