Business
View from the Top: Gordon Kapes, Studio Technologies
Gordon Kapes, president of Studio Technologies, shares the business philosophy and insights that have helped the 16-employee company launch more than 100 products over the years.
Clive Young
Business
Ardian Completes Audiotonix Acquisition
The nearly €1 billion deal to purchase a majority stake in pro-audio console conglomerate Audiotonix has been completed.
Recording
Inside the Secret Recording Studio of ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
The 8G Band, house musicians for NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, writes and plays eight new songs every night. A key element of those live performances is the band’s backstage recording setup, which is managed by associate music...
Business
Companies to Watch in 2020, Part Two
We spoke with dozens of audio industry leaders to compile the 2020 edition of Companies to Watch. Read on for part two of our series.
Business
Masque Sound’s Scott Kalata on Exceeding Expectations
The director of theatrical operations at Masque Sound shares that while the audio provider is known for its work on Broadway and Off-Broadway shows and touring productions, there’s far more going on inside its New Jersey headquarters.
Business
Companies to Watch in 2020, Part One
We spoke with dozens of audio industry leaders to compile this year’s list of “Companies to Watch.”
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Godsmack Tour Serves Up ‘Legends’ Live
The Boston rockers have been on the road for over a year in support of their latest, tearing up arenas and sheds along the way. We catch up with the crew and find out how they keep the tour...
Live
Concert Industry Continues Growth in 2020
While year-end tallies of 2019’s top-grossing tours weren’t yet available as we went to press, there’s little question that this year will be remembered as one of the biggest ones ever for the concert industry.
Business
View from the Top: Lance Podell, Iron Mountain
Lance Podell, senior vice president/general manager of Iron Mountain Entertainment Services, shares how the storage and information management giant is making assets more secure yet more accessible than ever before.
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Weird Al Yankovic on Tour
By Clive Young. If Barbra Streisand and The Who could do it this summer, so could Weird Al—so he did. The prince of parodies played with 41-piece orchestras every night on his recent Strings Attached tour, carrying audio gear...
Business
AES: Back in the New York Groove
By Clive Young. With classes packed, an exhibit floor filled with the latest gear and a beat-heavy keynote address by hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash, the AES Convention opened in style in October.
Live
NYC’s ArTecHouse Gets Immersive Underground
By Clive Young. ArTecHouse, a new permanent digital art installation space, opened in September at New York City’s Chelsea Market, where its careening, AI-fueled visuals are emboldened by a sizable 30.1 immersive audio system.
Recording
Recording Legend Ed Cherney, Dead at 69
By Clive Young. Grammy, Emmy and TEC Award-winning producer/engineer Ed Cherney died Monday, October 21.
Live
AES: Kicking it Live
By Clive Young. As always, sound reinforcement is an integral part of this year's AES Convention.
Business
Expansive & Comprehensive, AES 2019 is Ready to Launch
By Clive Young. The AES Convention opens today in New York, bringing with it everything audio, from the latest gear to unsurpassed educational opportunities.
Regional and Local
Inside the Sound Design of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
By Clive Young. The Broadway smash mashes up more than 70 pop songs to create the ultimate jukebox musical. Sound designer Peter Hylenski shares how the audio team met that challenge head on.
Live
IEM Manufacturers Team for New Trade Group
Trade organization debuts with a dozen founding manufacturers onboard
Blogs
From the Editor: Excitement Builds for AES
By Clive Young. Every AES show delivers new surprises, people, gear and experiences, and this year’s edition, taking place Oct. 16–19 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, will be no exception.
Business
View from the Top: Colleen Harper, Executive Director, Audio Engineering Society
By Clive Young. Colleen Harper, the new executive director of the Audio Engineering Society, shares how the AES is changing to provide more value and education to members, foster greater diversity, and embrace modern music genres and audio technologies.
Live
State of the Industry 2019: Sound Reinforcement
By Clive Young. Pro Sound News presents its annual overview of the live sound world, examining how the industry is powering new trends and reacting to changing developments.
Recording
Prince Protégé’s Studio Destroyed by Fire
By Clive Young. The home and studio of Prince’s musical director, Morris Hayes, were ravaged by fire in mid-September.
Tour Sound
Veteran Engineer David Turner Killed in Tour Bus Crash
By Clive Young. David Turner, monitor engineer for country artist Josh Turner, was killed Wednesday night when a crew tour bus left Highway 46 East 20 minutes outside of Paso Robles and drove off a 50-foot embankment into a...
Blogs
Should the South’s First Studio Be Saved?
By Clive Young. The site where the first country music hit was recorded stands at the center of a legal battle in Atlanta that pits local preservationists against a major resort developer. At stake is nothing less than a...
Gear and Technology
View from the Top: Andy Munitz, Sony North America
By Clive Young. Andy Munitz, pro audio product manager at Sony North America, discusses product development, new offerings and the privilege of being part of the pro audio industry.
Business
Metadata Gains Momentum
By Clive Young. Collecting and using metadata—information associated with a recording that denotes technical specs, creative information and a list of people involved in a recording’s creation—is an issue that has dogged the industry since consumers began shifting to...
Regional and Local
Yorkville Digs Into Oh Canada Ribfest
More than 54,000 people came out to the decade-old ribfest, getting their fill of food and music via a Yorkville Sound PA.
Business
Peavey to Auction Off $12m in Pro Audio, MI, Tools, More
By Clive Young. The MI/Pro Audio manufacturer aims to clear out a warehouse filled with $12 million worth of Crest Audio and Architectural Acoustics gear, guitars, portable PAs, consoles, woodworking tools, parts inventory, raw materials and more.
Post and Broadcast
View from the Top: Paul Tapper, NUGEN Audio
By Clive Young. Paul Tapper, CEO of NUGEN Audio, shares how a PhD in pure mathematics, a background in programming and being in the right place at the right time brought NUGEN to life.
Recording
Preservationists Fight to Stop Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville from Demolishing South’s First Recording Studio
By Clive Young. The site where the first country-music hit was recorded is likely to be demolished, making way for the garbage-loading area of a Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville hotel.
Recording
$10,000 in Gear Stolen from Indie Recording Mainstay Inner Ear Studio
By Clive Young. A pillar of punk and indie recording, Inner Ear Studio lost an estimated $10,000 in specific gear to a discerning thief.
Business
Audio’s Place in the Rising Global AV Market
By Clive Young. The global Pro AV market is skyrocketing, and audio has a surprising place in that picture.
Blogs
Live Sound Gets Environmentally Sound
By Clive Young. Concerts are scientifically proven to be good for your health; now they're becoming less bad for the Earth, too.
Recording
$20,000 Raised for Jacksonville Sound Engineer
By Clive Young. Studio pro awaits transplants after twist of fate.
Recording
Steely Dan Studio Gear Headed to Auction
By Clive Young. Recording equipment, guitars and more belonging to the late Walter Becker of Steely Dan will soon go up for auction.
Recording
Jack Renner, Grammy-Winning Engineer/Label Founder, Dead at 84
By Clive Young. Music teacher-turned-Grammy winning engineer Jack Renner co-founded Telarc in 1977.
Business
View from the Top: Jan Glasband, Equi=Tech
By Clive Young. In 2017, Equi=Tech faced a perfect storm of challenges, including the death of founder Martin Glasband. Now with his sister Jan leading a determined team of pros, the company is moving forward in new directions.
Business
InfoComm Draws Crowds, Loudspeakers
By Clive Young. Every year, InfoComm is a magnet that attracts AV industry movers and shakers, and this year’s edition was no different.
Blogs
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Audio
By Clive Young. The new Statue of Liberty Museum makes effective use of modern AV technology, as evidenced by the lump in your throat.
Regional and Local
2019 Sound Designer Tony Awards Make History
Jessica Paz, co-sound designer for Hadestown, became both the first woman to nominated for and also the first to win a Tony Award for Sound Design.
Business
Police Seize 1.8 Tons of Meth, Heroin Smuggled in Counterfeit Loudspeakers
By Clive Young. The meth bust, valued at $835 million U.S., is the largest in Australian history.
New Products
At InfoComm: Inside the Audio Demo Rooms, Part 1
By Clive Young. Tons of new live sound products are debuting at InfoComm away from the exhibition floor. Here's just some of them...