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High-end studio monitor manufacturer joins Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, ADAM Audio, Novation and Ampify.

DPA’s headset microphone is now on display at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen.

By Clive Young. Recording equipment, guitars and more belonging to the late Walter Becker of Steely Dan will soon go up for auction.

Neumann mainstay Wolfgang Fraissinet moving on.

Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio will join Biamp as product families within the company’s portfolio, with business functions gradually blending to form a single Biamp business.

Sennheiser bolsters its AMBEO efforts with the purchase of VR/AR audio software company Dear Reality.

By Clive Young. Music teacher-turned-Grammy winning engineer Jack Renner co-founded Telarc in 1977.

Get to know Glenn Booth, director of marketing for the professional audio department at Yamaha.

Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Propellerhead, Calrec, Renkus-Heinz, beyerdynamic, QSC, d&b audiotechnik, DAS Audio of America, Riedel Communications, 64 Audio and Sennheiser.

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.

The annual confab netted its largest crowds ever with 17,000-plus in attendance.

Event to take place concurrently to Summer NAMM.

Audix mainstay to step down at end of June.

By Steve Harvey. Manufacturers feel the pressure as the U.S. trade war with China heats up.

Sennheiser increased its R&D investment to a total of $68.3 million in 2018.

The producer, one half of French dance outfit Cassius, was 50 years old

By Clive Young. Every year, InfoComm is a magnet that attracts AV industry movers and shakers, and this year’s edition was no different.

Pro Sound News has announced its Best of Show Award winners for InfoComm 2019.

By Clive Young. The meth bust, valued at $835 million U.S., is the largest in Australian history.

By Megan A. Dutta. The AVIXA Women's Council hosted more than 325 women and men at its annual breakfast.

By Cynthia Wisehart. The chairman of the 2019 AVIXA Board of Directors discusses industry trends and more.

Retail ready to razzle dazzle in the “Experience Economy.”

Avnu Alliance makes plans to celebrate at InfoComm 2019.

By Clive Young. Headed to InfoComm this week? Don’t lurk in the shadows—hit Center Stage.

By Steve Harvey. Music producers, engineers, composers and musicians who identify as women will now be included in NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre's content creation grant program.

Once home to dozens of studios and music industry businesses, Nashville’s Music Row put the city on the map—and is now in danger of being wiped off the earth.

Part Two of the Dolby Atmos Workflow: Audio Track Management and Delivery takes place later this month!

Andy Farrow, global sales director for UK-based loudspeaker manufacturer Celestion, discusses how the 95-year-old company stays on the cutting edge.

By Steve Harvey. By mid-2018, some pundits were ready to write off virtual reality as headset sales took a downward turn in only their second year of commercial availability. Now, after a sharp uptick in sales at the end of last year, it appears possible that predictions of VR’s demise were greatly exaggerated.

By Steve Harvey. Organizations representing musicians, songwriters, publishers and record labels in the United States recently launched an interactive website that analyzes the economic and cultural impact of the music industry on each individual state.

Booth will lead the professional audio marketing teams for the Yamaha, NEXO and Steinberg brands in North America.

Dolby and UMG Team for Dolby Atmos music agreement.

New Arista site focuses on the audio-visual market.

NYC education event aims to open doors for students, especially young women, interested in music production careers.

The eastern European audio software developer has completed a 5 million Euro Series A round of financing.

Following the company’s debut at NAMM, LEA Pro lays groundwork for InfoComm product launch

Susan and Jonathan Lipp to visit the nation’s capital to advocate for music education.

Deal Includes Onkyo, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite and Integra brands

By Steve Harvey. Subscriptions, recurring revenue, e-commerce and more are contributing to the company's growth.

By Steve Harvey. Sound savvy listeners power increase in Hi-Res releases.

Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Renkus-Heinz, Listen Technologies, Alteros, d&b audiotechnik, Synthax, PK Sound, Solotech, Apart Audio, Biamp, Pioneer DJ Americas and L-Acoustics.

By Fiona Hope. Steve Forster, a longtime veteran of the UK music industry and founder and managing director of VMS Live, has passed away due to injuries from a serious car accident.

The AES Educational Foundation is now accepting applications for the annual AESEF Graduate Studies Grants and Mary Lea Simpson Memorial Scholarship, offering multiple opportunities for applicants to receive financial backing during their studies.

By Clive Young. While AMBEO is often mentioned in the same breath as AR and VR, it wasn’t initially created with those uses in mind.

By Steve Harvey. Studio designers are finding less work at commercial music recording studios, and an increasing emphasis on the education market, audio post-production houses, podcast studios and home-based production rooms.

Bob Brennan, founder of Reflex Marketing, reflects on the long-running rep firm’s history; why the dealer, manufacturer and rep firm have to be equals; and the value of training.

By Steve Harvey. Recognizing the rapidly growing business sector, the NAB Show this year launched its inaugural Esports Experience, showcasing the latest online gaming trends and content delivery technologies.

Broadcast audio gear manufacturer celebrates 50 years of changing with the times.

The awards were given as part of the annual Best of Show Awards program

With the acquisition, the longtime pro-audio manufacturer moves into the live sound business.