The Manila String Machine is mostly composed of players that are graduates from the top music institutions in the country. We offer cutting edge, custom made, string quartet and string orchestra music.Our group started playing for events here in the Philippines last 2004. For almost 8 years, we printed and lugged the library of pieces, and many times limited the songs we played by what was easily accessible to get...

Bringing Solace to Chicago Hospital Audiences Sharing Notes improves quality of life for Chicago hospital patients through intimate, engaging and uplifting live music performances by young professional musicians. The musicians who perform with Sharing Notes make an effort to interact with their audience in the hospital to form genuine connections. They believe that music is a beautiful shared experience and they’ve seen their playing bring joy to patient’s lives. The...

AirTurn at NAMM 2018 The 2018 NAMM show was definitely one for the books! The AirTurn team had a wonderful time exhibiting our products and getting to meet so many music lovers from all around the world. From drummers to saxophone players, people were amazed at our innovative solutions to holding and controlling your music on a tablet. Here is a photo recap of our time at the show!

Joe Gransden and his talented 16 piece Big Band have been playing together in Atlanta and all around the country for more than 12 years. The band is referred to as one of the busiest groups on the jazz scene because of their consistent, weekly performances and appearances. Before Joe started his band, he played trumpet in the iconic Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Glenn Miller Orchestra. Once Joe Gransden’s Big...

The founding techy-musicians of AirTurn, Inc. once marveled at the idea of a performer seamlessly turning their own pages. In 2008, passion for enhanced performance combined with conviction for a revolutionary solution, led to the creation of the AT-104, a USB-interfaced proprietary wireless device for turning and scrolling pages on computers. It was paired with the BOSS FS-5U momentary switch to provide foot activation, and MusicReader PDF software for PC...

On March 13th, in anticipation of corona virus shutdowns, we made the decision to start remote operations. Even our production staff is working from home! Does that mean we can say our products are "Home-Crafted"? We have always had cloud-based technology underlying our whole company but how do you build products in the cloud? Well you can't, but, if we figure it out we'll let you know. So office staff...

If you’ve ever been to a big concert, chances are you’ve seen a laser projector (or five) sending dazzling beams out over the audience, pulsing and flashing to the beat. Sometimes they’re even used to draw pictures and words, matching up with lyrics and themes in the music. To make our own laser show, we used AirTurn Manager to create a custom profile for an AirTurn BT200S-6 in combination with...

Since 2014, Newzik's mission has been to make life easier for musicians by allowing them to rehearse and perform on stage together in better conditions. How do they do this? By transforming their paper scores into digital, interactive and collaborative sheet music. No more heavy binders, no more stress of turning pages, and no more photocopying. Newzik is a bit like Google Docs for sheet music: a software ecosystem that...

Whether you're using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or other video conferencing platform, AirTurn is here to make your life easier! These platforms have numerous keyboard shortcuts, any of which can be easily programmed using the free AirTurn Manager app, and then controlled with AirTurn Bluetooth Pedals! Keep your hands free for your work and become more efficient with virtual communication today! Lately, many companies, schools, and various groups are...

Originally released in 2008, MusicReader is one of the longest running standard PDF readers in the marketplace, with a rich feature set on all tablet and computer platforms. The most recent upgrade is based on these many years of experience combined with the latest technologies available. The app is platform independent with versions for Windows, Android, iPad and Mac OS. This means you can easily have your complete music library...