SAN DIEGO, CA, April 15, 2010 — Music and inspiration — always a powerful combination – have joined hands in an amazing new way for renowned music producer and musician Ned Mann, and music fans everywhere. For years, Mann was a major player in the New York City music scene, as an in-demand bassist and engineer/producer. But then ALS – “Lou Gehrig’s Diseaseâ€? – struck him in 1999, taking away his mobility. His career seemed finished. more

The 11th Annual Symposium hosts Alia Fahlborg, David Miles Huber, Eddie Kramer, Sylvia Massy and Leaders of the PNW Producer and Engineer Base, Discussing New Business Models, Technology and Ongoing Challenges in a Changing Industry Landscape

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 15, 2010) — In what has become a widely anticipated event throughout the Pacific Northwest’s professional audio community, on Saturday, April 10, 2010, The Recording Academy® Pacific Northwest (PNW) Chapter, in partnership with The Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing®, Guitar Center Professional, the Seattle Weekly and Seattle’s Experience Music Project (EMP), presented the Pacific Northwest Studio Summit 2010. The JBL Theater at EMP hosted a day filled with panels, shared technology and networking among the region’s top audio professionals. more

Leading audio companies team up to develop new professional loudness metering products

LAS VEGAS, April 14 2010 — RTW (Booth C457), a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices, based in Cologne, Germany and TC Electronic (Booth SU7926), a global leader in digital signal processing for studios, guitar effects and computer recording based in Risskov, Denmark, today announced a partnership to develop new audio metering products for professional broadcasting, production, post-production and quality control applications. The new hardware and software products resulting from the collaboration will significantly extend the product portfolios of both companies. more

Demonstrating the quality and dependability of JBL LSR4300 Series studio monitors, New England-based Sunrise Pictures has established itself as one of the leading film production companies in the region with JBL’s LSR monitors playing an anchor role in the company’s audio system. more

— Sylmar, California audio/video leader uses its head-start in touch-panel powered entertainment technology to bring tablet innovation into every part of the home —

SYLMAR, CA, April 13, 2010 — Almost everyone is playing “catch up� to the new iPad® these days. One notable exception is Xantech, which is now following-up on its first iPad-enabled A/V system with its next-generation of devices designed to ensure even smoother integration of tablet technology into the home entertainment infrastructure. more

— Genelec 8030A monitors and 7050A subwoofers offer NYU’s renowned research and teaching staff unprecedented configurability to conduct a wide variety of listening and testing experiments, furthering the knowledge base of the students and the entire professional audio industry —

— The Genelec 8030As’ small form factor and big sound combine to offer unrivalled performance for critical listening applications — more

— Genelec monitoring is an established tradition at NESCom, where all seven control rooms in its Audio Engineering degree program feature Genelec Active Monitors —

NAB SHOW, LAS VEGAS, NV, April 12, 2010 — The New England School of Communications (NESCom) opened in 1981 with a mission to train students for careers in the broadcasting and related fields. Though it may be approaching its 30th anniversary, NESCom has kept its teaching technology at the cutting edge all of that time. This is clearly illustrated by the recent upgrade of the monitoring in NESCom’s surround mixing control room to a Genelec 5.1 system consisting of three 8250A Bi-Amplified DSP Monitors for the L-C-R array, a pair of 8240A Bi-Amplified DSP Monitors for the surrounds and a 7270A Active DSP Subwoofer. more

— With newly-expanded operations, Music Mix Mobile’s M3 and M3 West remote recording trucks handle the 5.1 surround audio broadcast, utilizing Genelec DSP Active Monitors —

NAB SHOW, LAS VEGAS, NV, April 12, 2010 — Music Mix Mobile, a New Jersey/California-based remote facilities company combining the talents of award-winning production professionals and state-of-the-art audio solutions, is a collective consisting of industry veterans John Harris, Jay Vicari, Joel Singer, Mitch Maketansky and newly added West Coast-based partners Bob Wartinbee and Mark Linett. On Sunday, January 31, 2010, Music Mix Mobile was commissioned to capture and mix the music audio for the 52nd annual GRAMMY® Awards, broadcast live in 5.1 on CBS-TV from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. more

— The 6010A and 5040A provide the perfect solution for both stereo and surround sound applications in compact listening areas or on desktops —

NAB SHOW, LAS VEGAS, NV, April 12, 2010 — Genelec, the world’s longstanding leader in active monitoring, displays its smallest speaker system to date – the 6010A (7 1/8″ x 4 3/4″ x 4 1/2″ [height with Iso-Podâ„¢ 7 11/16"]). The system has been designed for computer sound systems, workstations and other close proximity listening applications requiring a low-profile monitoring solution. It can even be plugged directly into personal music players for enhanced acoustic enjoyment. However, size is no handicap to performance as the 6010A two-way active monitoring system incorporates Genelec’s acoustic design innovations to minimize all forms of distortion. more

— Slim speaker enclosure perfect for medium-sized control rooms, film and video postproduction, broadcast monitoring and project studios —

NAB SHOW, LAS VEGAS, NV, April 12, 2010 — Genelec, the world’s longstanding leader in active monitoring, is displaying its 1038CF Tri-Amplified Active Monitoring System. It features loudspeaker drivers, slim speaker enclosure (only 9.25″/235 mm), dual eight-inch long throw bass drivers, multiple power amplifiers and active, low level crossovers. Designed for medium-sized control rooms, this system is ideal for music recording studios, project studios, film and video postproduction and broadcast monitoring. more