Newsroom

LOS ANGELES — Lauten Audio microphones, including the Atlantis, Eden, Clarion, and new Series Black LA-120, LA-220, and LA-320 were recently used to record the Foo Fighters’ new album, Concrete and Gold, at EastWest Studios.

GLENDALE, CA – System of a Down (SOAD), the Armenian-American alternative metal band from Glendale, California, has completed a successful European tour this summer using KLANG:technologies’ innovative 3D monitor mixing system. Incorporating numerous festivals, the 2017 tour included performances in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Belgium and Russia.

STAMFORD, CT – Harman, purchased in an $8 billion deal that was announced last November and completed March 10, recently gave notice to 650 of its 3,700 Harman Pro employees that their jobs will be eliminated by June 2018 as the company continues its restructuring efforts to better serve customers and accelerate new product innovations.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Founders Brewing Company recently hosted the 10th annual Founders Fest to celebrate the brewery’s 20th anniversary with a Martin Audio MLA system provided by Technotrix, Inc.

CHARLOTTE, NC – Audio-visual suppliers S.E. Systems installed RCF VSA vertical steerable arrays in the recently-renovated luxury suites at Bank of America Stadium.

ELKHART, IN – Local reports noted that Harman’s Crown manufacturing facility in Elkhart, IN will cease its operations in the coming months and that, between now and next June, some 115 workers could be affected. Some may get an opportunity to relocate to Harman sites in Los Angeles or Dallas; others may be eligible for severance arrangements, reports noted.

AUSTIN, TX – On Sept. 16, Willie Nelson announced the passing of Ben “Lovey” Dorcy III, subject of the 2017 documentary, Lovey: King of the Roadies, who had supported bands on the road starting in 1950 until mid-2017, an astonishing 67 years. He was 92.

NEW YORK CITY – Paramount Events Inc. caters to live and installed sound projects with its investment in Powersoft Powersoft Ottocanali, K and X-Series power amplifiers.