NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 2009: Since opening Great City Productions in the Chelsea district of Manhattan in 2003, owner Britt Myers is constantly busy. Myers and Ian Stynes split - or rather double up - the role of chief engineer and tackle projects that range from indie rock records to TV spots with the support of an accomplished team of freelance engineers and composers. Until recently, Myers felt obligated, not only to work through the weekend but, to burn precious time testing mixes on every sound system he could get his hands on. But with the purchase of two Klein + Hummel 5.1 active monitoring systems, which translate beautifully, Myers has reduced his stress level. more

EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 2009: Headquartered in East Stroudsburg, Law Sound & Lighting delivers full production audio services and high-end equipment rentals to northeast Pennsylvania, the East Coast, and the world. Its broadcast clients include ESPN, ABC, FOX, and NBC, among many others, and its PA systems have supported acts as varied as BB King, James Brown, and Blue Oyster Cult. Law recently added several remarkably affordable Sennheiser SKM 2000 wireless microphones to its inventory to ensure performance, quick setup, and rock-solid reliability in even the most challenging RF situations. more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 2009: Peter Stengaard, a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Denmark, now based in Los Angeles, has purchased a Bock Audio 5-ZERO-7 vocal microphone through exclusive U.S. distributor TransAudio Group in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stengaard, who includes Pussycat Dolls, Donna Summer and JC Chasez on his list of credits, also regularly works with one of the industry’s leading songwriters, Diane Warren, at her RealSongs production facility in Hollywood. more

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 2009: More than ten years in the making, the issues surrounding the building of the historic, yet thoroughly modern, Lancaster County Convention Center (LCCC) will live long in local lore. There were many delays. But the biggest holdup arose from the need to incorporate the landmark façade of Lancaster’s former Watt & Shand department store, which used to be on the National Register of Historic Places, into the plans. The delay, however, had an upside. LCCC’s comprehensive A/V system benefitted from network-ready Ashly NE8250 amplifiers, which didn’t exist when the system was originally designed! more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 2009: TransAudio Group has announced the immediate availability of ATC’s most reasonably-priced reference monitor - the SCM11 two-way passive speaker. The new monitor incorporates ATC’s innovative Constrained Layer Damping (CLD) technology, which reduces third-harmonic distortion between 100 Hz and 3 kHz, resulting in an extended, resonance-free axial frequency response, improved off-axis frequency response, and a significant increase in loudspeaker power response. more

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - JULY 2009: Now celebrating its thirtieth year, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo (RNSIT) is the largest annual indoor show in the world. Each year, literally thousands of performers amass from around the world in what might best be described as a Vaudeville show of truly epic proportions. Everything from operatic performances to motorcycle stunts keep the tens of more

SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA - JULY 2009: Airshow Mastering’s East Coast studios are relocating to a larger facility in Takoma Park, Maryland from its longtime operations base in Springfield, Virginia. The new facility will incorporate two mastering studios, each equipped with an eight-channel Metric Halo ULN-8 interface outfitted with the latest 2d upgrades and running v5 software in conjunction with soundBlade(tm) software from Sonic Studio, LLC. more

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 2009: Sennheiser made its presence known to attendees and performers alike at the eleven-day Summerfest - the world’s largest music festival - with the launch of the summer-long Sennheiser Sound Tour and a backstage Sennheiser Artist Lounge. Sennheiser’s young Sound Tour ambassadors engaged with concertgoers to spread the word about the premium sound of Sennheiser headphones and headsets, while Tim Moore, Sennheiser’s artist relations manager, offered Summerfest performers a welcoming place to hang out and relax in a tour bus behind the scenes. more

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 2009: K-array self-powered live performance speakers, available in the U.S. exclusively from Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, made their U.S. debut at Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over an eleven day period leading up to the 4th of July holiday weekend. The event’s principal production provider, Clearwing Productions, put the K-array systems to use at JoJo’s Martini Lounge, one of eleven stages at the lakefront festival park. Clearwing also integrated a full complement of Sennheiser evolution 900 and 600 Series wired microphones into its audio system at the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage. more

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 2009: Symetrix, a leading provider of audio processing solutions for the commercial, broadcast, and pro audio markets, has signed an agreement with Axiomtek to distribute the GOT-5100T-830 touch screen PC in the United States for use with SymNet’s groundbreaking SymVue real-time user interface technology. Although SymVue works simply and reliably with any PC or tablet running Windows Vista or XP, integrators will benefit from the new agreement with Axiomtek in two ways. First, ordering the touch screen PC right along with the SymNet equipment that it will operate makes life a little bit easier for busy integrators. Second, and perhaps more importantly, it takes the guesswork out of finding the ideal unit for most SymVue applications. The GOT-5100T-830 has been thoroughly vetted by Symetrix and deemed ideal for most audio installations. This agreement applies only to distribution in the US. more