CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 2009: The first of an ongoing series of seminars, presented by API dealer Eastern Acoustics and hosted at the Radio Broadcast Facilities of the South African Broadcasting Corporation in July, will mark the arrival of the first API 1608 console in Africa. Sound Sessions ’09 will feature renowned engineers Vance Powell and Fabrice Dupont conducting a two-day recording and mixing workshop in Cape Town on July 13 and 14 and in Johannesburg on July 16 and 17. more

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 2009: When Tracy Broussard moved to Nashville from his native Louisiana thirteen years ago to pursue his musical dreams, he had no prospect of a steady gig. Now, with a new drum kit, a thriving website and a top five spot in the country music category in Modern Drummer Magazine’s recent poll, this Sennheiser endorser is on the road with Blake Shelton as an opening act for country music legend George Strait every night. more

Westlake Village, CA (July 1, 2009) – Qsonix introduces the Q105, a powerful music management system at a price tag made affordable to more music lovers and collectors—now available directly from Qsonix at www.qsonix.com. more

— Industry veterans rely on Genelec for accurate monitoring for multi-night festival, the highlights of which will air August 31, 2009, on ABC-TV —

NATICK, MA, July 1, 2009 — Music Mix Mobile, a full-service remote facilities company combining the talents of award-winning production professionals and state-of-the-art audio solutions, is a collective consisting of industry veterans Joel Singer, John Harris, Jay Vicari and Mitch Maketansky. Recently, Music Mix Mobile was charged with capturing the audio for the live performances at Nashville’s CMA Music Fest 2009, held at LP Field, June 11-14, the highlights of which are being compiled into a three-hour network television special airing on ABC-TV, August 31st. In the company’s M3 truck, Music Mixer John Harris and Engineer-in-Charge (EIC) Joel Singer were on site to ensure the audio would be of the highest quality. In doing so, they chose Genelec 8250A Bi-Amplified Active DSP Monitors as their reference speakers along with a 7260A subwoofer to handle the bass management. more

Entry-Level Class Now Available in Convenient Online Format

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, July 1, 2009 — A new online seminar helps entry-level to experienced audio systems technicians to gain years of experience and knowledge in just 16 hours. NSCA University’s Technical Fundamentals of Audio course, now available in a convenient online experience, provides instant technical knowledge for a variety of audio markets, including commercial, industrial, education and government facilities. more

New NSCA Quarterly Research Analyzes Application Trends in Electronic Systems

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, July 1, 2009 — NSCA’s latest Market Intelligence Briefing™ (MIB) report, Application Trends in the Commercial Electronics Systems Industry, provides an update and analysis of the changing marketplace and the best applications and technologies for the best markets. Review of this information allows system integrators to adjust business to the demands of the markets and technologies applicable to today’s customers. more

South San Francisco, CA – SP Controls is now offering customized webinars for product training, technical training and CTS certification credits.

Webinars are set up individually based on customer requests and range from end-user training on the setup and use of products to in-depth technical training on integration of SP Controls products in a facility. “It’s a great way to train people without the cost and expense of bringing everyone to a centralized location,� says Paul Rhoda, SP Controls’ Director of Technical Sales. Technical training sessions qualify for CTS credit; one hour’s worth of training earns one unit of CTS credit. more

South San Francisco, CA – SP Controls has announced a grant program for educational institutions, with selected schools/universities receiving SP Controls AV device control systems at no charge (including installation if needed). more

Orlando, Florida — Alcorn McBride has unveiled ShowTouch, a user interface designer for Alcorn McBride show controllers. Offering a user-friendly drag and drop utility, the ShowTouch designer allows users to design full-featured touchscreen user interfaces for show or media control applications of any size. Its platform includes a large library of virtual switches, buttons, indicators and displays. ShowTouch allows the user’s interface to obtain real-time information from the show controller; it also allows the interface programming to be archived and retrieved from the controller which makes it simple to add a new touchscreen interface to the network. more

PARK CITY, UT – SoundTube Entertainment, the leading manufacturer of high-performance commercial sound systems, announced the recipients of the company’s 2008 Manufacturer’s Representative performance awards during the recent InfoComm show in Orlando.

Seymour Marketing, SoundTube’s rep for Upstate New York, received “Rep of the Year� honors. “Seymour Marketing achieved great results throughout the year, reaching 179% of their quota, by establishing excellent relationships with multiple dealers who made SoundTube their everyday ‘go to’ speaker line,� said Duke Ducoff, SoundTube Director of Sales. more