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Solotech Acquires Morris Light & Sound
Solotech expands its Nashville footprint with the acquisition of event production and system integration company Morris Light & Sound.
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RIAA: Music Industry Revenues Up 9.2% in 2020
2020 was tough all over—but not for the music industry, which grew revenues for the fifth consecutive year, ticking up 9.2% to $12.2 billion.
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Music Tribe Acquires Aston Microphones
UK studio mic startup Aston Microphones has been purchased by Music Tribe, parent company to Behringer, Midas, Turbosound, TC Electronic and other brands.
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Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies that wish to reach professional technology buyers at the first Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit.
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Telefunken Elektroakustik Marks 20th Anniversary
Telefunken Elektroakustik is celebrating two decades in business this year.
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Sennheiser CEOs Talk Consumer Partner Search
Co-CEOs Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser sit down with PSN to explain their search for a Consumer Electronics business partner, and what's ahead, post-pandemic.
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Sweetwater Revenues Roll Past $1 Billion
In 2020, Sweetwater served more than 1.5 million customers, taking annual revenues past $1 billion for the first time in the company’s 42-year history.
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VUE Audiotechnik on the Move
VUE Audiotechnik has made a number of major organizational changes under owner Michael von Keitz with the turn of the year.
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Rupert Neve, Pro Audio Legend, Dead at 94
Legendary designer Rupert Neve died February 12, 2021, leaving behind a monumental legacy of equipment used in every corner of pro audio.
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InfoComm 2021 Moves to October
AVIXA has announced it is moving InfoComm 2021 to Oct. 23–29, to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
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View from the Top: Cesar Gueikian, Gibson Brands
Gibson guy Cesar Gueikian, CMO of Gibson Brands, reveals how KRK is finding its way.
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People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for February 2021
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Symetrix, KV2 Audio, Calrec, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Rise Organization, L-Acoustics, and David Carroll Associates.
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Shure Petitions FCC for Dedicated Wireless Mic Channel
Shure has petitioned the FCC to ensure a dedicated “vacant” 6 MHz UHF channel is available in each market for wireless microphone use.
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Ortofon Teams With Phonocut for Vinyl Recorder
Danish turntable cartridge company Ortofon has teamed up with startup Phonocut on the development of the latter's vinyl recorder.
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Bryston Acquired by Management, Colquhoun Audio
Audio electronics and loudspeaker manufacturer Bryston has been acquired by longtime VP James Tanner in partnership with Colquhoun Audio.
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Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit Announced
Pro Sound News, Mix and Radio World have joined forces to hold the first Pro Audio & Radio Tech Summit, an all-day virtual event to be held April 1.
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Jonathan Wyner Begins Term as AES President
Jonathan Wyner started his term as president of the Audio Engineering Society on January 1, 2021.
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60 Seconds with Dana Ruzicka of Avid Technology
Get to know Dana Ruzicka, senior vice president and general manager of audio and music solutions at Avid Technology.
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NAMM Believe in Music Week Wraps Up
NAMM's Believe in Music week in mid-January attracted 93,226 attendees from 187 countries.
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2021 TEC Award Winners Announced
The annual TEC Awards, honoring the best in professional audio and sound production, went online to announce this year’s winners.
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View from the Top: Ash Levitt, President, Heil Sound
Ash Levitt, president of Heil Sound, shares how a career in academic research psychology helped prepare him to lead the legendary pro audio manufacturer.
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Native Instruments Announces New Investment Partnership
A majority of shares in Native Instruments have been purchased by tech investment firm Francisco Partners.
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People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for January 2021
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Eastern Acoustic Works, AtlasIED, Full Compass, Focusrite Pro, Clear-Com, Advanced Systems Group and Renkus-Heinz.
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Turtle Beach Acquires Neat Microphones
Gaming accessory company Turtle Beach takes aim at the microphone and podcast markets by netting Neat.
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60 Second Interview: Tylene “Ty” Robinson
Insights from Tylene “Ty” Robinson, director of sales and marketing at Symetrix.
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Sweetwater, Music Tribe Now ‘Super Partners’
Music Tribe, parent company to Behringer, Midas, Turbosound, TC Electronic, TC Helicon, Bugera, Tannoy, Lake, Klark-Teknik, Lab.gruppen and others, has entered into a ‘Super Partner’ arrangement with online MI/pro audio retailer Sweetwater.
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View from the Top: Ash Levitt, Heil Sound
Ash Levitt, president of Heil Sound, shares stories of his long history with the company.
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Evertz Acquires Studer from Harman
Canadian broadcast equipment company Evertz Technologies Limited is purchasing the legacy recording/broadcast studio gear brand Studer from Harman Professional Solutions.
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Celestion to Discuss SpeakerMix Pro in New Webinar
In the upcoming Guitar Tone Reimagined: Celestion SpeakerMix Pro webinar, pros from Celestion will discuss the development of the company's first plug-in and how it can aid users in getting 'that tone,' regardless of what that tone might be.
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Capitol Riot Loots, Damages Live Sound Systems
Rioters at the U.S. Capitol stole and vandalized live sound equipment that Maryland Sound International had onsite for the upcoming presidential inauguration.
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Gibson Acquires Mesa/Boogie
Following years of selling off brands unrelated to its core focus of guitars, Gibson acquires amp manufacturer Mesa/Boogie.
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Grammy Awards Postponed to March 14
The Recording Academy has pushed its 63rd Annual Grammy Awards broadcast to Sunday, March 14, 2020, due to COVID-19 concerns.
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UK Music Report Aims to Revive Live Music Industry
In UK Music’s “Let The Music Play: Save Our Summer” report, the trade organization suggests how to help the live sector recover from pandemic setbacks.
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Companies to Watch 2021
In our annual look at what’s in store for the year ahead, a variety of pro-audio manufacturers assess their 2020 and share insights as to what you can expect from them—and the industry at large—over the next 12 months....
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Pro Audio In Memoriam 2020
Here, we honor audio pros the industry lost this year that were memorialized in the pages of Pro Sound News, starting in January, 2020 and moving chronologically through the year to December.
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Pro Sound News’ Top 10 Articles of 2020
With the end of the year upon us (and not a second too soon), we look back at the year that was, presenting the Top 10 Pro Sound News articles of 2020.
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Recording Academy to Honor Ed Cherney, Daniel Weiss, Others
The Recording Academy Special Merit Awards will recognize a variety of pros and artists with its Trustee Awards, Lifetime Achievement Awards and Technical GRAMMY Award.
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COVID-19 Relief Package Will Help Pro Audio Industry
Congress’ new $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Package, expected to pass this week, includes the Save Our Stages Act, plus gig worker benefits, a revived Small Business PPP and more.
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Genelec Announces Mike Chafee Audio Pioneering Scholarship
The new Mike Chafee scholarship will be offered to female audio graduate students in association with the AES Educational Foundation.
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View from the Top: Blake Augsburger, Founder/CEO, LEA Professional
LEA Professional founder Blake Augsburger shares how he envisioned both the company and its products to take a future-driven approach.
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People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for December 2020
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Sweetwater, Meyer Sound, DAS Audio, Point Source Audio, Endless Noise, Holoplot, Vaudeville Sound Group and more.
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Britannia Row Marks 45 Years
Britannia Row Productions marked 45 years in live production this year. Here's the whole story, from Pink Floyd to the Pandemic and beyond.