Students and Educators get preferential Pricing
San Diego, California December, 2010 …. Equator Audio Research, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of highly accurate studio reference monitors for mission critical recording applications, is pleased to announce a program designed for educators and students. The new program will allow teachers, students and educational organizations to purchase direct from Equator at special discount pricing.

Equator monitors have been purchased by a host of recording schools and universities. Pinnacle College, The Art Institute, Brigham Young University, Warren Tech and others have found the Equator Q Series monitors to fit their audio needs as well as provide an additional teaching tool.

Equator monitors combine a traditional phase accurate coaxial design with cutting edge digital technology. Each Equator Q Series monitor employs a Zero-Point Reference high-frequency horn compression driver which allows for high sound pressure levels before distortion. Each speaker also features more

Training and support pioneers take up residence in Music City with co-founder Jayce Murphy at the helm

Nashville, TN (December 1, 2010) – OBEDIA, a leading provider of technology training and support, has moved its headquarters to Nashville, having established a solid base within the music and post-audio industry over the past 6 years in Los Angeles. Moving with the company is newly named CEO Jayce Murphy, who will be tasked with further developing support services as well as overseeing third party integration of OBEDIA’s enterprise management system.

“OBEDIA was born out of the need for a more effective way to service complex technology and has evolved into an educational and training resource for those making and producing music with computer hardware and software,� said co-founder and newly appointed CEO Jayce Murphy. “The move to Nashville puts us more

BUENA PARK, Calif.—With his knack for infectious hooks, Florida vocalist Jason Derulo built his reputation as a prolific soul and rap songwriter, scribing tracks for artists ranging from Lil Wayne to Pleasure P. This past year, Derulo has been riding high with three smash hit singles, “Whatcha Say,� “In My Head,� and “Ridin’ Solo,� off his self-titled debut album.

Completing his first leg of his North American tour in mid-November, Derulo, needing a monitor engineer/audio crew chief for the tour, enlisted the assistance of Billy Flores, ME to pop stars such as Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Erykah Badu, and Taio Cruz. Flores, who mixes monitors using only a Yamaha PM5D, said the tour had already been using a PM5D internationally as requested by Derulo. “The tour manager needed someone with a good grasp of the desk for the U.S. leg,� states Flores.

The tour, with production more

Stefan Happe has joined HARMAN to run the Studer Customer Service team based in Regensdorf, near Zurich, Switzerland.

With experience in recording and broadcast (he started his audio life as a recording and mastering engineer) and live sound (running a PA rental company which included Soundcraft consoles in its inventory), he spent several years with, Mackie based in Germany as product manager in the boadcast market and more recently in the UK to head up European Service and Support.

Happe says, “The name Studer has always stood for highest quality–it was always my goal as a mastering engineer to work with and own Studer products. Later in my career as I moved into audio distribution and manufacturing, the Studer brand was the name I used to rank others in terms of quality and success. It’s a thrill now to be here and be working with these products and more

Crown Audio today announced it has been approved for conformance of quality assurance in accordance with the International Organization for Standards (ISO) 9001:2008. Operating at such standards allows Crown to respond more quickly to marketplace and customer demand while maintaining consistently high levels of quality in all facets of its amplifier production.

Commenting on what ISO 9001:2008 registration will mean from the end-user’s perspective, Marc Kellom, Director, Marketing for Crown stated that customers can purchase Crown amplifiers with increased confidence. “It is reassuring to have a highly qualified third party audit your products and processes and certify that they consistently meet the highest quality standards.�

Certification to ISO 9001:2008 is a model for quality assurance in design, manufacturing and customer care. ISO 9001:2008 registration applies to all products manufactured under the quality system in place at the registered site. Registration requires demonstration of a total quality control system more

––First Nordic customer for Award-Winning System––
OSLO, Norway—Martin Audio today announced its first Scandinavian customer for the Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array, (MLA). Norwegian rental company Rubicon AS purchased an MLA rig consisting of 20 MLA top boxes, 12 MLX subs, and four MLD Downfill enclosures, from their local distributor, em nordic AS.

The move follows major system purchases by launch customers Complete Audio of Germany and North Carolina-based Special Event Services (SES)—who last month added a second system to their existing MLA arsenal.

By purchasing 36 enclosures, Rubicon, who specialize in a wide range of work from festivals to corporate events and one-off club gigs, will be able to divide the rig into two separate systems where necessary, having doubled up on the power distribution and control.

Based in Oslo, Rubicon has been a regular customer of em nordic since the early 1990s. They were the first rental company in Norway more

Plus: add Nomad Factory British Bundle for $15 through December 31, 2010

Hollywood, CA – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual software instruments, is celebrating 2010 with a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Holiday Promotion. Customers who purchase a qualifying EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP product between November 19 and December 31, 2010 can choose a second product of equal or lesser value for free. In addition, EASTWEST has partnered with Nomad Factory to add their British Bundle (a $149 retail value) for an additional $15.

With over 60 international awards, EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP offer a wide variety of critically-acclaimed virtual instruments, many of which are used in today’s top film, television, videogame, and music productions. This offer presents a great opportunity for customers to build their collection of sounds for up to 50% off the retail price, or more if more