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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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08/25/09 01:17 PM,
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The NSCA Education Foundation has re-elected Tom Frericks, president of Copp Systems Integrator, as the president of the NSCA Education Foundation Board of Directors. T The board also elected Daniel Nix, vice president of sales – Americas, Bosch Security Systems, Communications Systems Division, to serve as a director. Since 1999, the NSCA Education Foundation has created educational opportunities to grow the commercial electronic systems industry. By providing financial assistance through scholarships, student memberships and the creation of an endowment for…
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08/25/09 08:31 AM,
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Universal Audio has appointed Scott Church to the newly created position of Director of Product Management. With more than ten years of product management and recording education experience, Church is a strong strategist and adept manager. Most recently, Church held the position of Music Creation Product Manager at Digidesign, where he determined the market and customer requirements that led to the design, definition and implementation of Pro Tools 8. Church has also held positions at Connect for Education and Steinberg,…
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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08/24/09 02:41 PM,
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Audio-Technica has announced that Patterson, New Jersey-based On the Road Marketing has been presented with A-T’s prestigious President’s Award. The award was presented by Marc Lee Shannon, Audio-Technica Vice President, Sales, to Doug Brown, On the Road Marketing President. On the Road Marketing received this honor at an awards ceremony during this year’s InfoComm Expo in Orlando, Florida, to honor its dedicated force of manufacturer’s representatives. Doug Brown, Principal of On the Road Marketing, accepted the President’s Award, which recognizes…
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08/24/09 07:45 AM,
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Lexicon has released new Windows and Mac software drivers for the I∙ONIX Series of desktop recording interfaces. With the new 64-bit Windows driver, these interfaces now operate seamlessly on computers running Windows 64-bit XP and Vista operating systems. The new Mac driver improves performance and now supports all Mac computers operating on OS X 10.4.9 or higher regardless of whether they are based on a PowerPC or Intel processor. The I∙ONIX Series feature newly designed dbx microphone preamps on all…
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Friday, August 21, 2009
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08/21/09 12:30 PM,
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Blue Microphones has named industry veteran John Maier as chief executive officer, following nearly seven years as CEO of TC Group Americas where he worked with such brands as Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics and Linn Electronics. Maier joins Blue with the charter of building on 15 years of success and recent exponential growth following their acquisition last year by private equity firm Transom Capital Group. In addition to Blue’s pro audio product line, Maier will oversee the…
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
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08/20/09 10:17 AM,
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In a move to provide professional audio customers and dealers in the India market with comprehensive sales and support services, Harman Professional has announced the appointment of Hi-Tech Audio Systems as the authorized distributor for India. According to Harman Professional Regional Sales Director Sushil S. John, today’s announcement underscores Harman Professional’s commitment to evolving and improving its service of the professional audio community in India. Headquartered in New Dehli with satellite offices in Noida and resident engineers based regionally throughout…
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08/20/09 09:39 AM,
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Leading European rental company SSE Audio Group has invested in a DiGiCo SD7 to add to its extensive stock of high-end sound equipment. Managing Director John Penn, explains the decision: “Since we invested in DiGiCo D5s in 2004, they have been consistently in demand and very reliable. The low cost of ownership, coupled with these factors, has made the consoles produce a great return on what we initially perceived as a high investment cost. “We have kept an eye on…
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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08/19/09 10:01 AM,
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It’s hardly rare to hear the words “major motion picture event” applied to a summer film. Visually stunning or not, whether it’s the latest Hollywood biopic, all-star comedy or action adventure, the phrase is attached to big budget summer flicks so permanently and casually that we hardly take notice. In the case of director Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s environ-epic “Home”, however, that phrase actually rings true… Produced by Luc Besson and backed by PPR, a French holding company that specializes in some…
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08/19/09 08:47 AM,
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The Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy invited legendary producers Mike Clink, Ron Nevison, and Keith Olsen to participate in a GRAMMY “Soundtable” event entitled “Behind the Glass,” a discussion recently hosted by the Recording Academy and Shure at the new S.N. Shure Theater at the company’s corporate headquarters in Niles, Illinois. “This was one of the most gratifying experiences I’ve had, personally and professionally, in my 20 years working at Shure,” said Mark Brunner, who moderated the discussion with…
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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08/18/09 03:13 PM,
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Peabody Award-winning radio personality William “Bill” McGlaughlin has been named Keynote Speaker for the upcoming 127th AES Convention. The long-time host and music director of American Public Media’s popular Saint Paul Sunday public radio program McGlaughlin is a highly regarded broadcaster, educator, composer and conductor. In making the announcement, Convention Chair Agnieszka Roginska remarked, “While the focus of our conventions are largely technical in nature, we are delighted to provide our attendees with an opportunity to enjoy a discourse by…
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