Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has partnered with Paste Magazine to present the Sennheiser + Paste Interactive Studio & Lounge, an official SXSW showcase event scheduled to take place between Sunday, March 10th through Tuesday, March 12th at The Blackheart, 86 Rainey St. The three-day event will feature interviews every half hour between noon and 6pm each day with film directors, actors, app developers, technologists and musicians. The audience will be invited to listen to the ...
ItalianEmb1sm.jpg While the spotlight was on President Obama during the public ceremony of his second inauguration held on Monday, January 21st at the U.S. Capitol, there were many private parties, celebrations and events at other high profile institutions in and around D.C. for several days preceding the official event. To support the many festivities, K-array loudspeakers, distributed by Sennheiser, were enlisted to deliver powerful audio. For All Stage ...
BrunoMars.jpg For world-class recording artists including Bruno Mars, Sting, Zac Brown, Miranda Lambert, Alicia Keys and Ed Sheeran, Sennheiser was the microphone and wireless system of choice for the 55th annual Grammy Awards event, held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on February 10. The evening’s telecast, hosted for a second time by LL Cool J, drew 28.1 million viewers and showcased over 25 spectacular performances by a diverse range of artists. ...
I got the notice today about Louis Hernandez, Jr. taking the position of President and CEO of Avid. Gary Greenfield stepping down after only one year at the helm. Of course there is the spiel reassuring us Avid customers that the future is looking better than ever. Better service. Better company/consumer relationships. They're going to listen better. Mmmmmhmmmm. That's all great. It makes me wonder though, why Greenfield stepped down. Is it because of the shareholders? Is it because ...
K9psAb0Kh4FRwxOnC3dnLnVlZpy2pSpmySEaRLb_7xE.jpg Rafa Sardina is one of the most in-demand producer/mixer/engineers in the country and over the course of his storied career he has scooped up no less than eleven Grammy Awards for his work with the most successful artists in the world. Several years ago, Sardina opened his own commercial studio, 'After Hours,' to provide his elite clientele with a creatively inspiring environment where they could access the best equipment in the world, with Sardina himself at the ...
Vocal processing expert TC-Helicon and audio specialist Sennheiser today unveiled their cooperation in the field of vocal effects microphones. Bundling their extensive expertise in tools for vocalists and microphone technology, the two brands have been working on joint research projects since 2011, and will launch a joint product at NAMM in January 2013. Kevin_Alexander.jpg "The initial spark for our co-operation was at NAMM 2011, when TC-Helicon premiered ...
The Stereo Still Started Though… Hard rain poured down and we couldn’t start the car. Water dripped onto my pants through the cardboard plastered window. “How’s the Music Bizz? Any Music Business Jobs?” Physical music sales dropped 12% globally in 2012. Record stores are closed. Where are the producers and labels to buy the rights off the Artists now? Bankrupt… like EMI created a debt of $5 billion USD. Meanwhile online distributors in 2012 have increased music revenues 14%. So the question we’re ...
Moog Music today announced the official release of the Grateful Dead Expansion Pack, which innovatively turns the Grateful Dead’s live performance at the Carousel Ballroom on Feb. 14, 1968 into a source of harmonic content exclusively for Animoog, Moog’s TEC-Award Nominated synthesizer for the iPad. The pack features 82 Presets and 45 Timbres that were carefully extracted from the live recording, and then optimized for the Animoog’s Anisotropic Synthesis Engine. Mike Adams, ...
Originally Posted by Ty Ford I reached out and found Greg Hanks recently and found that he has relaunched his BA-660 mic preamp with some difference from the old version. I was pretty impressed by the last one while reviewing it. It'll take me a bit to wade through the new one. I'm just giving you a heads up. Regards, Ty Ford
DSC_5086_VersionSm.jpg Last week, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Colorado Symphony Chorus (CSC) presented the centuries-old masterwork of the Christmas season: Handel's Messiah. The 90 minute-long oratorio, conducted by CSO resident conductor Scott O'Neil, took place at the Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church on December 11th and 12th and was recorded in its entirety using Neumann digital microphones for a planned future album release. The performance, ...