LONDON: Careers are magically unpredictable. Many successful audio world icons, count a chance meeting, or the whims of fortune for their success. Others had a clear direction, some swear by training and hard earned skills. On Monday, May 16, 14:00 – 15:45 the AES 130th Convention will present I Didn’t Get Where I am Today . . . a panel moderated by Peter Filleul of the APRS. The 90-minute seminar will address the roads to success traveled by prominent artist/producer/engineers.

Panelists will describe their career influences, and discuss whether flexibility, a broad outlook and the “maverick” spirit are essential elements to achieving longevity in the audio business. They will muse on the expectations generated by audio education, training and, the tacit suspicion that “Mindset” is more important than ‘Skillset” in most employment areas.

Panelists include:

Dennis Weinreich: Bass player turned consummate audio engineer, built a more

T-VIPS supplies TVG425 ASI to IP and TVG450 JPEG2000 Gateways to provide Sky Italia with the flexibility to contribute MPEG Transport Streams and visually lossless JPEG2000 video over IP

Oslo, Norway – T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announced that its TVG425 MPEG Transport Stream and the TVG450 JPEG2000 Video Gateways have been selected to provide advanced video transport functionality for Sky Italia’s next generation contribution network. The T-VIPS Video Gateway suite is a flexible and cost-effective portfolio of products designed for real-time contribution and distribution of broadcast-quality video. The project has been delivered by T-VIPS valued business partner, CVE. The T-VIPS solutions are now integrated with the network, which will go live in the first half of 2011. This deployment, which connects Milan and Rome, is the first phase of a Sky Italia project to move to an advanced future-proofed all-IP video more

Spectralâ„¢ 240 3D Screen Installed at Regions First of its Kind New Immersion Large-Format 3D/4D Digital Theatre

DUBUQUE, IA, MAY 10, 2011 — When Edwards Technologies, Inc. (ETI), the leader in 3D digital theatre installations at entertainment venues worldwide, was given the task of equipping the new 3D/4D theatre of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium’s much anticipated $40 million expansion, they turned to Harkness Screens, the world’s leading manufacturer of projection screens and its Spectralâ„¢ 240 3D presentation surface. more

Eric J. Marshall, the webinar series host.

Sonora, CA – May 2011… Stewart Audio, manufacturer of the finest quality American-made power amplifiers and audio equipment for a wide range of sound reinforcement applications, is pleased to announce a new web portal and the first in a series of webinars specifically designed for installed sound professionals. The new web portal can be accessed via www.stewartaudio.com/my/login.php. The inaugural webinar dates are Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:30 AM PST and Friday June 10th at 10:30 AM PST. A link to register for the webinars can be accessed in the web portal. more

An Ethernet port is all that’s needed to connect Blu-ray™ players, gaming consoles, LCD / LED TVs and other devices to a home’s wireless router.

Foothill Ranch, Calif. – May 10, 2011 – IOGEAR, a leader in convergence and connectivity products, announces a new Universal Wi-Fi N Adapter (GWU627) for connecting A/V devices to a home network via a wireless router. With online gaming and media consumption rapidly increasing, the need for robust and reliable network access is growing. While many manufacturers are integrating network connections within products, progress is not keeping up with demand.

The IOGEAR Universal Wi-Fi N Adapter provides an affordable and stable solution for equipping Ethernet-enabled devices with wireless network access. The word “universal� is often thrown around, but the Universal Wi-Fi N Adapter works with ANY device featuring an Ethernet port, no brand or device-specific Wi-Fi USB adapter needed. Simply connect more

PLANO, Texas, May 10, 2011 – ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a developer of industry-leading solutions for the transformation, management and delivery of digital media over enterprise, broadband, and mobile networks, today announced that the University of Montreal has deployed a donated ViewCast Osprey® 440 video capture card and SimulStream® software to aid in the 24/7, live monitoring of a family of peregrine falcons that reside on campus. With this technology gift from ViewCast, the University is able to stream real-time video of the falcons to researchers, project supporters, and wildlife conservationists around the world.

“The University of Montreal’s peregrine falcon monitoring project exemplifies the literally thousands of potential innovative streaming media applications enabled by ViewCast’s streaming media solutions,� said Dave Stoner, president and CEO of ViewCast. “Our media solutions are designed to be cost effective and easy to use, as this monitoring project demonstrates.�

Once an endangered more

Guests of the TLC Royal Wedding Viewing Party use Listen Portable Receivers provided by Global Equipment Network, Inc. to listen to the event in Times Square.

Jarrod Esposito of Global Equipment Network, Inc. knew he had the perfect solution when producers of the “Say Yes To The Dress� show on the TLC network approached him about providing an audio solution for a viewing party of The Royal Wedding in Times Square.

Producers were at a loss as to how they were going to overcome the New York City noise ordinance of no public address systems before 9:00 am. Not a good situation with the wedding festivities happening at 5:00 am.

What Esposito knew is that he could provide an individual listening experience to guests of the TLC event without breaching the noise ordinance. The producers were a little skeptical, especially with the need to provide a solution to 2,000 guests. Esposito was confident. He knew that not only could he deliver the solution for 2,000 people but that they would have a more

BOSTON, May 10, 2011 — Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, boasts the largest undergraduate enrollment in the state with more than 26,400 registered students. The large student body translates to an active campus, from academics and athletics to a variety of student organizations.

On the athletic front, the MTSU Blue Raiders is one of 12 Sun Belt Conference teams, participating in 17 intercollegiate sports at the highest level of NCAA athletics. Stadium audio improvements have been a recent focus on campus, beginning with a PA system upgrade featuring Technomad Berlin loudspeakers for its 2,500-seat soccer and track and field venue.

The success of the first Technomad installation has led to an audio upgrade for Blue Raiders Softball Field, where Technomad Noho loudspeakers now deliver intelligible voice and high-quality musical reproduction more

Students find fun way to share class notes, assignments, portfolios & résumés

PALO ALTO, CA– May 10, 2011 – Gogobeans is shaking things up on college campuses as their new Shake to Bounce application gets students sharing notes, assignments, photos, apps, music and more with a simple flick of the wrist. Shake to Bounce is a free application that enables users to share any content of any size with friends, family or colleagues simply by shaking their mobile handset. Gogobeans works across devices, operating systems and networks. The app is currently available for iPhone, iPad and Android users with Blackberry and Windows apps due for release later this year.

“We’ve been noticing that an overwhelming majority of our new subscribers are signing up with university email addresses,� explains COO Robert Hayden. “We knew college students would find Shake to more

Decatur, GA––When Messenger Media Systems of Covington, Georgia was called in to do the audio for the New Life Church, the primary challenge was providing a powerful system for a spacious sanctuary on a limited budget.
As Senior Systems Engineer Christopher Bragg, puts it, “The client had purchased an old high school which they used for administrative offices and built a large sanctuary behind it.
“It was a 2,000-seat church and they only had $100,000 for the audio system because they’d spent a lot of money up front for conduits and other infrastructure they didn’t end up using.
“Acoustically, the room is difficult. Lots of straight walls, hard surfaces and we didn’t have the budget for acoustic treatment at that point. That was the main difficulty, working on a small budget for a room that size.�
Continuing, Bragg says, “They wanted an aggressive (ie. loud) system for Gospel more