Old Lyme, CT, 10 May 2010 – As the Nashville flooding tragedy continues to impact both the local community and the Nashville music scene at large, audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has allocated resources and support staff to assist as the local music community assesses the damage and begins to get back on its feet. more

Keith Hodne Named Mixer in Residence

NEW YORK: As the latest move in an on-going expansion, leading independent production/post production complex Mega Playground, has opened a new audio mixing suite. The Playground is also introducing a creative sound design service with the appointment of accomplished long format and TV series soundmixer Keith Hodne as Mixer in Residence. more

Pictured during the King Crimson / PenteoSurround sessions at Super Audio Mastering is studio owner/mastering engineer Simon Heyworth.

Co-Founder Robert Fripp Upmixes with Engineer Simon Heyworth

King Crimson, respected pioneer of British progressive rock, is remastering and releasing their catalogue in 5.1 audio and has used PenteoSurround processing. The group’s co-founder Robert Fripp chose Simon Heyworth to master the project at his Super Audio Mastering studios in southwest England. Engineer Steven Wilson re-mixed the album in 5.1 audio from original multitrack masters, except for a few crucial tracks available only in stereo. more

‘Le Lab Mastering’ with Focal Speakers

Champlain, NY – May 10, 2010 – Audio Plus Services, the distributor behind Focal Professional and Home Audio products in North America, announced today that Montreal’s “Le Lab Mastering” studio recently mastered Celine Dion‘s new live album “Taking Chances” (SONY) and utilized the full power of Focal’s Grande Utopia EM speakers. Le Lab Mastering is the second studio in the world to install Grande Utopia EM speakers, Focal’s flagship product. The studio opened in July 2009, this is their first mastering project for Celine Dion. more

ORADELL, New Jersey⎯Saddle River Day School, located in the hills of Saddle River, New Jersey is a non-profit, college-preparatory independent day school accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the State of New Jersey. Founded in 1957, its student body of 300+ boys and girls is drawn from 64 communities in Bergen, Essex and Passaic Counties in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. more

With a 30-plus year professional career as a drummer, engineer and producer, Jonathan Mover has been creating award-winning music with a variety of artists, such as Aretha Franklin, Joe Satriani, Shakira, Alice Cooper, Julian Lennon and Fuel to name a few. Additionally, as the owner and operator of Skyline Recording Studios NYC, Mover has had the opportunity to use the market’s best available equipment. It is here that he continues to work with the world’s top musicians using an array of progressive audio technologies that includes two AKG Perception 820 Tube microphones. more

Premier Sound Services of Baton Rouge, Louisiana recently provided the sound reinforcement system for a Lionel Richie concert as part of the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation’s 25th anniversary benefit gala. The system featured a variety of audio products from Harman Professional, including a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console at the front-of-house position. The concert took place at the Baton Rouge River Center and served to raise money for the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. more