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  • Thursday, May 24, 2012
    Grammy-Nominated Engineer Ben Chang Relies On AKG Microphones In The Studio
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    PSW Staff 05/24 10:01 AM,
    Working alongside singer/songwriter Claude Kelly in New York City’s KMA studio in the historic Brill Building, two-time Grammy-nominated engineer, arranger and programmer Ben Chang uses AKG D12 dynamic and C451 condenser microphones as his go-to solutions for tracking. With a client list ranging in artists such as David Cook, Steve Jordan, Jessie J, Lil Jon, Mya, Ne-Yo, Trey Songs, Tiësto and his Grammy-nominated work with Fantasia and Ledisi, Chang focuses on an “organic” sound with live drums and acoustic guitars.… View this story
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  • Wednesday, May 23, 2012
    AES Names Steve Green Business Development Manager
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    PSW Staff 05/23 02:54 PM,
    Recognizing the importance of engaging directly with its stakeholders, Executive Director Bob Moses has named Steve Green AES Business Development Manager. An accomplished audio systems and applications engineer, and skilled technical marketing manager, Green will focus his energies on expanding the AES constituency and maximizing the value of its many assets and services. “I’ve known Steve Green over twenty years,” Moses said.  “I was his customer for more than half of them, and I learned that I could go to… View this story
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  • Get Inside The Mackie DL1608 With New Video Podcast Series
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    PSW Staff 05/23 02:35 PM,
    The Mackie DL1608 Digital Live Sound Mixer with iPad Control has garnered some serious attention from audio pros the world over since the unveiling earlier this year. With availability right around the corner, Mackie wants to inform and involve all customers with a new DL1608 video podcast series. Podcast episodes will cover the basics, offer tips and tricks and get into advanced uses. Later episodes will be completely based around customers’ responses to an upcoming poll on Facebook and Twitter.… View this story
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  • Tuesday, May 22, 2012
    Fostex Inspires Mobile Creativity For Babyface
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    PSW Staff 05/22 06:43 AM,
    Musician and producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds recently took possession of his new Fostex PMO.4n self powered studio monitors in the colors white, black, purple, red and yellow. The PMO.4n’s are a recent update of the PMO.4 studio monitors introduced back in 2005. The compact design of the PMO.4n enclosure allows for convenient mobility allowing Kenny to feed his creative thirst by facilitating a mobile working environment. “I’m often inspired creatively by new or varied work environments which the small Fostex… View this story
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  • Monday, May 21, 2012
    New French President Welcomed Into Office With Eclipse
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    PSW Staff 05/21 01:42 PM,
    The investiture of the new French President, Francois Hollande, on May 15, was a long and solemn affair following both tradition and protocol. The official handover of power from former President Nicholas Sarkozy took place at the presidential palace of the Elysée, where President-elect Hollande was formally sworn in as head of state. As demanded by French republication tradition, M. Hollande made his way to the Hôtel de Ville city hall, the seat of the Mairie of Paris for his… View this story
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  • Fender Center Live With StudioLive From PreSonus
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    PSW Staff 05/21 10:38 AM,
    Located in Corona, California, the Fender Center for Music Education is a busy place. The 33,000-square foot building is home to a music school, a museum, two performance venues, and a recording studio. Run by the nonprofit Fender Museum of Music and the Arts Foundation, the Fender Center’s main focus is to provide music education to young people at low or no cost. As the Center’s audio engineer Kelly McGuire explains, the program has made an impact on a great… View this story
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  • First Midas PRO2 Sold Into Slovakia
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    PSW Staff 05/21 10:33 AM,
    Midas has announced the first sale of the PRO2 live audio system into the Slovakian market. Facilitated by Midas’ Slovakian distributor SBL Acoustics, the sale was made Patrik Kvacka, who runs his own rental company in Slovakia’s political and cultural capital of Bratislava. The new console has already been used for concerts by eclectic Berlin collective Jazzanova and British jazz and electronic band The Cinematic Orchestra. Kvacka ordered the first PRO2 after attending a demonstration of the new console for… View this story
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  • Guitar Center Opens In North Charlotte, NC
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    PSW Staff 05/21 10:25 AM,
    Following an eventful Q1 that saw the retailer expanding its operations in Tucson, Arizona, and Highland Park, Illinois, Guitar Center held the grand opening of its new location in North Charlotte, North Carolina, in April.  The store is located at 8813 JW Clay Blvd., STE A, Charlotte, NC 28262-5416. Guitar Center North Charlotte is Guitar Center’s 225th retail location. Guitar Center North Charlotte’s grand opening introduced customers to a vast selection of products and a dedicated staff with unparalleled musical… View this story
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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2012
    Black Box Analog Design Introduces New “Black Box” Microphone Preamp
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    PSW Staff 05/16 10:07 AM,
    Black Box Analog Design, an engineer-led design firm dedicated to handcrafted, American-made audio equipment, has announced the official release of the Black Box microphone preamp. The company has selected Vintage King Audio as its distributor, and is currently taking orders worldwide. Designers Eric Racy and Robert Wainscott have created versatile piece of gear that enables users to uniquely shape their sound by implementing unconventional methods and such features as an entirely analog audio path, custom, hand wound Cinemag input and… View this story
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  • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
    PWS Walks The Red Carpet AT Billboard Latin Music Awards
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    PSW Staff 05/15 04:58 PM,
    Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) has been providing wireless solutions and gear onsite at the Billboard Latin Music Awards for the past 13 years. This year the PWS team, including Brooks Schroeder and James Stoffo, created a custom wireless communications package for the show, with the company’s frequency coordination team working backstage to ensure all wireless operations went off without a hitch. “This year’s package included all of the wireless microphones, in-ear monitors and IFBs for the technical production and musical… View this story
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