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Band is an application for the Apple iPhone. The program, unveiled during the 2008 WWDC conference on June 9, 2008, will allow users to compose and record music on iPhones.

Band was one of several new iPhone applications unveiled at the WWDC. British developer Mark Terry created the program using the iPhone SDK.¹

Fast Facts

1. Demonstrated during the 2008 WWDC keynote address
2. Creator: Mark Terry of Moo Cow Music
3. Users can compose on piano, guitar and drums
4. Five notes can be played at once
5. Includes scratcher, mixer and metronome
6. Will be available in iPhone application store "in a few weeks"¹
7. Similar to GarageBand
8. Users will eventually be able to create own instruments¹

Band was one of several applications introduced at the 2008 WWDC. The applications ranged from additional games such as MLB iPhone and Super Monkey Ball iPhone to the more enterprise-focused applications like MobileMe and the Associated Press iPhone.