Business
AES Nashville Shares Online Audio Instruction ‘How-To’
AES Nashville members have created an in-depth ‘how-to’ for audio educators who have to quickly migrate audio education courses to an online format.
Business
Post and Broadcast
NAB Show 2020 Replaced by New Offerings
The 2020 NAB Show will be replaced by NAB Show Express, a “digital experience,” and an enhanced annual NAB Show New York in October 2020.
Business
NAMM Explores Small Business Coronavirus Relief
A webinar, COVID-19 Small Business Relief Resources, hosted by NAMM on March 24 provided details of the current federal and state relief for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic
Post and Broadcast
Broadcasters Prep for Live Immersive Content
The ability to provide immersive audio is quickly moving from being an option in many fields to a necessity. Whether being applied to broadcast content, cinema, or live and concert sound, the various formats—as well as the facilities and...
Business
60 Seconds with John McMahon of Meyer Sound
Get to know John McMahon, vice president of sales and marketing at Meyer Sound Laboratories.
Business
Mr. Rogers, Dr. Dre, Village People Added to National Recording Registry
What do Mr. Rogers and Dr. Dre have in common? Both were just inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
Business
2020 Best of Show Special Edition Awards Open for Nominations
The 2020 Best of Show Special Edition Awards will help to honor and promote outstanding new products introduced this spring.
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.
Business
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for April 2020
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at d&b audiotechnik, Neutrik USA, Avid, Audio Engineering Society (AES), Riedel Communications, Danley Sound Labs and LEA Professional.
Business
Ardian Completes Audiotonix Acquisition
The nearly €1 billion deal to purchase a majority stake in pro-audio console conglomerate Audiotonix has been completed.
Business
Larry Edgeworth, NBC News Audio Tech, Dies of COVID-19
Larry Edgeworth, a 25-year veteran of NBC News who worked out of the network’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters in Manhattan, died on Thursday, March 19, from complications brought about by the coronavirus.
Live
Live Sound Pro Recovering from COVID-19
Freelance audio pro Joe McGrath is recovering from a near-death experience after contracting COVID-19 on the job.
Live
Roadie Rescue Aims to Aid Pros Who’ve Lost Gigs
Clair Global, Event Safety Alliance, Take1 and others team for GoFundMe campaign to benefit freelance production professionals.
Business
Coronavirus and Pro Audio: Developing News
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE! As the coronavirus pandemic continues, this page will be updated regularly with related pro-audio news.
Business
Andrea Bocelli’s Engineer Talks Coronavirus
Speaking from Firenze, Andrea Taglia, FOH engineer for opera superstar Andrea Bocelli, discusses the novel coronavirus from the vantage point of Italy.
Live
Recording Academy Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Recording Academy/MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund will help musicians and touring pros whose livelihood has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Business
L-Acoustics Closes Overseas Operations Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
Aiming to protect employees while also helping mitigate the coronavirus' spread, French loudspeaker manufacturer L-Acoustics has closed nearly all its facilities worldwide.
Live
Post-Coronavirus, How Will Live Sound Go Back to Work?
How will the live-sound industry have changed when it comes out of its coronavirus-induced hibernation?
Business
Powersoft Sets Extra E-Training Courses Amidst Coronavirus Lockdown
Italian pro-audio manufacturer Powersoft has increased its capacity to deliver online trainings to counter covid-19 restrictions.
Live
Martin Audio Talks Coronavirus Business Impact
Like all pro-audio manufacturers, Martin Audio is looking ahead and taking steps to move forward through the rapidly evolving coronavirus situation.
Business
AES Suspends Vienna Convention Registration
This year’s AES Vienna convention has not been cancelled, but the coronavirus pandemic is placing potentially insurmountable hurdles in its path.
Business
Prolight + Sound Has Been Cancelled
Following an attempt to reschedule PL+S 2020 in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, the pro-audio/MI event will not take place this year.
Tour Sound
Industry Reacts as Coronavirus Shuts Down Tours
Live sound pros are grappling with a touring shut down across the U.S. that is intended to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
Business
NAB Show 2020 Cancelled as Coronavirus Rages On
In the face of the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 NAB Show, originally set to be held in Las Vegas April 18-22, has been cancelled.
Business
Webinar: New Opportunities for Production with 5 GHz Wireless Intercom
Learn how the 5GHz wireless spectrum provides new opportunities to greatly improve intercom communication for your live event productions.
Business
Avid Cancels Connect 2020
Citing Coronavirus concerns, Avid drops all F2F events through mid-May, including its own Avid Connect 2020 community event.
Business
Music Entities Aid Nashville Tornado Recovery
Iron Mountain, Gibson and regional guitar shops have the backs of music professionals as part of Nashville's tornado recovery.
Business
E4 Experience Santa Clara and Washington, D.C. Cancelled
As Coronavirus continues to spread, Almo Pro pulls the plug on the E4 Experience conference scheduled this week in Santa Clara, CA.
Business
Lectrosonics Rep Howard Kaufman Passes
A longtime part of the Lectrosonics family, Northeastern technical sales representative Howard Kaufman died on Feb. 27.
Regional and Local
Jetwave Wireless Opens NE Office
Covering the New York City region, the new Jetwave Wireless facility will be used for show buildouts and customer support.
Business
Solotech Acquires Miami’s Pro Sound Inc.
Canada-based Solotech makes further advances into U.S. live production and systems integration markets with new acquisition of Pro Sound Inc.
Business
Coronavirus Bumps Prolight + Sound 2020
Messe Frankfurt has postponed the annual European live sound/MI trade show Prolight + Sound 2020 due to the increasing spread of coronavirus in Europe.
Music Production
Abbey Road Opens U.S. Institute
The Abbey Road Institute's first U.S. location will open this fall at Miami Art House in Florida, led by Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Julio Reyes Copello.
Business
Nashville Tornado Hits Music Venue, Studio
A deadly storm that passed through Tennessee in the early hours of March 3 left 22 dead and created a tornado that tore through East Nashville, damaging hundreds of buildings including Woodland Studios and popular venue The Basement East.
Business
Funktion-One Co-Founder John Newsham Retires
Capping more than 40 years in pro audio manufacturing, John Newsham retires to return to live sound engineering.
Regional and Local
QSC, Rock-Ola Team to Power New Jukeboxes.
To paraphrase Joan Jett, “Put a GX3 in the jukebox, baby.”
Business
Dan Carey, The 1975 and Marta Salogni scoop top honors at 2020 MPG Awards
Carey, The 1975 and Salogni won Producer of the Year, UK Album of the Year and Breakthrough Producer of the Year, respectively
Business
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for March 2020
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Arista Corp., QSC, Meyer Sound, PMC, Optocore and BroaMan, Clear-Com and Riedel Communications.
Business
NAMM 2020 Goes Down to the Crossroads
NAMM 2020 hit Anaheim with a blizzard of new products, technologies and educational offerings in January. Here, we take a look back, sizing up what the show meant not merely on the product side, but also in terms of...
Business
60 Seconds with Joey Palkowitch of LEA Professional
Get to know Joey Palkowitch, North American sales manager at LEA Professional.
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.