MEDFORD, OREGON – JUNE 2009: Fans of guitarist Brian “Head” Welch were excited to hear recently that he would be embarking on his first solo tour since leaving Korn in 2005. Faced with an itinerary of tour dates across the U.S. and potential tour dates in Australia and Europe, Welch’s keyboard player and programmer Brian Ruedy went in search of a rugged, high-quality but compact onstage mixing solution, which he found in the Ashly Audio LX-308B stereo mixer. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – JUNE 2009: Three-time Grammy Award-winner Seal is currently on a world tour to promote his sixth album “Soul,” which features such soul classics as “A Change is Gonna Come,” “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” “Stand by Me” and “People Get Ready” and is, for many, the high point of an already exceptional career. Having recently wrapped up the U.S. leg of his worldwide “Soul” Tour, Seal next heads to Australia for some promotional events before a busy summer of European dates and a return to Australia with his three-piece band and a stage full of Sennheiser and Neumann mics, a NET 1 system and Sennheiser personal monitor systems. more

MIAMI, FLORIDA – JUNE 2009: Located in the stunning heat of Miami Beach’s world-famous club scene, Aero Bar has been inspiring rumors of revolution in club design and philosophy since it opened less than a year ago. Aero Bar’s space and vibe are without antecedent and challenge conventions that appear tired and dated in its magical light. Alex Caballero, principle of southern Florida’s more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 2009: As the manufacturer of the high-end vocal microphones that have been integral to the voiceover industry since its inception, Neumann is pleased to announce its endorsement of Joan Baker.

In an amazing career that now spans two decades, Joan Baker has been “the voice” for hundreds of programs, promos, and commercials in TV, film, and radio. Her clients include ABC News, American Express, and ESPN, among countless others of equally high profile. more

Industry Veteran to Manage Crestron Commercial and Residential Sales in Northeast Region

ROCKLEIGH, NJ, June 17, 2009 – Crestron is pleased to introduce Chris Perkins as its new Northeast Regional Sales Director, managing all commercial and residential sales activities throughout the Crestron Northeast territory. Perkins will be based at Crestron headquarters in Rockleigh, NJ and comes to Crestron from Kaleidescape, where he served as a Regional Sales Manager. His more than 20 years experience includes serving as Vice President, Sales and Operations for a custom integrator in Boston, and Vice President, Sales for New England AV retailer. more

New York, NY—June 2009—Meridian Audio has announced that it is offering owners of its CD players and Surround Sound Controllers a unique opportunity to trade-up to a higher level of performance this summer. The “Excellence to Perfection Program� will run from June 15th to September 30th. Meridian is offering a fixed value trade-up price for selected 500 Series, G Series and 800 Series Disc players and Surround Sound Controllers against the purchase of a new, higher specification model. more

Free Download Provides Comprehensive Amplifier and System Control

ORLANDO, FL, June 17, 2009 – Powersoft Srl, Italy, a world leading manufacturer of superior quality power amplifiers for the professional audio market, is proud to announce the official release and immediate availability of Powersoft Audio Suite software at InfoComm 2009 (Booth 6384). Audio Suite provides total PC-based control of the numerous parameters found in Powersoft amplifiers and represents the framework control protocol for current and future products. Visually representing all control and signal processing features, the software is downloadable free of charge from the Powersoft web site and will allow users to manage and monitor all K-series and remote versions of the Q, D and QTU series amplifiers. more

The MX-880z remote and the MRZ-260 base station comprise a complete system designed to eliminate RF collisions caused by simultaneous button presses in installations with many users in range of each other.

Orlando, FL – InfoComm 09 – Booth 3506 – June 17-19, 2009 – Universal Remote Control®, Inc. (URC), the pioneer in control technology, today introduced its first ZigBee products. The MX-880z is a wand-style ZigBee RF (radio frequency) and IR (infrared) hard-button remote control with a two-inch color LCD screen, while its companion piece, the MRZ-260, is a ZigBee RF-to-IR base station. To further reinforce its commitment to ZigBee technology, URC also announced today that it has joined the ZigBee Alliance, an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – JUNE 2009: With the new MZF filter module, the MKH 8000 microphone series can provide excellent sound and climate resistance, even in tough broadcasting and film applications. The MZF 8000 filter module effectively suppresses both handling and wind noise. The signal level can be lowered via a high-quality pad allowing it to be optimally adapted to the recording equipment. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – JUNE 2009: Sennheiser is introducing the MZD 8000 digital module for the popular MKH 8000 Series at InfoComm 2009. Now, the MKH 8000 series can be digitalized directly at the microphone head, ensuring a natural sound without any loss of quality.

“A warm, natural, yet fantastically clear and powerful, sound is what makes the MKH 8000 series really stand out,” explains Dawn Birr, Sennheiser’s product manager for professional products. “The new digital module ensures that this sound is maintained in full quality along the entire signal chain, in contrast to conventional digitalization, which uses a separate analogue/digital converter at some stage along the chain. The MZD 8000 digital module eliminates cable losses and, most importantly, features a converter and surrounding circuitry that have been optimally matched to the microphone.” more