Daly City, CA — Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw gained national attention when his breakthrough single “I Don’t Want to Be� was selected as the theme for the popular TV series One Tree Hill. Recently, DeGraw kicked off a series of concert dates in support of his second album, Gavin DeGraw, which was produced by Howard Benson [...]

LIVORNO, ITALY, JUNE 13, 2008—When Italy’s Spazi Sonori recording studio recently hosted Grammy award-winning jazz musician Joey DeFrancesco and his band as they recorded nine new tracks for an upcoming release, it entrusted Aviom to help make monitoring a breeze.

Showcasing the versatility of JBL Professional loudspeakers for multi-use and mixed-media environments, Victory Plaza, a commercial development located adjacent to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, installed a JBL loudspeaker system to support its wide variety of uses. This unique retail and entertainment venue not only hosts pre-game and post-game activities held at the [...]

Oxford, MS – June 2008… Across America, springtime kicks off the busy season for live sound companies, and graduation ceremonies are frequently a significant part of this activity. Such is the case for Brownsville, TN-based Tennessee Concert Sound (TCS). Since 1999, TCS has handled live sound reinforcement for the University of Mississippi’s numerous commencement programs [...]

She’s one of the best-selling recording artists in history, but she hasn’t toured since 1999. Following a record-breaking 5-year engagement at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, Celine Dion is back on the road with her ‘Taking Chances’ production tour, the first major artist to carry two Studer Vista 5SR digital audio consoles to [...]

NORTHRIDGE, California – Four southwestern regional rental production and staging companies have each recently chosen JBL’s VERTEC® line array systems for use in their audio rental business operations. With each firm adopting the same midsize powered models from JBL Professional’s industry-leading VERTEC family of line array systems, a significant new rental pool of compatible sound [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV – Auralex Acoustics, the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, introduces new Ceiling Tiles at this year’s InfoComm show (Booth C4984). Auralex’s premium acoustic Ceiling Tiles can easily be installed into new and existing drop and suspending ceiling grids, and are ideal for upgrading in-room sound quality by controlling ambient noise [...]

CME, makers of the BitStream 3X MIDI Controller, have released version 1.8 firmware for the unit, adding new features and enhancing its functionality. As the world’ s first 3 axis MIDI controller, CME Bitstream 3X is a completely new direction in MIDI controllers and is perfect for controlling Virtual Instruments, DAWs, and even other MIDI [...]

John Hampton Engineers with Assistant Adam Hill Pictured at Ardent Studios in Memphis are (L-R) mixer John Hampton and recording artist Mikey Jukebox. Mikey Jukebox, former frontman/songwriter of The Mercies, is mixing his debut album at the renowned Ardent Studios in Memphis with engineer John Hampton and assistant Adam Hill. For the new album, “Hello [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV – How many times have you reached for a cable only to find it has the wrong XLR connector on the other end? In direct response to high professional and consumer demand, Neutrik, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, introduces the world’s first unisex 3-pin XLR connector, ConvertCon®, [...]