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Steve Johnson Joins Audix as VP, Sales & Marketing
Industry veteran Steve Johnson has been named the news Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Oregon-based Audix Microphones.
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Nexo Loudspeaker Production Resumes
Nexo loudspeaker production is restarting as the French live sound manufacturer began reopening its operations on May 11.
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Shure Donates $79,000 in Earphones to Students
Providing students and teachers with Shure SE215 earphones for online learning is just one of the pandemic-related efforts the pro-audio manufacturer has made.
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Sweetwater Moves GearFest 2020 Online
With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, internet pro-audio retailer Sweetwater will hold GearFest 2020 online June 26-27.
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60 Seconds with Jonathan ‘JP’ Parker of Danley Sound Labs
Get to know Jonathan “JP” Parker, director of global sales and marketing at Danley Sound Labs.
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Yorkville Sound Pivots to Produce Ventilators
Pro-audio manufacturer Yorkville Sound has teamed up with Starfish Medical to design and produce ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Streaming Drives Global Revenues Up for Fifth Straight Year
Streaming accounted for more than half of global recorded music revenue in 2019, according to the IFPI’s newly released annual Global Music Report.
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Listen Acquires ExXothermic
Listen Technologies has acquired ExXothermic, Inc., a manufacturer working in the realm of low-latency Wi-Fi audio technology.
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People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry for May 2020
Industry moves this month include promotions and hires at Group One Ltd., Meyer Sound, DHD Audio, MSE Audio, Clear-Com, beyerdynamic and Lectrosonics.
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Post Companies Partner to Serve Game Developers
Periscope Post & Audio and Unlock Audio will provide game developers with an integrated single source for sound and music services.
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Reminder: “Best of Show” Special Edition Deadline Is Friday!
The winners of this year’s Special Edition Best of Show Awards will be announced during the week of NAB Show Express!
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View from the Top: Martin Seidl, Austrian Audio
When a 2017 global reorganization left Vienna-based employees of AKG laid off, Martin Seidl saw an opportunity to keep the team together and create something new in the form of Austrian Audio.
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Stage Tec Wins iF Design Award, Again
Stage Tec has won the iF Design Award for the third time
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Major Podcasters Keep Content Coming Despite Pandemic
With audiences and production teams working at home now, major podcasters Stitcher and Parcast have revamped their audio tech and workflows to keep content coming.
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2020 Marks Shure’s 95th Anniversary
The venerable pro audio company hits its 95th anniversary of providing audio pros with tools they need.
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Genelec Webinar to Cover Immersive Monitoring Solutions
The studio monitor mainstay will explore its immersive monitoring solutions in an upcoming Genelec webinar this Thursday.
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SSL Broadcast Tech Wins Queen’s Award
Solid State Logic lands an honor in its homeland, taking home a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
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Roland Cloud Academy Expands
Roland’s Live Online Learning Platform has added new online classes covering topics such as Livestreaming, Zenbeats and FANTOM.
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Special Edition Best of Show Awards Deadline Extended
In light of the just-announced digital version of the NAB Show, NAB Show Express, the deadline for nominations for the Special Edition Best of Show Awards has been extended.
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Tonmeistertagung 2020 Still On
The four-day audio engineering trade show in Düsseldorf is still set for October, though registration has been pushed back to May.
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Upcoming Pro Audio Training Webinars
Here’s a non-partisan, alphabetical rundown of educational pro-audio webinars coming up, provided by manufacturers across the industry.
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Special Edition Best of Show Award Nominations Close April 17
Nominations will close April 17 for the Special Edition Best of Show Awards program, an initiative of our parent company Future plc.
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Summer NAMM Cancelled; TEC Award Noms Moved
With Summer NAMM cancelled, the TEC Awards’ nominees announcement has been moved and the Music City Center is readying to become a hospital.
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Stoner Steps Away from Studio Suite
23 years after launching studio management software Studio Suite, creator Joel Stoner moves on.
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Live Nation to Aid Concert Production Pros
Live Nation has co-founded a fund to provide financial aid to concert production professionals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AES Vienna Convention to Move Online
The Audio Engineering Society’s annual European convention, set to take place in Vienna, Austria on May 25-28, has been partially cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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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.
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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.
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Innovox Audio Creates Face Shields for Health Care Workers
Loudspeaker manufacturer Innovox Audio has been building face shields for senior living communities in need during the pandemic.
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Clair Global Jumps into Community Disaster Relief
Live sound powerhouse Clair Global is helping create temporary disaster relief structures for use during the coronavirus outbreak.
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AVIXA to Hold InfoComm 2020 Virtually
InfoComm, AVIXA’s annual convention for the pro AV industry, is moving online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Called InfoComm Connected, the event will take place June 16–18.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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...
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60 Seconds with John McMahon of Meyer Sound
Get to know John McMahon, vice president of sales and marketing at Meyer Sound Laboratories.
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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.
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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.
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Ardian Completes Audiotonix Acquisition
The nearly €1 billion deal to purchase a majority stake in pro-audio console conglomerate Audiotonix has been completed.
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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.
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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.
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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.