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Thursday, January 08, 2009
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01/08/09 05:18 PM,
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Bob Lee of QSC Audio officially took charge of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Secretary post in late 2008 after being elected to the post at the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco. “I’m handling the Board of Governors’ meeting minutes and correspondence, and working with the treasurer to develop the AES’s annual budget,” Lee says, outlining just some of his new responsibilities. “My interest in and knowledge of information design will definitely be a plus for this job.” A…
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01/08/09 04:25 PM,
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When Guy Charbonneau first read Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, it almost looked like a My Space Friends List for his Le Mobile remote recording truck. “I did a quick count and realized that Le Mobile has recorded forty-one of them,” says Charbonneau. “Even I found that a bit amazing.” Among the top 20 on the list, Le Mobile has recorded nine: Aretha Franklin (1), Ray Charles (2), Bob Dylan (7), Stevie Wonder (9),…
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Monday, December 29, 2008
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12/29/08 10:10 AM,
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In one of country music’s most prestigious musical events of the year, rental systems provider ATK/Audiotek of Valencia, California supplied a multi-array JBL VERTEC line array system for the recent 42nd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. The awards show was held at the Sommet Center in Nashville and broadcast live on ABC to a national audience, with this year’s show co-hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Featured performers included Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, The Eagles, George Strait,…
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Monday, December 22, 2008
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12/22/08 04:45 PM,
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The upcoming AES Nashville section will provide a two-day recording workshop and gear expo at the Musician’s Hall of Fame and Museum. The event, slated for February 20-21, 2009, will focus on getting the most from a studio environment, intended for recording musicians, songwriters laying down demos, and professional engineers working in personal production spaces Keynote speaker for the event will be 13-time Grammy Award winner, musician and studio owner Ricky Skaggs. Other presenters include Jeff Balding, Russ Long, Pat…
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12/22/08 12:25 PM,
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Wave Studios in Amsterdam, a new-state-of-the-art commercial post production house, is featuring two Euphonix System 5-MC’s and one Euphonix MC Pro for controlling Nuendo digital audio workstations. Wave Amsterdam is the second purpose facility for business partners Warren Hamilton and Johnnie Burn, who have owned Wave London, a multiple award winning commercial sound design studio in Soho, since 1999. Wave has been responsible for many of the most memorable advertisements on UK television. Located on the second floor of a…
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
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12/18/08 01:43 PM,
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Audio pioneer Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser was inducted into the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Hall of Fame for his contributions to the advancement of the consumer electronics industry. The founder of headphone and microphone manufacturer Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG was one of twelve distinguished industry leaders honored this year at the ninth annual Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame awards ceremony, held in October at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Daniel Sennheiser, grandson of the founder, accepted…
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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12/17/08 12:27 PM,
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Applications are due December 31, 2008, for NSCA’s prestigious Excellence in Business Awards and the opportunity to receive free entrance to NSCA’s Business and Leadership Conference, sponsored by InfoComm International, February 26-28, in Phoenix, AZ. These distinguished awards honor the achievements of contractors who have demonstrated outstanding success in the past year in one of the following categories: - Growth Strategies - Professional Development - Strategic Advancement - Project Development - Marketing Strategies - Education of Allied Professionals - Recurring…
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Monday, December 15, 2008
12/15/08 03:45 PM,
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The Awards Committee and the Board of Governors of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) have voted to award K2 Audio Senior Consultant, Ray Rayburn, the society’s Fellowship Award. The award recognizes Rayburn’s contributions to the art and science of sound system design, digital signal processing and routing, and electromagnetic compatibility. Rayburn has been an engineer in acoustics, audio systems, and telecommunications for 40 years, and in addition to designing audio systems for some of the most well-known venues in the…
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
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Future Sonics has provided a list of their clients as headlining performers, nominees and award-winners at the 2008 American Music Awards. The show aired in late November on ABC and featured appearances, performances and/or award presentations from the following Future Sonics clients (listed alphabetically): • Natasha Bedingfield • Beyonce • Miley Cyrus • Enrique Iglesias • Alicia Keys • Annie Lennox • New Kids on the Block • Pussy Cat Dolls • Rihanna • Jordan Sparks • Taylor Swift • …
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
11/20/08 02:03 PM,
Dan Erickson of General Communications has been named NSCA University’s Educator of the Year. Erickson received NSCA’s top education award based on student feedback from his course, “Networking Issues that Impact AV Integrators and Designers,” which he taught for the College of System Design during NSCA University at InfoComm 08. Winners are determined based on evaluations completed by students participating in NSCA University courses. Instructors are evaluated on areas such as topic knowledge, engagement with students, and topic relevance. NSCA…
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