On the Move: Joe Sanborn
Who: Joe Sanborn, president of Telefunken NA Main Responsibilities: direction, budgeting and balancing financial responsibilities, as well as overseeing
TEC Proceeds Aid Hearing and Scholarships
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio announced that $45,000 in net proceeds of the 20th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards has been
Toronto Studio Gets a Cherry Sound
Cherry Beach Sound, a Toronto-based, 30,000-square-foot audio recording and post facility, recently completed a $1 million renovation that included a
Elephant Studios Now Open
Producer Chet Thompson, former guitarist for Alice in Thunderland and Hellion, has opened up Elephant Symphony (North Hollywood, www.elephantsymphony.com),
Like Father, Like Son
Singer/composer/guitarist Ral Midn finished recording his debut CD, State of Mind, with producing family team Arif and Joe Mardin behind the Neve console
James Kogen, 1927-2004
James Kogen, who rose from a position as Shure's chief engineer in 1962 to president in 1981, passed away in December. As the second...
TEC Awards 2005 Site Announced
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio announced that the 21st Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards will be held Saturday, October 8, 2005,
On the Move: Mitch Rabin
Who: Mitch Rabin, VP of Opus 1 Music Library Main Responsibilities: day-to-day operations, managing sales staff and marketing the company Previous Lives:
Top Scoring Composer Completes Own Complex
Scoring composer Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek and Shrek 2, Team America: World Police, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason) has completed his new five-room,
Hit Factory NYC Closes
It's a rare occurrence that the pro audio industry makes headline news across the nation. Reports spanning from Reuters/Billboard to the Seattle Post-Intelliger
On the Move: Tom Roalkvam
Who: Tom Roalkvam, BSW VP of sales Main Responsibilities: all aspects of sales and marketing Previous Lives: February 1996-present, numerous sales positions
XEPA Digital Has First Birthday
In only one year, XEPA Digital (Iron Mountain, Pa.; www.xepadigital.com) restored thousands of projects for Universal Music Group and Bertelsmann Music
2005 TEC Awards Call for Entries
The Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards nominating panel is accepting product nominations for the 21st Annual TEC Awards, to be held October 8, 2005,
Yamaha Purchases Steinberg for $28.5 Million
Yamaha Corporation had a big present under its Christmas tree: Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, a former division of Pinnacle; the company was purchased
SoundLab Gets a Facelift
Disc Makers recently upgraded its in-house mastering facility, The SoundLab at Disc Makers (www.discmakers.com/music/soundlab), to include SADiE and Sonic
PAD, WSDG Are High on Each Other’s List
Call it fate: When Professional Audio Design was retained by Platinum hip hop producer Tim Mosley and his engineer, Jimmy Douglass, to provide the...
Berkleemusic.com Names First Scholarship Recipients
Berkleemusic.com, the online extension of Berklee College of Music, awarded five musicians with its first online music scholarship program, which offers
Sanken Helps Out ‘The Interpreter’
For production sound mixer Danny Michael, who recently completed work for The Interpreter due out this month filming at the United Nations was quite...
Smart AV Opens Up to Manufacturers
Announced at AES 2004, Klotz Digital is now integrating Smart AV's production consoles with its VADIS (Variable Audio Distribution Interface System) audio/media
On the Move: Michael Descoteau
Who: Michael Descoteau, Masque Sound director of broadcast services Main Responsibilities: bringing our resources to the broadcast marketplace for awards
Miami Heats Up With Genelec
Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Gustavo Celis (Best Salsa Album for Roberto Blades' Encore and Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album for Gloria
Vagabond Settles in Chicago
Co-owners engineer/sound designer Drew Weir and producer Riso Sanders have expanded their commercial sound design and audio post facility, Vagabond Audio,
MCP Brings in New Manager
With studio management positions at Edison Recording Studio, Mayfair, Counterpoint Studios and most recently at Clinton Recording (all in New York City),
Innovators Inducted into TECnology Hall of Fame
About a year ago as part of expanding the 20-year-old TEC Awards the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio created the TECnology Hall of...
AES: A Legend Is Born
Veteran mastering engineer Billy Stull (left) and audio legend Rupert Neve celebrated the recent AES debut of Legendary Audio (www.legendaryaudio.com)
2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner Relies on Sibelius
Composer Paul Moravec (who has written more than 80 published orchestra, chamber, lyric and choral compositions) was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in
In the Name of Development
ASCAP and Westlake Audio (L.A.) are working together to bring indie bands into the Hollywood recording studios as part of the studio's Artist Development
Dubliners Get Baked in L.A.
Ireland-based The Dubliners visited L.A.-based Cups 'N Strings to restore their multitrack analog masters (recorded between 1975 and 1983 at various studios
Sax Creates Own Wall of Sound
Doug Sax, owner of The Mastering Lab in L.A., has opened a new two-room studio facility featuring a customized Acoustic Technology Company ATC SCM150A
True Remote Recording Via the Web
Longtime Dallas-based drummer Ron Kaplan (pictured) recently found himself on the other side of the glass, when longtime friend, Chicago-based songwriter
Demand for Mastering Shows in New Rooms
TRUTONE, NEW YORK CITY Co-developed by John Storyk of Walters-Storyk Design Group, Trutone's mastering studio on West 44th Street in New York City the
Entravision Connects With Neutrik
Creative Studio Solutions, a studio design and engineering firm, was contracted by Entravision (L.A.) to conduct a massive install of its 27 networked
Yamaha Merges Departments
Yamaha's new Music Production department which resides in its Pro Audio & Combo (PAC) division will align all of the company's home recording and...
On the Move
Who: David Hetrick, KRK director of worldwide sales Main Responsibilities: manage domestic rep firms, international distributors and numerous temperamental
TEC Awards 2004
San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Yerba Buena Ballroom, October 30, 2004, 8:30 p.m. sharp Audiophiles gathered to see the industry's finest professionals
Tom Lord-Alge Hits the South Beach
Indie artist Sylvia Tosun booked time at South Beach Studios (Miami) with mixer Tom Lord-Alge (Avril Lavigne, Peter Gabriel, Faith Hill) and producer
Photomag Sound & Image Relaunches
Joe Caterini, president of Photomag Sound & Image (www.pmag.com), announced the completion of an extensive round of facility updates, all of which stemmed
Autograph Celebrates 30 Years, Adds New Facility
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, theater sound design specialists Autograph Sound Recording (London) unlocked its new recording studio and post-production
Margarita Mix Brings in New GM
The L.A. Studios' Westside facility, Margarita Mix de Santa Monica, has tapped veteran producer Jonathan Whitehead as its new general manager, operations