Toronto, Ontario, Canada – October 1, 2009… Together with the staff and many guests of honor at their company headquarters in Rastatt/Germany on September 18th, Lawo AG celebrated with a topping out ceremony for their new building. New rooms, directly adjoining the current premises, have expanded the ground floor to double its size (from 11,500 sq ft. to 23,000 sq ft.). ‘Moving house’ will take place at the end of 2009. The additional space is mainly designed to achieve a more efficient manufacturing process with a significant increase in capacity. The new part of the building also provides additional offices and demo studios. This current development is the largest expansion in the company’s history. more

— Top producers and engineers Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati to present demonstration sessions in the Music Mix Mobile truck, Booth #273 —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, September 30, 2009 — As part of its ongoing emphasis on collaboration with leading producers and engineers, Waves Audio announces a special series of behind-the-board sessions with Waves Artists Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati at AES 2009. These sessions will take place in the Music Mix Mobile “M3� truck, located at Booth #273. Music Mix Mobile is a full-service remote recording company serving the audio needs of the recording, live broadcast, and television industry, and are also enthusiastic Waves users and endorsers.

Lord-Alge, Kramer, and Maserati will each be making separate daily appearances, where they will meet and greet attendees, answer their questions, and discuss their product collaborations with Waves. more

New York, NY – October 2009… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce the company’s DM Series audio processors have been selected to provide auto-mixing technology for the technical program panel discussions during the upcoming 127th AES Convention—held October 9-12 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. A key attraction of the AES show, the various panel discussions and presentations of white papers are widely viewed as an opportunity for industry leaders and show attendees to address various issues that concern the professional audio community. more

Nashville, TN (October 1, 2009) Tour Supply, the leading equipment supplier to the pro touring market, has announced the formation of TSI Distributing, a wholesale distribution company specializing in live performance products. The company has exclusive U.S. distribution agreements with 3RD Power Amplification, G-LAB, Palmer and Microphome for its initial product portfolio, and has established a national network of rep firms to bring these products to retail.

“We’re thrilled to be working with such a fine group of companies,� states TSI Distributing president Lance Wascom. “These are all problem-solving products that are innovative and tour-proven. We’re especially happy to help bring 3RD Power amps to the market. Their ability to produce killer tone at any volume promises to revolutionize the guitar world.�

With headquarters in Nashville, TSI Distributing is headed by Lance Wascom and Larry Martin of Tour more

Sensaphonics, the technology leader in custom in-ear monitoring solutions, has announced the opening of its Custom Shop, headed by sound engineering consultant Thom “Sound Guy� Fiegle. The Sensaphonics Custom Shop offers modifications to the 3D Active Ambient™ IEM System, the only custom in-ear system with embedded microphones to allow musicians to hear – and control the level of – the sounds around them with both earphones in place. The new Custom Shop mods, hand-wired on the 3D mixer-amplifier’s circuit board, extend this unique functionality even further. Available options include a Record Output, the 3D-RO, and a special modification for users with unilateral hearing loss, the 3D-CROS.

“The idea for the Custom Shop began with user requests,� notes Sensaphonics President Michael Santucci, Au.D. “Both these modifications were created to meet specific needs. The 3D-CROS is a unique application of a more

BIRMINGHAM, England – October 2009 — The Academy Music Group (AMG) has once again recruited the production team of Adlib Audio (sound), Utopium (lighting) and Dimension Audio (video projection and distribution) for its latest venue, O2 Academy Birmingham.

“We appointed the same three production suppliers who worked with us in Sheffield and Leeds in 2008, not only because of their standards of professionalism, but also their enthusiasm for the projects and aftercare service,” says AMG Operations Director Richard Maides. “The response we’ve had from the industry about our in-house production is second to none.” more