ETZGEN, SWITZERLAND: Driving 30 minutes from Zurich, past rolling hills and ancient forests, a recording artist might not expect to find a world class recording and mixing facility. But, in the little village of Etzgen stands Synphonic Recording Studios, a three-room facility built within an abandoned corner shop.

“After beginning my career in the basement of my parent’s house decades ago, I built my first professional studio in an industrial building, in 1997,” explains Synphonic founder, and principal engineer Tom Lumholtz. For my new studio I wanted to make sure that the acoustics, aesthetics and technology were all done in the most professional manner.”

Synphonic is a full room-within-room structure, designed to provide sound isolation from neighboring buildings, and the living quarters of the owner and his wife on the upper floors. The control room is highlighted by an elegantly curved, backlit wall with soffit-mounted ADAM S5 more

Company Honored With Commercial Integrator BEST Award for ‘Best Digital Signage Software’ and AV Technology End-User Award for ‘Best Use of AV in Emergency Preparedness’ for its WVU Deployment

MONTREAL — June 23, 2011 — X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for digital signage and real-time visual communications, today announced that the company was honored with two awards at InfoComm 2011 in Orlando. X2O’s NITRO graphics platform received a Commercial Integrator BEST Award, while the company took home a 2011 AV Technology End-User Award for the deployment of its Xpresenter(TM) digital signage platform at West Virginia University (WVU). more

SAN FERNANDO, Calif., June 23, 2011 – Califone® International, Inc. (http://www.califone.com), a leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of A/V products and accessories since 1947, is proud to announce a continuation of its green business program with the introduction of electronic billing for its dealers. The program, now active, offers same-day electronic invoicing on shipments of the company’s audio visual products.

“This progressive program reflects our continued investment and support for our dealers, but it’s also part of our commitment to green innovation within the education and professional audio industries,� shared Tim Ridgway, VP Marketing for Califone. “This program will mean the near-term elimination of printing and mailing more than 24,000 invoices and envelopes sent out this year alone.�

In addition to cutting paper, the program also makes available to dealers the tracking numbers of each shipment to better serve Califone customers. Within minutes of a more

Systems Integration specialist Broadcast Networks will showcase its latest ‘go anywhere’ live production vehicle at IBC 2011. Featuring Sony’s Media Backbone HDXchange server, the custom-built Land Rover Discovery is designed for a one or two-person team and will be on show at the Sony booth 12.A10 at the RAI Centre Amsterdam from September 9-14.

Acclaimed for the design and build of quality broadcast and media systems, Broadcast Networks has worked closely with Sony on many projects worldwide over a number of years, including the new 3D production OB vehicle for Norway’s OB-Team which is also on show at IBC 2011.

This latest collaboration came about as a direct response to market demand for small, high quality and durable live production vehicles that can be rapidly deployed with minimal crew, in situations where larger OB vehicles are either unsuitable or too costly to operate. more

Jazz, Hip Hop, Creativity & The Brain… An Inquiry Into Relationships

NEW YORK: In 2010, Dr. Charles Limb infiltrated Baltimore’s Hip Hop scene for a study on the parallels between that free form art and “traditional” jazz. On Thursday, October 20th, Dr Limb will detail his findings with a Keynote address at the 131st AES Convention at NY’s Javits Center. Sound, Hearing and Music: A Journey From The Ears to The Brain, will explore the physical and intellectual intricacies of musical creativity; its inception and perception.

In announcing the address, 131st Convention Chair Jim Anderson remarked, “Dr. Limb’s innovative research into the parallel fields of technology and musical creativity exemplifies the AES mission. His study of brain function in improvising musicians is sure to provide valuable insights.”

“At first glance, the free-form art of musical improvisation and the meticulous environment of the research lab seem more

Port of LA

As part of a multi-million dollar renovation of the World Cruise Center at the Port of Los Angeles, Electrosonic has designed a new audio, video and show control system, crafted digital signage, created a kids-friendly videowall and installed a zoned sound and paging system.

The Port of Los Angeles is one of the busiest cruise ports on the West Coast, with Disney Cruise Line and other major cruise lines calling at the World Cruise Center. Electrosonic was tasked with the design of an audio, video and show control system that would meet the needs of the Port of Los Angeles and the cruise lines operating out of Berth 93. Once the design was approved by all parties, Electrosonic engineered, manufactured, installed and programmed the new system.

“One of the main more

IBC2011 Product Preview Wohler Technologies Exhibiting With HHB, Stand 8.D56 and in the Outside Broadcast (OB) Area, Stand OE225
Wohler Technologies 31055 Huntwood Ave. Hayward, CA 94544 Tel: +1 (510) 870-0810 Fax: +1 (510) 870-0811 Website: www.wohler.com
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Hartley & Mary Peavey of Peavey Electronics Corporation

Blues music icon and 15-time GRAMMY® Award winner B.B. King joined Peavey Electronics®, The Recording Academy® and the State of Mississippi in celebrating the musical legacy of the “Birthplace of America’s Music� at the annual Mississippi GRAMMY Legacy Celebration and Peavey Awards at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino on June 7 in Biloxi.

The Mississippi GRAMMY Legacy Celebration is a Recording Academy®-sanctioned event that honors the musical heritage of Mississippi through performances by the state’s many GRAMMY winners and nominees. According to The Recording Academy, Mississippi has produced more GRAMMY winners and nominees per capita than any other state. more

NEW YORK, JUNE 23, 2011—When Viper Studios, a NY-based event production company, is called upon by Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory arts center to produce live events, the company always relies on Aviom’s Pro64® Digital Snake to distribute audio throughout the venue. Used recently in the event space for five days of musical performances during the Armory’s own Tune-In Music Festival, the Pro64 digital snake was used to feed audio signals to 12 stage monitor speakers, two separate line array speaker systems and 48 channels of stage input during this event. more

SoundTube Entertainment has announced the company’s Representative of the Year for 2010 along with other rep awards. The announcement was made in a ceremony held in Orlando prior to the InfoComm show.

Online CRM, the Michigan affiliate of Online Marketing, was named Representative of the Year. “Online CRM principals Glen Cordial and John Riley are legendary in their territory for customer service and product knowledge,� said Duke Ducoff, MSE Audio VP of Sales. “Their tireless efforts through the year led to consistently high sales and customer satisfaction.�

The award for Most Improved Territory was presented to Cowser-Lee Marketing, SoundTube’s representative in the Southwest USA; the Grand Slam award, given to rep firms who met or exceeded their quota every quarter, went to two companies, Online CRM and Warren Associates. “The awards given to these three companies are significant because they recognize consistent sales performance in an economy that more