Post and Broadcast
BAM Studios Opens Podcast Division
Chicago-based BAM Studios recently launched a podcast division, guided by Emmy-winning producer/creative director Chris Olsen.
Shure
Business
NAMM 2020 By the Numbers
The annual MI/Pro Audio convocation was a hit by all measurements.
Business
Seen on the Scene: NAMM Show 2020, Day Two
Dive into our photo gallery of NAMM Show 2020 for all the new products, panels and hoopla of Day Two.
Post and Broadcast
Shure Comes out for American Music Awards
A broad selection of Shure microphones were employed at this year’s American Music Awards.
Blogs
A Voice-O-Graph Blast from the Past
Songbyrd Music House and Record Café is home to one of the last surviving Voice-O-Graph booths—a 1940s vending machine that recorded customers to a vinyl record, cut right on the spot.
Business
Shure Experience Center Opens in London
The facility is officially named the Rose Shure Experience Center after co-founder Rose Shure.
Product Reviews
Real-World Review: Royer AxeMount Dual Microphone Clip
Producer/engineer Russ Long has to axe himself, how did we never think of this before?
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Kacey Musgraves
Album of the Year Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves began her world tour in October, 2018 as an opening act, and wrapped it up 13 months later as an arena headliner. Engineers Travis Bing (FOH) and Dalton VanVolkenburgh (monitors) recount...
Tour Sound
Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia
David Byrne’s American Utopia tour is playing Broadway through February, featuring a massive band that is mobile throughout the performance, thanks to RF wizardry.
New Products
Shure Readies New Microflex Drop-Ceiling Installation Mic
New ceiling array microphone variant allows for installation in 24x24-inch ceiling grids.
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Weird Al Yankovic on Tour
By Clive Young. If Barbra Streisand and The Who could do it this summer, so could Weird Al—so he did. The prince of parodies played with 41-piece orchestras every night on his recent Strings Attached tour, carrying audio gear...
Recording
Vix in the Mix
A personal production setup these days can be anything from a full-blown recording studio to rival high-end commercial facilities to something as simple as a laptop, an interface and headphones. But Jenn Vix’s production rig features something unusual: a...
Business
Shure Expands its Euro Biz in Berlin
The pro audio manufacturer has set up in Berlin’s creative Hood Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district.
New Products
Shure Unveils New VPH Mic
The new microphone is aimed at TV reporting, sporting a long handle to aid on-camera interviews.
Business
Sweetwater Rolls Out 24-Hour Gear Store
It’s 10 PM—do you know where your gaff tape is? Maybe not, but if you’re in Fort Wayne, IN, here’s where you can get some more late at night.
Post and Broadcast
Tonys Tap Axient Digital for First Time
Firehouse Productions tackled audio for the annual ceremony.
Post and Broadcast
Lear Launches Live Sitcoms with TwinPlex
TV Revivals of All in the Family and The Jeffersons were captured with Shure mics.
Regional and Local
Shure Aids Burgled Venue
A small 150-cap venue in England kept its doors open with help from the mic manufacturer.
Regional and Local
Masque Sound Takes On Lehmann Trilogy
Epic play gets the immersive audio treatment for New York premiere.
Post and Broadcast
Stitcher’s Flexible New Facility
By Steve Harvey. Podcast network Stitcher recently moved into its new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, building out a 2,000-square-foot production complex comprising three studios, two edit rooms and two iso booths designed in concert with WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group.
Tour Sound
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Frank Zappa Hologram Tour
By Paroo Streich. Kicking off this Friday, the world tour brings the late Frank Zappa's bandmates together to play live with their leader once again.
New Products
PWS Ships Alpha Series Quad Distro Units
The new distro units are intended for use with multiple Shure Axient receivers.
Regional and Local
Masque Sound Equips Falsettos Tour
Broadway revival hits the road with Masque Sound.
Business
PSN’s NAB Best of Show Award Winners Announced
The awards were given as part of the annual Best of Show Awards program
New Products
At NAB: Shure Debuts TwinPlex Subminiature Mics
Shure aims for theatrical, broadcast markets with new line.
Business
60 Seconds: Mark Humrichouser, Shure
Get to know Mark Humrichouser, vice president of global sales at Shure.
Post and Broadcast
Welcome to the Jungle
By Steve Harvey. Ensconced in a Los Angeles neighborhood known as the Jungle, beachside Shindig Music + Sound recently marked its second anniversary by expanding its space and services, unveiling a new 5.1 mix suite and production/green room.
Business
Busted: Counterfeit Pro Audio Gear Seized in China
Police raid nets hundreds of fake Shure, Sennheiser, Yamaha and Harman products.
Post and Broadcast
Firehouse Fires Up RF for NBA All-Star Weekend
Firehouse Productions tackled RF duties for multiple broadcasts surrounding and including the game.
Post and Broadcast
Duo Divulges Podcasting Basics
By Steve Harvey. Chris Bates and Tyler Marolf of TeacherZone.com and Los Rios Rock School offer advice about hosting a podcast for your own business and share best practices on topics including required gear, distribution, and ideas for successful...
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Inside Panic! at the Disco’s Calm Tour
By Clive Young. Fueled by a hit album and the omnipresent single “High Hopes,” Panic! At the Disco takes a victory lap around North America’s arenas with an Eighth Day Sound-supplied system combining the best of digital and analog...
Live
Behind the Scenes of the Grammys’ Live Sound
Providing live sound for an audience comprised of the top music artists and executives is no easy task.
Live
Shure Settles into Super Bowl
Axient Digital mics used for referee calls, pre-game events and halftime show.
Post and Broadcast
Listeners Eat to the Beat with KJZZ’s Soundbite
By Steve Harvey. KJZZ’s Soundbite is a combination food truck / performance stage / radio broadcast studio, able to serve up audio, video, artists and hot dogs with ease.
Blogs
Seen on the Scene: 2019 NAMM Show, Days 2 & 3
By Clive Young. The Winter NAMM Show is over, but the memories remain—and the new gear is coming! Check out our huge photo gallery for more.
Blogs
Seen on the Scene: 2019 NAMM Show, Day One
Dive into our huge photo gallery for all the new products, sights and hoopla of Day One.
New Products
Shure Debuts MV88+ Mic/Video Kit
Shure’s MOTIV line for mobile content creation expands with new kit.
Business
Audio Engineer and Inventor Robert Schulein, Dead at 76
Schulein was a key force at numerous pro audio manufacturers.
Recording
Reinventing ‘Remain in Light’
By Steve Harvey. 2015 Producer of the Year Grammy Award-winner Jeff Bhasker reveals the production process behind Angelique Kidjo's first English-language album, a cover of Talking Heads' "Remain in Light."
Live
Mixing Moby with the L.A. Phil
By Steve Harvey. In a world premiere event celebrating the L.A. Philharmonic's 100th Season, Moby performed with an orchestra for the first time in his career, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. FOH engineer Drew Curtis, orchestra mixer Shawn Murphy...
News
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...
Music Festival Business
Frank Carter’s Festival Freedom
A swap to new wireless system gave the rising punk band freedom to roam.
Tour Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Rolling with Thomas Rhett’s Road Show
By Clive Young. Talking with the audio team behind the scenes on this fall's Thomas Rhett arena tour.
Tour Sound
Simple Minds Didn’t Forget About You
By Clive Young. PSN speaks with the audio team behind Simple Minds' first full U.S. headline tour in more than 20 years.
Business
60 Seconds: Peter James of Shure
Get to know Peter James, vice president of global sales for pro audio at Shure.