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2018 Tony Award Sound Winners Announced
By Clive Young. 2018 marks the first time the Tony Awards' Sound categories have been handed out since they were controversially cancelled in 2014.
Live Sound Pros Acquire UltraSound
By Clive Young. UltraSound, the longtime live sound provider for the Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band and others, passes into familiar hands.
View from the Top: Maureen Droney, The Recording Academy
“I’m privileged to be an advocate for my favorite people: recording engineers and producers."
InfoComm 2018 Kicks Off Today
By Clive Young. Despite the heat, InfoComm is playing it cool as the annual pro-AV event begins today.
AES Music-Induced Hearing Disorders Conference Registration Opens
Focusing on music-induced hearing disorders, the event will be held June 20-22, 2018.
The Next Generation of Genelec
By Barney Jameson. Genelec’s founders had a rough road at first in establishing the Genelec brand, which is today a mainstay of the professional audio industry. This year Genelec celebrates its 40th anniversary by honoring its history as a new generation prepares to lead it into the future.
Audio Exhibitors Ready for InfoComm 2018
By Clive Young. As InfoComm 2018 lands in Las Vegas next week, pro-audio exhibitors explain why it's such a crucial show for the industry.
Clear-Com Celebrates 50 Years
By Clive Young. Even as it spends some of 2018 looking back, Clear-Com has its eyes on the future.
AES@NAMM Education Team-Up Extended Through 2021
Following inaugural edition of AES@NAMM, the organizations cement three-year pact.
Yamaha Acquires Ampeg from Loud Audio
By Clive Young. With its sale of Ampeg to Yamaha, Loud moves to place an increased focus on pro audio.
Audinate Adds Track at InfoComm Event
Event will offer three new educational tracks and manufacturer showcase.
Adam Hall NA Merges with MDG
Newly-formed Adam Hall Group North America teams with Musical Distributors Group.
London's Legendary AIR Studios Up For Sale
By Clive Young. Founded by late Beatles producer George Martin, London's AIR Studios has recorded the likes of Paul McCartney and Adele, as well as countless film and TV soundtracks. Now it's on the market.
Gibson Brands Files for Bankruptcy
By Katie Makal. Gibson, parent company to pro-audio brands KRK, TASCAM, Cerwin-Vega and others, has filed for bankruptcy.
Global Recorded Music Revenues Continue to Grow
By Steve Harvey. The global recorded music market in 2017 was $17.3 billion.
Italia to Head d&b audiotechnik in Americas
Industry veteran Larry Italia takes the helm for d&b audiotechnik in the Americas
2018 Tony Award Sound Nominations Announced
By Clive Young. The 2018 Tony Award nominations for Best Sound in a Play and a Musical have been announced—the first noms following the categories' reinstatement after their controversial elimination in 2014.
Shure to Exit Phonograph Cartridge Market
By Clive Young. After 85 years, Shure will stop producing phonograph cartridges.
View from the Top: Doug Carnell, Guitar Center
By Clive Young. “The goal is to utilize the best in creative minds to solve our customers’ problems and utilize our strengths in engineering and design.”
60 Seconds: James Greenspan, Yorkville Sound
Get to know James Greenspan, marketing and communications manager at Yorkville Sound.
Leon Speakers Acquires Terra Speakers
After more than a decade of collaborations, the two companies have joined forces.
House Votes to Modernize Music Compensation
By Steve Harvey. Passing by unanimous vote, a bill aiming to reform compensation for music licensing heads to the Senate.
AES Sets Conference on Music Induced Hearing Disorders
The event will cover everything from safe and effective mixing of in-ear monitors for live performance to raising the public’s awareness of hearing conservation.
Lines Blur Between Consumer and Pro Audio
By Clive Young. The idea of what constitutes a quality listening experience has evolved with technology advances over the past several decades.
AES Sets Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration Conference Program
Preserving formats and audio creations for generations to come is the key focus of the AES"s upcoming conference on archiving and preservation.
Nashville AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tourney Set for May
Nashville's recording and live sound community unites once again to have fun in the sun in the name of aiding the Nashville Engineer Relief Fund.
The Unlikely Return of Quadraphonic Vinyl
By Steve Harvey. Is the world ready for the return of quadraphonic vinyl records? KamranV believes the answer is yes; now he's spearheading what might be the most ambitious vinyl revival of all.
Almo Professional A/V Launches Sound Options
Sound Options is Almo's dedicated audio sourcing and technical engineering group.
Sound Productions Sets Shure Wireless Trade-In Event
Dallas-based pro-audio supplier sets April 26 trade-in event with Shure
At PL+S: DiGiCo, Avid, Lawo to Integrate d&b Soundscape
The three console manufacturers will integrate live desks with d&b's DS100 engine, allowing engineers to use the immersive object-based mixing technology, Soundscape.
2018 Pro Sound News NAB Best of Show Awards
The awards are given as part of the fifth annual NewBay Best of Show Awards program
At NAB: Shure Extends 600 MHz Wireless Rebate
Shure's rebate program for various wireless mic and IEM systems now runs through the end of October, 2018.
OSA’s Martin Audio Purchase is One for the Record Books
Loudspeaker purchase makes OSA the largest Martin Audio-based live sound vendor in the world.
T-Mobile Eases 600 MHz Transition for Wireless Users
T-Mobile adds notification service for RF pros, more.
Future Acquires Pro Sound News' Parent Company, NewBay
For Pro Sound News, the Future is now.
Canada Announces 600 MHz Spectrum Auction Date
By Steve Harvey. March, 2019 will see Canada follow in the U.S.'s footsteps as it auctions off its 600 MHz spectrum—but pro-audio wireless users there have not been forgotten.
View from the Top: Jack Kelly, Group One Ltd.
By Clive Young. One could argue that Kelly’s exposure to pro audio distribution early in his career inspired his eventual path, but there’s more to it than that.
RIAA: U.S. Music Revenues Up Second Year in a Row
By Steve Harvey. Subscriptions and the continued vinyl revival drove U.S. music revenues to a second consecutive year of growth.
National Recording Registry Adds 25 Titles
25 titles have been inducted this year into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.
T-Mobile 600 MHz Game Plan Gets Aggressive
By Steve Harvey. RF users in these 30 cities have to get out of the 600 MHz band this year or risk a $10,000 fine per violation.
Take1 Insurance, L.A. Xcess Merge
Live Entertainment Production Insurers Take1 and L.A. Xcess Team Up
Sennheiser Expands AMBEO Platform with New Partnership and Technologies
Sennheiser has invested in Dear Reality and acquiring intellectual property from Sonic Emotion.
2018 NAB Best of Show Awards Deadline Two Weeks Away
Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth annual NewBay Best of Show Awards program, held at the spring NAB Show in Las Vegas.