Nashville, Tennessee, January 25, 2009 – Following on the success of the first annual Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo in 2009, The AES Nashville Section, in conjunction with Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, is pleased to announce the dates for this year’s session to be held at Belmont’s Curb Event Center, just steps away from the heart of Nashville’s legendary Music Row. This two-day conference and trade show exposition will be held on March 5-6, 2010, and will once again feature top industry guest speakers and panelists, as well as exhibits by many of today’s leading audio gear manufacturers. Last year, over 300 attendees from 28 states and 5 different countries participated in this unique industry event which focuses on recording musicians and engineers working in wide variety of personal production spaces and studio environments. more

Campus Decision Makers Cite Reliability, Maintenance And Networking Capability As The Basis For Purchasing The Hitachi Projectors

The Lone Star College-North Harris campus in Texas recently purchased 147 Hitachi 3LCD projectors for its classrooms and labs, in an effort to provide students with state-of-the-art presentation technology for a more dynamic learning experience. Troxell Communications sold and installed the projectors throughout the Lone Star College-North Harris campus. The majority of the projectors are the CP-X615 and CP-X417 models. more

For more than 30 years Günter Pauler’s Stockfisch Records label has been aimed at audiophile fans of guitar-oriented singer-songwriters and revivalists on its label — harking back to the 1970’s. Many of the artists include European musicians as well as American expats — with well known names rubbing shoulders with new discoveries. And their CD’s are recorded in Günter’s Pauler Acoustics studio. more

Advanced Placement Biology Students Develop Final Presentations With Hitachi Interactive WhiteBoards

Hitachi, a leader in educational technology, has been chosen to provide interactive whiteboards for the La Joya Community High School in Avondale, Arizona. The school is deploying the Hitachi FXDUO-77 model StarBoards, along with the award-winning Hitachi CP-A100 3LCD ultra-short-throw projector, as part of the Hitachi CPA100+FXDUO bundle. Furthermore, advanced placement biology students are using the StarBoards as a tool to help facilitate their final exam presentations. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯On two separate occasions in early winter, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) held product seminars for audio consultants, and an AV Summit for rental houses and end users highlighting small to mid-scale audio solutions that deliver high-output quality performance, versatility and value. more

Almo Product Offering “Amped Up� with Professional Audio Systems; QSC to Exhibit on Almo’s E4 AV Tour

Philadelphia, PA — January 25, 2010 — Almo Professional A/V, the nation’s fastest growing distributor serving the needs of professional audiovisual integrators, dealers and consultants, has been named as a national distributor for QSC Audio Products, LLC. Based on the agreement, Almo Professional A/V partners can now incorporate QSC amplifiers, speakers, digital signal processors and other professional audio products into their orders for one-stop shopping and greater profit potential. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯Well, the results are in, but we knew it all along. 35,000 readers of Live Sound Magazine and ProSoundWeb have spoken. The Yamaha PM5D digital audio console was selected in the First Annual Readers’ Choice Product Awards as the winner in the Digital Large Format Console category. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – The leader in digital connectivity solutions today announced its GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 60Ghz extender is shipping. This sender/receiver system is the fourth product from Gefen offering wireless video connectivity. It joins three other wireless products already shipping: the GefenTV Wireless for VGA; Gefen Wireless for HDMI UWB; and GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 5Ghz extenders. more

Anaheim, CA – January 15, 2010 – Today marks the unveiling of the Denon DN-X1600, the world’s first digital DJ mixer to be introduced with V-LINK allowing DJ’s to perform a wide range of visual effects coinciding with their music.

V-LINK is an open protocol developed and promoted by Roland that provides the ability for musical/audio devices to interact with video/visual performance devices. By using MIDI to connect two or more V-LINK compatible devices, users can easily enjoy performing a wide range of visual effects that are harmonized to the expressive elements of a music performance. There are thousands of V-LINK equipped products sold and used around the world under the EDIROL, BOSS, Roland, and RSS brands. more

Bellingham, WA.– Roland Systems Group is proud to announce the recipients of its 2009 Sales Representative Achievement Awards, recognizing both outstanding individual and company sales efforts. The awards were presented at the 2010 NAMM show.

S.K. MacDonald from Maryland was recognized as the 2009 U.S. Sales Representative Company of the Year. Principle Perry D’Angelo and Account Managers Todd Peden and Jeff Mullin were on hand to receive the award. S.K. MacDonald is one of the industry’s oldest, most accomplished, and most experienced representative firms in the audio and video industry. Established in1926 by Sam Macdonald, they have successfully represented some of the industry’s best manufacturers throughout the years. S.K. MacDonald represents RSS and EDIROL product lines for Roland Systems Group in the Middle Atlantic territory. more