COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Blaze Audio, a Copenhagen-based global leader specializing in pro audio solutions tailored for the installed sound market, announced May 7 that it… Read More »Blaze Audio Acquires Cornered Audio’s Commercial Install Loudspeaker Assets
Read More »When replacing traditional monitors with IEMs, it can be hard to overcome the institutional and individual resistance to change. If our seasoned musicians and vocalists have adopted the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” stance, we might timidly present the idea of IEMs, and just dip our big toe in the water — buying a cheap system in case the old-timers decide they hate it. However, if they were already predisposed to hate it, and the system is cheap, it’s not going to work well: The old-timers are REALLY going to hate it and now have a legitimate rationale from which to argue against the new paradigm.
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NEEDHAM, MA – K-array USA announced a new partnership with Momentum Group, a prominent manufacturer’s representative firm based in Denver, CO. Momentum Group will serve as the commercial and residential representative for the complete K-array portfolio including K-array, KGEAR, and KSCAPE brands in New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Eastern Idaho, and El Paso, Texas.
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ALAMEDA, CA – Clear-Com noted that two sound designers relying on its products – Gareth Owen and Nick Lidster with Autograph – were recently nominated for Tony Awards, and that the company’s innovative products, such as the FreeSpeak II digital wireless system, pictured here at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, have been put to use for other theatrical venues and productions around the world.
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NEW YORK – The 77th Tony Awards will be held on June 16, 2024 at the David H. Koch Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center. Nominees for the 2024 awards were announced April 30, 2024. To be eligible, the productions must have been staged on Broadway during the 2023-2024 season (April 28, 2023 through April 25, 2024). Nominees for Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical follow.
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INDIO, CA – Outline noted that its patented Newton processor, which made its debut at Coachella in 2019, was once again part of Rat Sound Systems’ audio arsenal of support for the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in 2024.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Sensaphonics announced that it will sponsor AES’ 4th International Conference on Audio and Music-Induced Hearing Disorders, set for May 29-31, 2024 at Aalborg University Copenhagen Campus. Sensaphonics founder Dr. Michael Santucci and Dr. Shannon Switzer, director of the Musicians’ Hearing Clinic at Sensaphonics, will offer insights to new technologies during the event.
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EAW debuts its new UXA4416 amplifiers along with a companion update to its Resolution software. UXA4416 represents a new generation of EAW four-channel DSP amplifiers,… Read More »EAW UXA4416 DSP Amps with Resolution Software Update
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In the tech sector, we’re all dependent on gear…and like many of you, I do appreciate gear that keeps going and going and going.
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New gear from 1 SOUND, DirectOut, KGEAR, KLANG, Lab Gruppen, Lectrosonics, Neutrik, punQtum/Riedel, Radial and TASCAM
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Photojournalist Steve Jennings talks to FOH engineer Chad Olech, monitor engineer Rob Smuder and crew about working on one of this year’s hottest tours.
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We visit some recent arena and stadium installs, which are trending toward musicality, vocal intelligibility and sonic impact to heighten the fan experience.
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