Pro Audio Education to Expand at NAMM 2019
By Steve Harvey. Held in Anaheim Jan. 24 to 27, the NAMM Show 2019 is scheduled to feature more than 250 pro audio sessions dedicated to every aspect of production.
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Companies to Watch in 2019
By Clive Young. We spoke with dozens of pro audio companies, manufacturers and organizations to find out their highlights of 2018, and just as importantly, explain why the industry should keep an eye out for them in the coming year.
PMC2018 Explores Getting Paid, Artificial Intelligence
By Steve Harvey. PMC2018 addressed a broad swath of issues related to production music, focusing not only on business issues, such as best practices for securing placements and, equally importantly, getting paid, but also how to maximize composition and production quality.
AIMS and AES Partner to Demo AoIP
Together they'll present the Audio-over-IP Technology Pavilion at AES this week.
Gibson Bankruptcy Plan Formally Approved
The guitar giant will be restructured, while longtime CEO Henry Juszkiewicz has been ousted.
AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio Returns in 2019
Building on last year’s inaugural event, the four-day international symposium returns to Anaheim, CA, to run concurrently with the 2019 NAMM Show.
AES’s Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration Conference A Success
The conference drew pros and presenters from around the industry to discuss the creation and maintenance of audio archives, as well as explore the Library of Congress facilities and engineers.
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry
Industry moves include promotions and hires at Focusrite Pro, QSC, d&b audiotechnik, Heil Sound, Alteros, Guitar Center, dBTechnologies, Pelican Products, Clear-Com, Avid, Solotech, Lawo and DiGiGrid.
Community Professional Loudspeakers Turns 50
Founded by Bruce Howze in 1968 to develop concert-worthy loudspeakers, Community evolved its market focus from tour sound to MI and now to install, though Howze’s technical leadership has been the one constant throughout.
SEC Charges GilmanSound Founder Defrauded Investors for $3.3 Million
By Katie Makal. Purported Oil “Sonication” Companies Sell Snake Oil Instead, SEC Alleges.
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry
Industry moves include promotions and hires at d&b audiotechnik, Calrec Audio, Ashly Audio, VUE Audiotechnik, the Business Solutions Group of Guitar Center, Riedel Communications, Solotech, Prism Sound, API, the NSCA Education Foundation, Lawo and QSC.
Welcome to 1979 Marks 10 Years with Direct-to-Disc Session
Ten artists will perform live at the studio on June 2 for 10-song vinyl compilation.
Autism Center Turns to Primacoustic for Noise Dampening
Vancouver’s Pacific Autism Family Network built a music therapy space that addresses all the sensory sensitivities, including sound.
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.”
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry
Industry moves include promotions and hires at Eighteen Sound, Countryman Associates, Genelec, Renkus-Heinz, Audionamix and CODA Audio USA, as well as the addition of Blue CEO John Maier to the LOUD Audio board of directors.
Avid Connect: “Getting Stronger Every Year”
At the fifth annual Avid Connect event in Las Vegas, new Avid CEO Jeff Rosica said, "I’m really eager to further tighten the bond between Avid and our global community. Together with the Avid team, we’ve accomplished a lot these last few years, but I will tell you there’s still a lot more we can do."
Need to Know: Blockchain: What It Means for Pro Audio
Blockchain as a concept has been making noise (perhaps a low rumble) across the music industry for a few years now, but hasn’t made significant inroads into the pro audio world—yet.
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.
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry
Industry moves include promotions at ADAM Audio and Genelec, and promotions at Community Professional Loudspeakers, Full Compass Systems, JoeCo, Group One Ltd., Point Source Audio, Martin Audio and Flare Audio.
Studio Burglar Bites Employee’s Face, Say Police
By Clive Young. Attack reportedly the culmination of numerous days of harassment by the suspect, who is now in police custody.
Producer/Label Founder Matt Dike, Dead at 55
By Katie Makal. Matt Dike, co-founder of influential hip-hop music label Delicious Vinyl and producer, has died at the age of 55.
Louisville, KY's Goldsmith Studios: “Getting Back to Normal”
By Katie Makal. Studio owner Brian Cronin is able to return to work following a late-December robbery.
Sennheiser Expands AMBEO Platform with New Partnership and Technologies
Sennheiser has invested in Dear Reality and acquiring intellectual property from Sonic Emotion.
People: Hires and Promotions in the Audio Industry
Industry moves include promotions at Audix and hires at Adamson Systems Engineering, GIK Acoustics, Pro Audio Design, Powersoft, Astro Spatial Audio, Focusrite, Auralex Acoustics and AlltecPro.
View from the Top: Stephen Siegel, Fulcrum Acoustic
By Clive Young. “As a technology-driven company, we are always experimenting with better ways to solve sound reinforcement challenges," says Siegel.
Shure To Open Downtown Chicago Office
By Clive Young. New Chicago Loop Location to house 150 employees, Consumer Experience Center.
Review: Avid CEO Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Book, "The Storyteller's Dilemma"
By Steve Harvey. Avid CEO Louis Hernandez Jr. discusses storytelling, creativity in new book.
View from the Top: Peter Thomas, PMC
By Clive Young. While U.K.-based PMC (Professional Monitor Company) has been in business for more than a quarter century, its profile in the U.S. has grown considerably in recent years.
View from the Top: James Lamb, Point Source Audio
Like many people in the pro audio business, James Lamb started out as a musician.
60 Seconds: Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson speaks to Pro Sound News about his new role as CEO of Full Compass Systems. He joined the company as CEO in December 2017.
Rick Hall, Father of "Muscle Shoals sound," Dies at 85
By Katie Makal. Legendary music producer and recording engineer Rick Hall, owner of FAME Recording Studios and father of the “Muscle Shoals sound,” died at his Alabama home on Jan. 2 after a long illness.
QSC Marks 50 Years of Pro Audio
QSC founders Pat Quilter, Barry Andrews and John Andrews reflect on 50 years of pro AV advances for live sound, cinema and corporate installations worldwide.
RØDE Debuts AI-1 Audio Interface
RØDE Microphones has released the AI-1, marking its first foray into the realm of USB audio interfaces, available on its own or as part of a new bundle, The Complete Studio Kit.
UK Vinyl to See Xmas Boost
By Steve Harvey. The BPI, which represents the UK’s recorded music industry, is predicting that the holiday season will add over one million vinyl albums to the year’s total, which is expected to top four million in Britain.
FabFilter Bows Pro-L 2 Limiter Plug-in
FabFilter is now shipping the Pro-L 2 update to its Pro-L limiter plug-in. This update offers new limiting algorithms, a true peak limiting mode, and other new features including compliant loudness metering, and surround support.
DPA Mics Acquires Sound Network
DPA Microphones has acquired UK pro audio distributor Sound Network [no relation to our site, prosoundnetwork.com]. The company has distributed DPA for the last two decades, making inroads for the manufacturer’s products into the UK broadcast, live sound and theater markets.
Samson Launches AirLine ATX Wireless
Samson has launched its full line of AirLine ATX Series Micro Transmitter UHF Wireless Systems featuring what is reported to be the world’s smallest beltpack/clip-on transmitter.
Highlander Partners Acquires Biamp
Biamp Systems has been acquired by private investment firm Dallas-based Highlander Partners from previous owner Lomar Corporation. Financial details were not released other than that Lomar will retain a minority investment in Biamp.
Fohhn Debuts Focus Venue Line Array
Fohhn Audio has introduced its new Focus Venue Beam Steering line array.
ACT Lighting Acquires RapcoHorizon
ACT Lighting, Inc., an importer and distributor of entertainment technology, has acquired RHC Holdings Corp., better known as RapcoHorizon, a vertically-integrated manufacturer of interconnect assemblies, audio, data and interface products, and specialty industrial wire. RapcoHorizon brands include ProCo, RAT, RoadHog and StageMASTER.
ClearOne Updates Dialog 20 Wireless Mics
ClearOne’s recently introduced Dialog 20 wireless microphone system are natively compatible with its own Converge Pro 2 line of mixers.
2018 Production Grammy Noms Announced
The Recording Academy has announced the nominations for its 60th Annual Grammy Awards, including engineering, mixing, remixing, mastering and production acknowledgements.
Waves Unveils VU Meter Plug-In
Waves Audio is now shipping its latest plug-in, the Waves VU Meter, intended to help users maintain proper gain staging for a clean mix.
Community Launches IV6 Array
Community has expanded its I SERIES family with the new IV6 Modular Vertical Array 600 system. Designed for installed indoor or outdoor applications, IV6 is a scalable, adaptive sound reinforcement system featuring wide-dispersion IV6-1122 array elements (12-inch, 2-way) available in two complementary vertical coverage angle versions (5-degree and 15-degree).
AES@NAMM Online Registration Opens
While the annual NAMM Convention in Anaheim, CA has stepped up its pro-audio education offerings in recent years, it will take a dive into the deep end this January 25-28 with the help of the Audio Engineering Society, as both organizations team up to present the inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio. Now online registration for the four-day, multi-language event has opened online.