Sorry about the internet silence guys. It's not like we don't have news for you!

Firstly: we've moved. Medialux Global Headquarters™ (that probably sounds bigger than it is) are now situated in a multi-studio complex in a semi-industrial part of downtown Reykjavík, with a great view of the city.

We're settling in nicely, and when everything is ready we'll post some pictures of us looking beautiful (certain terms apply) in our new workspaces.

Work-wise, we've had incredibly demanding last months, but please forgive us for neglecting this site and leaving you with christmas news all the way into February. Now it's time to show you our new stuff, and introduce new artists, give you more music and generally be more available on the interwebs. So stay tuned!

One of our Twitter friends had a look at our roster of producers, and pointed out that it consisted only of men. Rightly so. And the age old question arises again: Where are the women in pro audio and music production? We don't know.

Well, Women's Audio Mission, an organization dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, are doing their best to change this, and to attract women to this genre of work. You can help by buying a t-shirt and supporting their non-profit work. (We tried to become members, but it's membership is for women only, a slight catch-22 :-)

Anyway, to our friends who work in professional audio and music production, let's make a special effort to hire and promote women in our industry. You all know it's a great cause.

You can follow WAM on Twitter .:here:., and on Facebook .:here:.

Listen. Apart from this page, which we hope you find useful, we have a Medialux Facebook Group. Members of that group get our new music releases sent for free, right to their inbox. Nothing else, no spam. (We hate spam).

We also have a Medialux Fan Page on Facebook. We post there more frequently, what we are doing, and why.

We use Twitter a lot. This much, actually.

We have a Vimeo channel, and a Soundcloud page. And then there is our Tumblr. We even have a Posterous site that we don't know what to do with.

In other words, with the exception of MySpace, which we honestly don't like at all and avoid like pan flutes, we're there. If you can't reach us by the means of social media, you have been trying very hard not to :-)

So, what are you waiting for? Lets connect!

Happy news! Addi 800 has now opened the doors (well, it's only one door to be honest, and he closes it when he is working) to his spiffy new 5.1 mixing room. We'll post some good pictures from it later, as soon as we find the time to prance around with a good camera. We will probably even have to write a GearPorn™ post about it for the technically inclined.

It's full of shiny state-of-the-art equipment, but none more important than his highly trained and experienced ears. Even we, gearsluts that we are, have to admit that even the best of gear doesn't make good music by itself. We still need humans. And coffee.

All this is great news for the Icelandic music scene that continues relying on Addi's talent on countless projects. But this could also be great news for you if you make music, because from now on you can book Addi for your mixes right here, right now (whenever you read this).

Drop us an email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for your inquiries, and we'll get back to you with prices and availability. If you always wanted to visit Reykjavík, we'll help you find accommodation, and if you want to work remotely on the internets, that works fine as well. Technology is our friend. Want to try out just one song first? No problem. Just get in touch already...

Well, here is a well deserved news roundup for you from the land of good music, beautiful women, rotten shark and our slightly overeager pet volcano Eyjafjallajökull.

YES, WE WON!
Arnar's great rendition of an Icelandic classic played it's part in securing the award for Best TV Commercial at the Icelandic Advertising Awards. You can check out all the details about said commercial .:here:. Arnar has been locked in the studio composing the music for his first full length feature film. Rest assured you will have more news of that here later.

YES THEY WON!
As we mentioned .:here:. earlier Eberg got 3 nominations for the Icelandic Music Awards. 'Dreamin' by Feldberg won Song Of The Year. Follow Feldberg on Facebook, there is a lot going on there, and you don't want to miss it.

TOGGI NEWS
Toggi has finished writing all lyrics to the new album, and we are overdubbing guitars and working in production as we write this. There should be a new single within weeks, this next one will be upbeat and fun, summer is here after all. Well technically, at least here in Iceland. And what do you know? The new single will be free of charge, right here, just as you like it.

NEW STUDIO & BIG CHANGES AHEAD
This summer we move our operation to a bigger studio, which is being built now. Furthermore it looks as this summer and the following autumn will be a period of changes in many other exciting ways as well.

Addi 800, a long time collaborator and mixing engineer extraordinaire is building a state of the art studio right next to our (as of yet unnamed!) studio. This can only result in great things, and we look forward to have him as a neighbor.

There will be changes in our line-up, new artists are being signed, and others are changing directions. We will also be extending our services to accommodate the wishes of our clients even better. Lots of them wanted post-production and sound design as well as music, and they will get it, as we open our new facilities.

Last but not least, this site, which has had more success than we ever hoped for, will receive a facelift from our favorite webdesigner. Music buyers, directors and ad agencies will now have access to our full library of available music to their projects, and we hope to look and smell better on the web than we already do. Details of these changes will all be revealed here in good time.

WE LIKE YOUR CONTACT
Guys, stay in contact, we love your feedback, we are active on Twitter, have a Fan Page on Facebook for day to day statuses and updates, and a Group on Facebook (where you receive an update to your inbox every time we give away fresh free music)

The photo you see above is a collage of words on this site, made using the brilliant wordle.net. We love it, apart from the fact that boring old MySpace seems to get a better spot than it deserves. Oh well.

We owe you news and new work.

When it's quiet here, it's because we are pumping out new material in the studio, meeting furious deathlines and advertising emergencies and can't spare the 5 minutes it takes to write something nice for you here. We're sorry about that, but in all honesty we are not sorry about being busy.

We will be updating our work here in the next days. But we have news for you. 

Toggi and his band are in our studio Wömbin™ recording new material, produced by Bjarki and Don Pedro. We might be slightly partial, but we think it sounds brilliant, and we can't wait to share it with you. And we will. Expect to cough up your hard earned dollars for a copy of the new album in early 2010.

Hallur has just releasad a great album, Disaster Songs, containing material written and produced by him and recorded over a long period of time. You can enjoy a preview .:here:. Good stuff, we assure you.

Olafur is finishing a new album that we can't wait to get our hands on. We will give you a taste of it here. 

Feldberg just released Don't be a Stranger, and Eberg has been in the studio writing music for both domestic and international commercials, work that we'll share with you as soon as it has aired. 

Don Pedro is working on new material for Suzy Thunder, to see if they can live up to the success of BIG, and continue make hips swing to the beat in the name of dance.

And we're moving! The beginning of 2010 should see us moving to a bigger and better studio, which is both great and scary. Great because it's beautiful and we can sure use the extra room for our coveted instruments and recording gear, and scary because we will have to make it sound as good as Wömbin™.

And last but not least: We are almost 2 years old! On November 22nd in 2007 we opened our doors to your business. It's been great so far, and feels like just 2 months ago. And what we wrote then on this page is still valid: Peace, love and good music to you all...

So, do you come here often? Well, we know some of you do visit us regularly, and we are very happy about that. And we really want to do more for the people who follow what we are doing and help us spread the word about our company and our artists. Something extra.

Those who belong to our Facebook group already get new music downloads free of charge. This has in all honesty proven to be a win-win situation for us, as we have received valuable feedback from our friends that is very helpful to our music creating process.

Now we are building a new portion to this site that will be visible only to registered users, and we would be very happy if you would like to join us there as a member of our community. You'll receive access to free downloads with a comment system we hope will help us understand what you like, we will treat you with the best digital hospitality we know, and not try to sell you tooth whitening solutions or Viagra.

So please sign up now, we'll let you know when we are up (time is a very flexible concept when it comes to the time it takes to build websites, so we will not make the time-honored mistake of putting up a date here). 

And you can of course follow our daily rants in Twitterspace .:here:.

Over and out, and on behalf of our team, good music to you all.

So, yesterday, while the rest of the world had to make do with the Brits, a bigger and more important award ceremony was being held in Iceland. (Or not)

The Icelandic Music Awards were presented yesterday evening, and one award pleased us particularly - 'Best Song' of 2008 was written by a Medialux artist, produced by another Medialux artist, mixed by yet another Medialux artist for a singer we love to death, who also wrote the lyrics.

Oh, we almost forgot, the original version ef the song was also recorded in the Medialux studio Wömbin™ at Medialux HQ in Reykjavík.

More about the song .:here:. and congratulations to all, not least Hjaltalín, whose version of the song made it explode in popularity. 

This picture was stolen from mbl.is and is used without licence of it's author (Golli). Sorry.