Nick Marzock from Full Compass checked out Allen & Heath’s SQ-Rack at NAMM, a rackmount version of the company’s SQ series of digital mixers. Richard Starr from Allen & Heath noted that the NAMM booth was showcasing the first three SQ-Rack units in the U.S. He added that the $3K MAP mixing units were expected to start shipping in April.
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The 2024 CMA Touring Awards were presented March 3, 2025 in Nashville. Keith Urban was back as the host of the awards recognizing the best of the best in country music touring. Luke Comb’s “Growin; Up and Gettin’ Old Tour” was one of the big winners of the night, honored for Crew of the Year and categories including Production Manager (Jerry Slone), Tour Manager (Ethan Strunk), FOH Engineer (Todd Lewis), Monitor Engineer (Michael Zuehsow), Lighting Director (Kevin Northrup), and Video Director (Tyler Hutcheson).
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George Petersen presents the February 2025 issue of FRONT Of HOUSE Magazine, with spotlights on: Primus’ New Year’s Eve Concerts; Product Hits of NAMM 2025; Highlights of the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards; Recent House of Worship Projects; Battery-Operated P.A. Speakers and much more. Visit us at fohonline.com for more info!
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Over its 100-year history, more than 50,000 different electronics products have been developed by Shure, and the company’s products are sold in more than 120 countries. Here’s a video overview of this remarkable milestone.
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Dynacord presented the IX Series IP-networked multi-channel DSP power amplifiers at ISE 2025 in Barcelona. The lineup consists of five models tailored to industry-standard power specifications of 1,500, 3,000 and 6,000 watts across two 8-channel and three 4-channel configurations in a compact 1U form factor.
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ISE 2025 welcomed 85,351 visitors from 168 countries to Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 4-7, 2025. With a closing message of “Mission Accomplished – Connection Restored,” the organizers note that next year’s event will return to Barcelona Feb. 3-6, 2026.
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From all the performances, award presentations and acceptance speeches, the 67th Grammy Awards, which took place Feb. 2, 2025, were full of memorable moments. This video provides an overview of the music industry’s big night. The 2025 GRAMMYs also raised considerable funds for MusiCares Fire Relief.
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Doug Kolk of Los Angeles-based TV station KTLA reports on the two FireAid benefit concerts to be held at Intuit Done and the Kia Forum, both on Jan. 30. Artists are coming together to raise funds for the victims of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires and to assist with short-term recovery and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California.
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Unveiling at NAMM 2025, Allen & Heath’s SQ-Rack packs the features of the SQ console’s 96kHz XCVI core into a compact 4U rack-mount form factor, delivering 48 input channels of pristine audio quality with phase coherent mixes and ultra-low latency.
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Launched at NAMM 2025, the CCL (Compact Cardioid Line Array) offers cardioid directivity in a compact, lightweight system — ideal for portable gigs or installs in theaters, auditoriums, houses of worship and acoustically challenging spaces such as sports arenas or reverberant rooms.
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Happy New Year! Editor George Petersen reviews the January 2025 issue of FRONT of HOUSE magazine, which includes: The BEAT Tour doing classic King Crimson material; the Top 50 New Products to see at NAMM; our annual Top Tours Showtime feature, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s 2023-2025 Tour; A Buyers Guide to Custom-Fit IEMs; a Focus on Immersive Audio Installations; and more.
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Earlier this year, Twenty One Pilots played five secret club dates in Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York and their hometown of Columbus, OH, in anticipation of their album release and worldwide arena tour. Sound engineers Cliff Skinner (monitors) and Kenny Sellars (FOH) chat about the challenge.
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