Stewart Audio Announces New Sales Representative

Mountain View, California –February 2009 – Stewart audio, a manufacturer of professional amplifiers, is pleased to announce entry into the Canadian pro audio market with the appointment of 3 sales representative firms.

For Western Canada, Connect West Marketing will cover British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan; In Central Canada, BG Media Solutions will represent the province of Ontario, excluding Ottawa; Eastern Canada will be represented by EGLE Marketing and include Ottawa, Quebec and the Maritimes. more

TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA – FEBRUARY 2009: Angie Everhart, the world’s most famous red-headed supermodel and actress, recently ascended Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world’s most famous freestanding mountain and poster child for the global epidemic of glacial retreat. Such an event did not go undocumented. In fact, HDNet financed the trip that took Everhart, her siblings, a handful of special guests, and a skeleton film crew up from the 100-degree heat of Tanzania to the below-zero summit in only seven days and will air the show on HDNet on February 24, 2009 at 10:00pm. With a sensible “less is more” approach to outfitting the crew, executive producer, director, and writer Brian Cavallaro paired a single Panasonic VariCam with two Sennheiser ew 112P G2 wireless body packs and receivers. Despite a number of unforeseen challenges, the wireless microphones delivered compelling and reliable audio of the ascent. more

New Milford, CT, February 23, 2009 – NEC Display Solutions and Magenta Research, the recognized leader in video/audio/serial signal distribution and switching over Cat5/CatX cable, are utilizing the 2009 Digital Signage Expo to unveil a brand new MultiView card-slot UTP receiver.
The MultiView NEC600-SAP is the most sophisticated UTP receiver engineered by Magenta and is designed to fit in the expansion slot of select NEC commercial displays. When combined with a MultiView -SAP transmitter, the NEC600-SAP receiver enables 1920×1200 resolution video at 600 feet (183 meters), along with stereo audio and addressable duplex serial, all over a single UTP cable. more

Middleton, WI- Intelix LLC, U.S. manufacturer of audio/video equipment and software, recently debuted the DIGI-HDMI-4X2, a true matrix switcher which routes four high-definition sources to two high-definition destinations. more

Montreal — Feb. 23, 2009 — HaiVision Systems Inc., the world’s leading vendor of performance H.264 network video codecs, today announced its membership in the Crestron® Electronics, Inc. Integrated Partner Program and the availability of new modules for simplified, hassle-free integration of HaiVision’s hai1000â„¢ / MAKO-HD multi-stream telepresence codec systems into Crestron’s automation systems. The hai1000 is designed for telepresence-style communications as implemented within the world’s leading boardroom environments, bringing together multi-site campuses for houses of worship, and delivering medical-grade video within hospitals. more

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LANCASTER, Pa. — Feb. 23, 2009 — The 81st Academy Awards® ceremony was broadcast last night with the help of the Linear Acoustic e2 (e-squared) multichannel audio and metadata distribution system. The 5.1 channel surround sound telecast aired live from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre. more

MEMPHIS — The Mississippi Delta is considered “ground zero� of the blues-music movement. The town of Clarksdale in particular—where U.S. Highways 61 and 49 intersect at the fabled Crossroads—holds a mystique with music fans who come from around the world to experience the art form where it began.

Blues music evolved in juke-joint nightclubs across the region. But most juke joints are tucked away, out of reach from the main highways, and sometimes known only by locals. That’s why Mississippi native and actor Morgan Freeman teamed with blues aficionados Bill Luckett and Howard Stovall in May 2001 to create Ground Zero Blues Club as a home base for likeminded blues travelers. Naturally, they set it at the epicenter of blues lore. more

SHURE 55SH VINTAGE ICON MIC ON DISPLAY AT THE GRAMMY® MUSEUM

LOS ANGELES (February 23, 2009) — The GRAMMY Museum, which opened in December 2008, is a 30,000 square-foot facility that explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music — the GRAMMY® Award. The one-of-a-kind “21st Century Museum” features interactive, permanent, and traveling exhibits — with four floors of dynamic and engaging multimedia presentations. The grand opening of The GRAMMY Museum also marked the culmination of the milestone 50th Celebration of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Awards. more

LINCOLN BREWSTER GETS BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH SHURE

ROSEVILLE, CA, January 15, 2009 — Lincoln Brewster keeps busy doing many things – focusing his energies on raising a family, making instructional DVDs, touring, recording, and serving as the worship arts pastor at Bayside Church in this Northern California town just outside of Sacramento. Having built a reputation on the Christian music scene as a singer/songwriter and guitarist, the 37-year-old musician has played with artists ranging from Journey’s Steve Perry to Michael W. Smith, shared writing credits with Paul Baloche, and posted his own share of radio hits. Released in September 2008, Today is the Day (Integrity Music) follows 2002′s Amazed as his latest studio album, and is a 10-track sonic tribute to technical and tuneful skills developed over the course of a career that began at age 12. more