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NEW YORK, NY—Hailed as the East Coast’s response to Coachella, this year’s Governors Ball lived up to its reputation, bringing in some of the festival season’s top acts to the stage, with headliners Jack White, Vampire Weekend and the...
In the past four decades, the Webster, NY-based audio innovator Ashly Audio has introduced an array of customized consoles, signal processors and power amplifiers to the market, keeping the company’s focus towards adapting live sound to the digital world.
Staging its grand opening yesterday, Guitar Center opened a new 28,000-square-foot flagship store in the heart of New York City's Times Square. To help enhance the experience expected by the millions of tourists that flock to the neighborhood each...
Across the Hudson River, New Jersey residents are getting a free spot to catch some of the summer’s hottest concerts taking place on Manhattan’s Pier 97—a situation that for many residents is becoming an issue. 2014 marks the inaugural...
Riding off the success of his first edition, author Jake Brown recently released Behind the Boards II, the second volume of accounts by record producers and engineers on the making of some of music’s greatest hits, offering a mix...
It was in the winter of 1953 that Elaine Lorillard first walked into the Storyville jazz club, downstairs beneath the Copley Square Hotel in Boston.
When it comes to supplying sound equipment for an Electric Dance Music (EDM) festival, careful consideration needs to go into the reinforcement of the genre’s lower frequencies.
Reflecting on his 20-plus years in the audio industry, Steve Johnson, CEO of Chester, PA-based Community Professional Loudspeakers, turns to a quote from The Godfather III to sum up his experience so far: “Just when I thought I was...
Revived from its off-Broadway and cult classic film counterparts, Broadway’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows an East German transgender rockstar’s struggle to fame after her bandmate and ex-lover steals her songs.
While New York City’s fashionable SoHo neighborhood in lower Manhattan is predominantly known for its designer boutiques, the recording industry still plays a strong role there through the recently-updated Downtown Music Studios.
At InfoComm, the second annual Women in Technology event was held Thursday morning in the LVH, celebrating the accomplishments of women in the AV industry and encouraging them to continue to push for an even stronger female presence moving...
Electric Daisy Carnival is one of the premiere EDM festivals in the U.S., and while it is held in various locations throughout the year, the crowning moment is always the Las Vegas edition, being held this year June 20...
With the rapid growth and transformation of the AV industry over the past 20 years, predicting the future of the industry’s technology can present quite a challenge. That’s why Mike Walsh, CEO of the global business consulting agency Tomorrow,...
While still new to the pro audio world, Core Brands vice president of products Joe Roberts has helped establish the company as a leader in the market, contributing his 20-plus years in the consumer software industry.
NEW YORK, NY—Conceived by Jack Viertel and directed by Warren Carlyle, one of the newest shows to grace the stage in New York City’s theater district is After Midnight, a musical experience that combines modern dance with the songs...
The 17th Annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament was held this week on Thursday, May 15, and Friday, May 16, at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville, TN. This annual event is the primary fundraiser for the Nashville Engineer Relief...
In 1965, Bob Dylan famously took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival and played an amplified act with guitarist Mike Bloomfield and organist Al Kooper. Dylan’s choice to use an electric guitar at a traditional folk festival was...
After making headlines last summer for skipping out on paying many of its vendors, the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival has announced it will return for a second year in 2014, under new management.
Saturday, April 19, 2014, independent record stores across the world celebrated Record Store Day, an annual event held on the third weekend in April to celebrate independent record stores. While many artists typically issue limited-edition releases to celebrate the...
As a precursor to its annual MoogFest in Asheville, NC, the innovative synthesizer company Moog held a residency at Rough Trade NYC in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg during the month of March, welcoming anyone to come in and...
Still facing backlash from her performance at SXSW the night before, where she gave an over the top, theatrical performance involving a mechanical bull, fake vomit and the consumption of various BBQ meats (all at the sponsorship of Doritos,...
Two people were killed and another 23 were injured Wednesday, March 12, after a suspected drunk driver plowed through a barrier outside the Mohawk night club in Austin, TX. The popular spot is one of dozens that host events...
On February 5th, some of music’s most popular acts graced the stage at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, NY for “Amnesty International Bringing Human Rights Home,” the latest installment in the grassroots organization’s decades-long international series of concerts promoting...
We hear stories all the time about studios creating a new atmosphere for its clients, like decorating the interior to look like a log cabin, or setting the studio next to the beach. Recently, Pro Sound News stumbled upon...
While prepping for this year’s Winter NAMM Show, the most important thing on my agenda was to pack a comfortable pair of shoes. A year earlier, I attended my first NAMM, where my biggest mistake was wearing the same...
The news of folk legend Pete Seeger’s death on Monday, January 27, threw the music community into a state of mourning, as news outlets packed their Twitter feeds with links to obituaries, reflections and old articles commemorating Seeger’s contributions...
NEW YORK, NY—In New York City, the Christmas season doesn’t officially start until the tree at Rockefeller Plaza is lit— an event that happened December 1st during the televised annual Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony.
NEW YORK, NY—Underlining festivals’ continued growth and importance in the concert marketplace, Wednesday, November 13 saw the 2013 Billboard Touring Conference and Awards hold an informational panel titled “Building the Perfect Beast: The Keys to a Festival That Lasts,”...
NEW YORK, NY—Soundchecking hours before taking the stage at the Roseland Ballroom, Michael Fitzpatrick (‘Fitz’), lead singer of the indie soul/ pop group Fitz and the Tantrums, steps up to his mic, and with his attention focused on the...
For Music Express, LLC.’s senior vice president, Marty Harrison, his entrance into the world of pro audio was a “typical story.”
Back by popular demand, Pro Sound News once again brings you its “Gift Guide for the Live Sound Engineer.”
The success of the Chino, CA-based manufacturing company Manley Labs is largely due to the dedication of its President, EveAnna Manley, who since taking over the company in 1999, has spearheaded many of the company’s initiatives, from design to...
The digital revolution, which regularly introduces new methods to distribute and consume audio content, and the willingness to adapt to those changes, are the biggest challenges the Audio Engineering Society faces moving forward, says newly seated AES president Sean...
YORK, PA—Founder and co-owner of ATR Services and ATR Magnetics, Michael D. Spitz, 59, passed away on October 12, 2013 at York Hospital after a long battle with cancer.
MIAMI, FL—Miami Beach’s famous Collins Avenue, lined with nearly thirty blocks of restored Art Deco hotels dating back to the 1920s to 1940s, attracts thousands each year to the area’s warm sandy beaches, exciting nightlife and eccentric cultural atmosphere.
In 1942, while training with the Air Force, Harold Burroughs Rhodes created a laptop keyboard from scrap plane materials he found around the airfield. His intention for this keyboard, now known as the Army Air Corps Piano or Xylette,...
Rough Trade NYC, a new record store and concert venue that opened late last month in the trendy Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NY, has temporarily halted all live shows to soundproof the venue.
When relating how he got into the audio business, Josh Thomas said he’s always been interested in recording.
NEW YORK, NY—As Global Citizens, participants in the organization by the same name work for one thing— to end extreme poverty throughout the world. Since it was established in 2012, Global Citizen has welcomed 170,000 people to the organization,...
It’s the guitar that shook the folk music world—Bob Dylan’s famous Fender Stratocaster, which he used at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he famously ‘went electric’—and now it’s up for auction. Festival producer George Wein tells Music Festival...
The presidency of the AES offers a singular vantage point to observe how a diverse group of individuals work together to champion the Society’s mission, says Frank Wells, whose term as president will end shortly after the conclusion of...
Underlining festivals’ continued growth and importance in the concert marketplace, Wednesday, November 13 saw the 2013 Billboard Touring Conference and Awards hold an informational panel titled “Building the Perfect Beast: The Keys to a Festival That Lasts,” which addressed...