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Headphone Safety
Promoted as a safer headphone, Ultrasone's S-Logic line aims the sound at the pinnae instead of directly down the ear canal, which is said...
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L.A. Open Garners More Support
The 12th Annual Mix L.A. Open, to be held on Monday, May 14, at the Malibu Country Club, is being strongly supported by the...
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On the Move: Rick McClendon
Who: Rick McClendon, Tascam VP Main Responsibilities: build strong relationships both inside and outside of the company while telling people why they
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Mix Foundation Update
The 2006 TEC Awards announced the following recipients of its Scholarship Grants: Richard Chilcott is a student at Ohio University and is pursuing a...
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Tollen Heads Sound One
New York City-based post-production facility Sound One has a new managing director: Steven Tollen. He will oversee day-to-day activities at the facility,
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Winners Circle
TAKES OSCAR Mike Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton took home the Oscar for Sound Mixing for their work on Dreamgirls. The team used...
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Learning Here for All
Bringing Web-based music instruction to underserved youth, Berklee College of Music's City Music Network (www.berklee.edu/community/citymusic.html) has
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Fairlight Raises $100k for Witness
After two years of searching, finding and signing, a Fairlight CMI keyboard, autographed by 44 artists, received a winning bid of $100,000 at the...
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L.A. Open Moves to May
Scheduled a month earlier than last year, the 12th Annual Mix L.A. Open is set for Monday, May 14, 2007, at the Malibu Country...
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On the Move: Matt Grippo
Who: Matt Grippo, Manhattan Producers Alliance general director/CEO Main Responsibility: ensuring our members are getting the most out of the organization
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Ahmet Ertegun, 1923-2006
I was really intent on making certain kinds of records, which, in my mind, would repeat some of the emotions I got from records...
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On the Move: Spencer Nilsen
Who: Spencer Nilsen, Ex'pression College of Digital Arts president/creative director Main responsibilities: to provide a creative environment and inform
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Got Tech?
Recently opened, Studio Service Group (St. Paul, Minn.; www.studioservicegroup.com) provides technical audio services for recording studios, performance
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Diamonds for SugarHill
Houston-based SugarHill Recording Studios (www.sugarhillstudios.com) has just wrapped up celebrating its 65th year as a top recording facility on the
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Wave Mikes the World
Wave Recording Studios, an audio mixing and sound effects company for the advertising industry in the UK, has started to amass a 7.1 sound...
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Wow and Flutter Expands
In addition to a company restructure, Wow and Flutter West has opened Stage A, a 10,000-cubic-foot, large-format film/TV mixing theater in Santa Monica,
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Shootout at Studio 8121
New Washington, D.C.-based Studio 8121 (www.studio8121.com) recently held a gear shootout for local engineers, testing everything from mics and mic pre's
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Ken Latchney, 1966-2006
Engineer Ken Latchney passed away in his sleep on July 27; it is reported that he died of a heart attack. Latchney has mixed...
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Learn to Master
Mastering engineer Billy Stull (above), owner of Masterpiece Mastering and pro audio equipment manufacturer Legendary Audio, has created the Masterpiece
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Ardent Turns the Big 4-0
Sam & Dave. Led Zeppelin. Isaac Hayes. Leon Russell. The Staples Singers. James Taylor. ZZ Top. Bob Dylan the list goes on and on....
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New Company: DakingPlus
Geoff Daking and Dave Thibodeau have created a new joint venture, DakingPlus (www.dakingplus.com), which will provide high-end recording equipment through
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Keep on Truckin’
After being devastated by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' Truckfarm Recording Studios (located near the Ninth Ward in an area known as
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Doyle Jones, 1928-2006
Doyle Jones was a SugarHill Recording Studios (Houston) engineer from December 1964 (then called Gold Star Studios) to January 1966, and has recorded
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A Golden Sunrise
Houston-based Sunrise Sound has added The Gold Room to an already extensive suite, which includes the SL Grey Room, Control|24 Green Room, sound effects
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Petit Produces McClain
George Walker Petit recently produced a debut CD by multi-Emmy Award winning daytime TV actress Cady McClain (All My Children, As the World Turns)....
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New Services
Nashville-based Runway Network (www.runwaynetwork.com/mastering) now offers mastering services for local and national musicians. Heading the division
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The Beauty Within
Surrounded by magnificent views of rolling hills, sunsets and wildlife, Banquet Studios' (Sebastopol, Calif.; www.banquetstudios.com) new digital recording
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On the Move: Paul Hugo
Who: Paul Hugo, PreSonus executive VP Main responsibilities: manage product development process, refine customer interface elements, build our brand by
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Janes Gets NARAS Nod
Producer/engineer/guitarist Roland Janes (pictured at right with Jon Hornyak, senior executive director of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences,
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St. Louis Studio Grows
Jupiter Studios (St. Louis, Mo., www.jupiterstudios.net) has relocated to a newly renovated $600,000, 4,500-square-foot facility at 3323 Locust St., where
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Nashville Studio Reborn
Nashville-based producer/engineer Jonell Polansky has expanded her production company, DaCapo Music (www.dacapomusic.com), to include a full-service,
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Industry Event: Sony Demo
A standing room only group of New York City area audio pros, ranging from studio owner Walter Sear to indie producer Will Robertson, gathered...
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New Post House Opens
Music production executive Jeff Rosner, who co-founded music company Sacred Noise and served as its executive producer, has teamed with sound engineers
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TEC Awards Tickets on Sale
Tickets are now on sale for the 22nd Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, October 7, 2006, at the Hilton...
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Ron Estes, 1940-2006
After an audio career that began at KOGO Radio and TV in San Diego, Calif., Ron Estes, the audio engineer for NBC's The Tonight...
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Company Watch
SSL PURCHASES SYDEC Advancing its commitment to its workstation users, Solid State Logic purchased Sydec Audio Engineering, developers of the Soundscape
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Steve Miller to Receive Les Paul Award
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Miller will be honored with the prestigious Les Paul Award at the 22nd annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards,