— The singer, actress and entrepreneur has been an A-T fan from the start and now uses the Audio-Technica AEW-T3300a handheld transmitter with the A-T 5000 Series UHF Wireless System —

STOW, OH, October 11, 2011 — Selena Gomez has accomplished an enormous amount for a 19-year-old, and her career is still on the rise. She has achieved television and film stardom, and she is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & The Scene, which has released three successful studio albums: Kiss & Tell, featuring the hit single “Naturally�; A Year Without Rain; and the latest, When The Sun Goes Down, which features the lead-off single “Who Says.� And when Selena sings, she chooses to use microphones from Audio-Technica, for which she is now an endorser. The performer is now using the A-T 5000 Series Frequency-agile True Diversity UHF more

Waterloo, ONT––Selena Gomez recently completed a successful U.S. tour of 25 cities that required a cost effective sound system with a small footprint that had to deliver uniform coverage and exceptional sound quality in a wide variety of venues.

As FOH Engineer Jason Moore explains when asked about the criteria for the PA, “We were looking for the best possible sound we could get in a small, powerful package that would allow us to find a happy medium between amphitheaters, theaters and arenas.�

Production Manager Javier Alcaraz says that, “Delicate Productions, one of the companies competing to provide audio for the tour, had asked me to listen to the Martin Audio MLA system. So I went to a demo in North Carolina where I listened to MLA and was floored. I called Jason and told him, ‘I think this is the rig for you, where we are, more

Modern Version of Classic “Decca Tree” with 3 Matched Tube Mics and Power Supply

Pictured is TELEFUNKEN’s new ELA M 260 TRI-MONO System with three small diaphragm tube mics, interchangeable capsules, triple power supply, and custom accessories.

TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik of South Windsor, CT, is introducing at AES 2011 the new ELA M 260 TRI-MONO System, comprised of three matched ELA M 260 small diaphragm tube microphones, a custom M 963 TRI-MONO three-channel power supply, and adaptor spheres to emulate the omni effect of the original “Decca Tree” configuration introduced in the 1950s.

“First developed over 50 years ago, the ‘Decca Tree’ utilized three matched Neumann omnidirectional M50s,” explained Jason Scheuner, TELEFUNKEN’s artist liaison. “It is nearly impossible to find those mics today, and if you do, the price is extremely high. more

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J.—Founded in 1883 and now in its 128th season, The Metropolitan Opera is the vibrant home for talented singers, conductors, composers, orchestra musicians, and dancers from around the world. Known as the venue for the world’s greatest voices, The Met recently hosted the 85th birthday celebration of legendary singer, Tony Bennett. Singing at The Met was not only the singer’s birthday gift to himself, but to the sold-out crowd that flocked to the 3800-seat venue’s Lincoln Center address. Guest artists included Elton John, Aretha Franklin, and Alejandro Sanz.

ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) provided the audio necessary to reinforce the sound at The Met in order to achieve the live sound to which Mr. Bennett has become accustomed. A Yamaha PM5D-EX was the console of choice for long-time Bennett front of house engineer, Tom Young. Young, whose rider preference is a PM5D, said the 5D-EX more

LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 2011: The iconic 1967 film The Graduate ends with protagonist Benjamin Braddock (famously played by Dustin Hoffman) interrupting the wedding of his true love by banging on the church window from a loft at its rear and screaming her name, just as she is about to kiss her soon-to-be husband. The two elope, ditching the wedding guests and, we presume, society’s suffocating mores. The scene and a number of subsequent scenes of comedic homage (Bubble Boy, Wayne’s World 2) were shot at La Verne United Methodist in La Verne, California. However, for the parishioners of LVUM, such moments of celebrity are but fun anecdotes, and the real life and work of the church is like any other. And like so many other churches, LVUM was suffering from a terrible audio system (installed shortly after the filming of The Graduate!) and there was no video system more

— Back by popular demand, “Blitz� events offer prizes, hands-on demos and more —

MELVILLE, NY, October 11, 2011 — Blackstar Amplification is bringing back their special “Blackstar Blitz� events at premier dealers across the United States, in response to requests for additional dates and locations. Guitarists and amp aficionados alike will be able to hear Blackstar’s tube, high-gain British amps and the HT tube-driven pedals in all their glory. From the bone-crushing Series One and hand-wired Artisan Series, to the affordable HT Venue Series and HT-1 and HT-5 practice amps, Blackstar lets players realize “the sound in their head.�

Blackstar product experts will be on hand at each event to perform demos and help attendees create their own signature sound – inspired by sounds from USA to the U.K. and anywhere in between – using Blackstar’s proprietary ISF (Infinite Shape more

Depends On Compact Size and Performance of 702 Portable Digital Sound Recorder

LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 11, 2011 — Sound Designer Aaron Guice is notorious for teaming up with directors who push the limits of commercial and film projects. Recently, when he collaborated with director Paul Hunter, known for creating robust and cinematic environments for action-packed commercials and music videos, on the Jennifer Lopez/Fiat 500 Cabrio campaign, Guice selected Sound Devices 702 Portable Digital Sound Recorder to join him on location. Whether he was positioned on the backseat floor of the Fiat 500 Cabrio or amidst a screaming crowd of people, the 702 recorder was the perfect portable solution.

“For this campaign in particular, I was asked to do a lot of on-set, live recordings,� says Guice, who had recently purchased the 702 for a recording involving Lenny Kravitz, where a larger setup entailing a laptop with ProTools would more

Bob Cole at the equipment rack

Green Cove Springs, FL – October 2011… Situated roughly 15 miles due south of Jacksonville, Green Cove Springs is a charming town of roughly 7,000 people that sits along the St. Johns River and serves as the county seat of Clay County, FL. It is also the home of the Clay County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), whose mission is to protect the lives and property of the local citizens and visitors from the adverse effects of fire, medical, environmental, and other emergencies—both natural and manmade—while providing a safe and healthy work environment. The new EOC commenced operation in May and, to manage a wide range of audio signals inherent in a facility of this nature, a Lectrosonics ASPEN SPN1624 16 input / 24 output audio processor was placed into service. more

The Grundorf cases for the PreSonus StudioLive Series mixers.

Council Bluffs, IA – October 2011… Grundorf, a leading manufacturer of equipment for musicians and audio professionals, is pleased to announce the availability of cases for the PreSonus StudioLive Series digital mixer line. Available in professional touring, fixed install, mobile/permanent, and combo versions, these cases provide easy connectivity and superior protection and are specifically tailored to the application environment.

Available in sizes to accommodate the PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2, StudioLive 16.4.2, and StudioLive 24.4.2, these cases are designed to facilitate easy access to the mixers’ wide range of inputs and outputs. As computers are typically interfaced with these mixers, engineers will find it a breeze to make these and all connections without the hassle of having to “finagle� the positioning of the mixer in order to access the various connectors. more

HAMBURG, Germany — Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH announces its new CMC controllers. Dedicated to Steinberg’s Cubase advanced music production system, the six USB-powered CMC units offer an integrated control solution that provides a desirable degree of flexibility and configurability.

The CMC controllers are equipped with a combination of control elements that provide tactile control over certain Cubase functions. Each unit can be used separately or hooked up together with the included joint plate, resulting in a control desk that leaves no wishes unfulfilled.

“The CMC controllers are ultra-portable and the design’s perfect, but more importantly, the units offer a mind-blowing array of control options. Without a doubt, the CMCs are the perfect complement to Cubase, and Nuendo too,� commented Stefan Schreiber, Steinberg’s product marketing manager for hardware.

The CMC-CH channel controller houses 16 illuminated rubber push-buttons, one rotary encoder and a touch fader. The multi-colored buttons provide more