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Right Track/Sound on Sound Renovate and Rebuild
The new union of Right Track/Sound on Sound (New York City) has been marked by the renovation of Studio C at the 168 West...
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On the Move: Stefan Gubi
Who: Stefan Gubi, president of AKG Acoustics Main responsibilities: expanding AKG's position as a leading manufacturer of premium mics and headphones
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Grant Living Life on the Top Floor
New York City based The Penthouse, a newly formed sound design, recording and mixing facility, occupies the entire top floor at 240 Madison Ave.,...
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Neve Speaks to CRAS Students
Rupert Neve recently visited the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (Tempe, Ariz.) to give a lecture on audio to roughly 400 students and...
New Products
Margarita Mix Goes HD
Margarita Mix de Santa Monica's (www.margmix.com) infrastructure has been re-engineered to host full high-def audio, including adding a Fairlight DREAM
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Fairlight to Benefit Witness
Fairlight has partnered with human rights nonprofit group WITNESS to host an auction of a one-of-a-kind, vintage Fairlight CMI signed by legendary musicians
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Learning Online Tricks
After 20 years as a real estate agent, 56-year-old recent Berkleemusic.com graduate Del Couch now owns and operates his recording studio in Palmetto,
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Get ADR or Die Trying
As Hurricane Katrina moved toward Miami, Manhattan Transfer Miami (www.mtmiami.com) was expecting 50 Cent (who was in town for the MTV Video Awards) for
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Groovemaster Upgrades With SSL
Engineer/producer Johnny K (owner of Groovemaster Recording in Chicago, http://groovemasterstudio.com) recently tracked Disturbed's latest release, Ten
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On the Move: Brad Vosburg
Who: Brad Vosburg, owner/operator, Fox Mountain Productions (Nashville) Main Responsibilities: recording, editing and mixing. Any open days I have are
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If I Were Stranded on a Private Island…
Michael McDonald's Private Island Trax (www.privateislandtrax.com), a multi-room facility in Hollywood that is celebrating its 20th anniversary, has been
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The Pass Finally Hosts Grand Opening
Producer/mixer Dave Way and Jamie Way (former Larrabee East studio manager), along with investors Diana Richardson, Tony Richardson and Brent Spiner,
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Chung King Brings in Pro Tools
Home to scores of Platinum recordings by the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake and will.i.am, among many others, Chung King Studios (New York
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Jonesing for a Project Studio Upgrade
Composer/sound designer Jeffrey Allan Jones brought in MW Audio to supply production equipment and acoustic treatment products (Auralex ELiTE B24 Fiberglas
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Neff Plants Post Work
San Francisco Bay Area based audio engineer/film mixer John Neff recently completed a mix of Michael Franti's new documentary film, I Know I'm Not...
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TEC Scholarship Winner Announced
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that the 2005 TEC Awards Scholarship Grant has been awarded to Jeanne Montalvo. The Georgia...
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Shure’s New PLC a Listening Playhouse
Shure has added to its 6,500-square-foot, two-story Technology Annex with the new Performance Listening Center (PLC), designed by Russ Berger Design Group.
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On the Move: D. Dino Virella
Who: D. Dino Virella, principal of VirellaPro Sales & Marketing Main Responsibilities: sales and marketing of pro audio and MI product lines to resellers.
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Creative Command
L.A. FACILITY TAKES IN A D-COMMAND Creative Domain (www.creativedomain.com) is the first L.A. based audio facility to install Digidesign's D-Command mixing
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Cale Visits Ocean Way
John Cale (Velvet Underground producer/co-founder) completed his new album, blackAcetate, in Ocean Way Recording's (Hollywood) Studio B. Tracking took
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Students Get a Digital Upgrade
In addition to a working studio, Boston's WERS-FM (www.wers.org) plays host to broadcasting students from Emerson College's School of the Arts and Communications
Films-TV
An Excess of Gear for INXS
Mark Burnett Productions' (Survivor, The Apprentice, Contender) RockStar:INXS, which searched for the next INXS lead singer (the winner, J.D. Fortune,
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Mark Your Calendars!
On Saturday, November 19, 2005, the AES L.A. section will host a technical workshop entitled Here Come the Hits! Building a Project Studio at...
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CRAS Recognized By ACCSCT
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT, www.accsct.org) named Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (www.cras.org)
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Welcome to AES!
Welcome back to the city that never sleeps! New York City is once again hosting the AES Convention (October 7 to 10, 2005), where...
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Twentieth Century Fox Joins Blu-ray
A member of Blu-ray Disc Associaton's (www.blu-raydisc.com) Board of Directors, Twentieth Century Fox will release content on the new high-definition
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Future Disc Takes Home DVD Award
Future Disc Systems' (www.futurediscsystems.com) Mastering and Sovereign Artists took home the Music DVD Audio Excellence Award at the 2005 DVD Association
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Bob Moog, 1934-2005
After months of struggling with brain cancer, electronic music pioneer Bob Moog passed away on August 21, 2005, at his home in Asheville, N.C....
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Industry Reacts to Hurricane Katrina
The impact of Hurricane Katrina has compelled people throughout the world to look for ways to help the victims sort through the devastation whether...
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Sadler Names New Owner, President
Rick Klejmont, longtime chief engineer and staff producer at Sadler Recording Studios (New York City, www.sadlerrecording.com), is now its owner/president.
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Pilkin Finds Redemption With Storyk
Engineer Mike Pilkin has opened Redemption Studios (Clifton, N.J.), which features a live room and two control rooms. Control room A offers a vintage
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E-mu Whips Up Sample Library
E-mu's soon-to-be-released grand piano sample library has chosen Whip Studios' (Berkeley, Calif.) piano for the job. According to studio owner/engineer
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MPSE Announces 2005 Officers
Twelve-year member of the MPSE's (www.mpse.org) Board of Directors, Bobbi Banks (ADR editor for 2 Fast 2 Furious, Son of the Mask) has been...
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Resume Building
Producer Stewart Levine and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman have formed Straight Ahead Records (323/465-6264), which plans to offer audiophile-quality
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Ocean Way Gets Rented Out
Rent's upcoming soundtrack was recently recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios (www.oceanwayrecording.com, L.A.), with Rob Cavallo producing and David
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In Rememberance: Brian D. Ingoldsby, 1939-2005
Forty-year recording industry vet Brian D. Ingoldsby passed away in January 2005 from complications following a liver transplant. While at MCA, Ingoldsby