Independent Musician Roger Adler Releases 'the garage album'; Innovative New Pop-Music Album Created Entirely with Apple Computer's GarageBand Software Application.

WOODSTOCK, Ill. & SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Roger Adler today released "the garage album" at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. The innovative new pop-music album was created entirely and exclusively within Apple Computer's GarageBand software application.

Adler, a Chicago-based independent composer, performer and producer, explored and used GarageBand's guitar amp simulations, built-in loops and included virtual instruments and effects to create a compelling mix of sound and style. Containing tracks reminiscent of traditional rock, R&B, blues, instrumental, electronica and funk, Adler conceived and created "the garage album" in a seven-week timeframe.

The author of Mac Design Magazine's September/October 2004 cover story on GarageBand, Adler has quickly become an expert on Apple's groundbreaking software program, which effectively turns Apple computers into fully featured recording studios. He is a frequent presenter at Apple retail stores, giving GarageBand demonstrations and answering questions.

"Educating people about GarageBand is one of the purposes in doing this album, and people can also visit the album's companion Web site (www.thegaragealbum.com), where they can download the actual GarageBand tracks used for each song completely free," Adler said. "Provided they have GarageBand on their computer, visitors to the site will be able to explore in detail each track, loop, effect and instrument used to create the album. Many users of GarageBand are amateur musicians who have little to no recording experience, and they can gain insight into how to best put their musical aspirations to the task."

Adler created "the garage album" on a Power Macintosh See Power Mac.

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OWC Owner Will Carry (real estate owner will carry mortgage) ), a leading provider of computer upgrades and peripherals, which provided Adler with a Mercury Extreme G4 processor upgrade and an OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 drive, in addition to upgrading the computer's Random Access Memory (RAM). Adler is a frequent collaborator with OWC and moderates OWC's Mac Music Forum. In addition, he has written the popular "Music on the Mac" column for OWC's widely circulated "Tips & Deals" e-newsletter for the past two years.

"We at OWC are thrilled about the opportunity to contribute to 'the garage album' by providing Roger with our processor, storage and RAM upgrades in order that GarageBand's performance might match his own," said Larry O'Connor

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Larry O'Connor (born May 4, 1956 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the current mayor of the Township of Brock, Ontario. , president of OWC. "His talent is obvious and well-represented on this fantastic and diverse collection of music."

In addition, M-Audio supported Adler's project by providing a Fast Track audio interface and Nova Condensor microphone. Adler also endorses the iGuitar by Brian Moore Brian Moore may be:

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Guitar, which he used extensively throughout the project not only as a guitar, but also as a MIDI controller MIDI controller is used in two senses.

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to play all of the "keyboard" sounds on the album.

For more information, please visit www.thegaragealbum.com or e-mail radlermusic@hotmail.com. Pricing and availability of OWC's high-quality upgrades can be found at www.macsales.com or by e-mailing sales@macsales.com.

About Roger Adler

Roger Adler is most recognized for his position as music director for the A&E TV series "The Best of Comic Relief comic relief
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A humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast. ," starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, and author.

Goldberg is one of only ten individuals who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award, counting Daytime Emmy Awards. . He has also been music director for the television series "Wild Chicago" on WTTW WTTW Window To The World
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Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Pepsi, Syntex and Wrangler Jeans, among others. He has also played on more than 1,000 TV commercials as a guitarist and appeared in the movie "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray.

About Other World Computing

Other World Computing (www.macsales.com) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the Macintosh universe since 1988. The Illinois-based company operates the popular Macsales.com Web site, which features one of the largest online catalogs of enhancement products, including OWC's own Mercury acceleration and FireWire product lines. Along with its proprietary XPostFacto, which allows select pre-G3 computers to run Mac OS X, OWC is an Apple Certified Developer, and provides extensive technical support for Macintosh users around the world. OWC also owns and operates FasterMac.net, a national Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP)

Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. designed specifically for Macintosh users, as well as OWC.Net, an ISP (1) See in-system programmable.

(2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. that provides Internet access, design and hosting solutions in the greater Chicago area.

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