— Audio-Technica provides over 250 mics for the live broadcast of the GRAMMY® Awards, as A-T maintains its definitive presence at high-profile awards shows —

— A-T’s new AT4050ST Stereo Condenser Microphone and AT4081 Bidirectional Ribbon Microphone were selected as new additions to A-T’s GRAMMY backline complement —

STOW, OH, February 1, 2010 — For the 13th year in a row, Audio-Technica maintained its status as the hallmark of superior sound at the GRAMMY® Awards Show, known throughout the industry as Music’s Biggest Night®. This year at the 52nd Annual GRAMMYs, held January 31, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, a special emphasis was placed on live performances. For the live show and broadcast, Audio-Technica supplied over 250 of its acclaimed microphones, including an impressive array of hard-wired mics and Artist Elite® 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems. more

Recording Questions Gear Database

RecordingQuestions.com announces the launch of their free community-driven recording gear database that brings a new twist to finding recording equipment and manufacturer information.

The new database allows site members to add and edit information and images for gear manufacturers and their favorite studio equipment. Built-in RSS feeds and Twitter integration allow even those outside the site to quickly and easily share gear information with others. A new personal studio section allows any member to add any piece of gear in the database to their own personal profile with the click of a button making exploring other setups fun and exciting. more

Woodland Hills, CA, February 1, 2010– Renowned music library company Songs To Your Eyes, Ltd., and its founder Opher Yisraeli, have announced the newest placements of company music.

Songs To Your Eyes has licensed an upbeat pop rock tune from its STYE195 – 30-SEC SPOT- Pop-Acoustic-Rock Vol. 2 to a national KFC television commercial, through DeepMix LA and ad agency DraftFCB of Chicago. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced a new addition to the M7CL digital console product line. The M7CL-48ES, available in the spring of 2010, with its main I/O interface being the SB168-ES remote stage box, connects via a single Cat5 cable. The new console includes a built-in EtherSound interface with a third port for PC control and monitoring, eight Omni Ins (Mic/Line), eight Omni Outs, and three MY card slots. more