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The latest service release for MusicMaster 6.0 is now available. This new update contains the latest round of corrections and enhancements. Here are a few highlights: A new navigation update allows you to use CTRL-[ to move the cursor back to the previous cell in most grid-based screen.  After you’ve done that, CTRL=] will return you to where you were.  In the Schedule Editor, clicking on the upper-left corner cell will select all rows will be selected.  Select multiple songs and use the context menu option in Library Maintenance to add them all to the Player Playlist. Nexus improvements include performance improvements to the getAttributes command as well as additional information being returned when using the getSchedule command with the mergeTraffic property. Various other updates and improvements are also included. Use Help, Check for Updates to upgrade to 6.0 SR-4 today.  Contact your Music Scheduling Consultant if you need assistance installing this version or have any questions about the new update.

Welcome aboard! On April 1st, Tim Christoph Baas joined the engineering team of MusicMaster’s international distributor ON AIR.

For the last 25 years Tim’s professional radio journey took him from host to music planner to consultant to program director. He hosted and developed different formats in several markets in Germany. Besides his passion for radio, Tim is also passionate for technical development. His first contact to the “wide world of computers” was a ZX81 from Spectrum.

“By adding Tim as Product/Project Engineer to our team, we’re again adding broad experiences from the radio industry. Therefore, we are thankful for Tim’s decision to change sides and to join the MusicMaster family” says Max Müller, ON AIR’s General Manager.

Kevin Hopkins, CTO, adds: “Tim has the capability to wear different virtual ‘glasses’ through which he looks at products and projects. Like all of us, he considers all aspects from engineering to programming. That’s actually why we understand our customers’ business and the future demands of the industry.”

In his spare time Tim and his family love to visit Disneyworld and other amusement parks in the US. On weekends, you can find Tim watching his son playing football, having a BBQ in the garden or getting things done around the house.

MusicMaster Scheduling, Inc. has expanded its Dallas headquarters with the addition of Mary Jo Nsuk as Corporate Accountant. Mary Jo, who also holds an MBA and B.S. in Business Administration, will join the team led by MusicMaster CFO/Controller Ryan Young.

According to Young: “Mary Jo is one of the most well rounded team players I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Her positive attitude is what got my attention, but her dedication, hard work, efficiencies, and strong moral character are what make her stand out above the rest.”

In addition to her outstanding work ethic, Mary Jo brings a diverse accounting background to the MusicMaster team. A Dallas resident, she enjoys spending time with family and is a devoted grandmother to four grandchildren.

MusicMaster Founder and President Joe Knapp shares: “MusicMaster is great because it has a great team behind it.  With the addition of Mary Jo, we’ve made it even greater.”

Please be aware that the IP address for the MusicMaster license servers will be changing on October 1, 2015. This will not affect normal operations of MusicMaster, but a few customers may have created firewall exceptions based on the IP address that will need to be updated.

Old IP Address: 70.60.92.34 or 216.170.134.226
New IP Address: 162.209.76.106
Change Date: October 1, 2015

We strongly recommend that you address this server via the DNS name services.a-ware.com to make future changes more automatic.

If you need further assistance regarding this change, please contact MusicMaster support.