NSCA CELEBRATES MEMBERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND
Members receive awards at NSCA Membership Breakfast

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, June 26, 2008 — NSCA Executive Director Chuck Wilson presented awards to winners of the Educator of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, and Volunteer of the Year at the Annual Meeting of the Membership and Industry Forum on June 18 during InfoComm 08. more

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2008

Less than three weeks before this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Prince added his name to the bill in the most prominent slot. Choosing Shure’s KSM9 for vocals as well as UHF-R wireless for guitar, he was one of but many who relied upon Shure at this, the nation’s premiere showcase for alternative rock. more

ON THE ROAD, May 28, 2008—Currently touring in support of Warpaint, their latest release on the independent Silver Arrow label, The Black Crowes have shown hands-down that they are still, as the UK’s Melody Maker once called them, “the most rock ‘n’ roll rock ‘n’ roll band in the world.” more

Shure UHF-R, SM58s, and KSM9s look good, sound better onstage

LAS VEGAS, NV, May 27, 2008 —Once again there was no red carpet at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, but the now traditional orange one rolled out in its place at the MGM Grand proved just as able to support a glittering array of Nashville’s hottest talent. On a night highlighted by the presence of country music’s rising young stars and a generation of legendary figures, Shure endorser Brad Paisley took home male vocalist honors for the second straight year, while Carrie Underwood–who opened the show with “I Don’t Even Know His Last Nameâ€?–received her second consecutive female vocalist trophy. The two also performed a duet of country icon Eddy Arnold’s “Make the World Go Away,â€? which was especially poignant given Arnold’s recent passing on May 8, just short of his 90th birthday. more

Popular Rock Band to Kick-Start InfoComm 08

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, May 27, 2008 — Popular recording artists, the Gin Blossoms, will headline the NSCA ExpoJam! on June 17, 2008, during InfoComm 08.

Attendees will begin the night at 6 p.m. with the Opening Reception in the Hilton Center at the Las Vegas Hilton. ExpoJam!, sponsored by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc., will begin immediately following the reception at 8 p.m. more

KT TUNSTALL TO JUDGE NEW CREATIVE AWARD SPONSORED BY SHURE, THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND PLAYMUSIC GROUP

NILES, IL, May 20, 2008 – Best-selling artist KT Tunstall has announced that she will judge the final selection for an innovative new award for aspiring singer-songwriters in the UK – the Shure Creative Award, which will be sponsored by Shure Distribution UK, the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and Play Music Pickup magazine. more

Illegal Traders Found On Apliu Street

NILES, IL, May 19, 2008 – Shure Incorporated has uncovered a number of hawker stalls in Hong Kong’s popular electronics marketplace, Apliu Street in Shamshuipo, selling counterfeit Shure earphones. This investigation is part of the Company’s continued efforts to combat the illegal manufacture and sale of counterfeit Shure products. more

Resource helps NSCA members develop and convert relationships into bigger sales

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, May 19, 2008 —Four new articles that examine architecture, low voltage, fire and life safety, and green issues within the healthcare industry have been added to NSCA’s building information resource web portal, the AE Toolkit™. more

NSCA Education Foundation’s golf tournament and concert set for InfoComm 08

Cedar Rapids, IA, May 15, 2008 — The NSCA Education Foundation will debut its popular charity events, the industry golf tournament and industry concert, at InfoComm 08 in Las Vegas.

“The charity events of the NSCA Education Foundation are a great way to bring the systems integration community together to network, raise money and support a good cause,� said Tom Frericks, president, NSCA Education Foundation. more

NILES, IL, May 15, 2008 — Shure Incorporated announced today that a three-member team from the Music Department at Texas State University is this year’s Grand Prize Winner of the fourth annual “Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition.â€? The three-student team of Joel Cowen, Adam Brisbin and Jordan Lott, with faculty advisor, Mark Erickson, won this year’s Shure contest with an original composition by Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township entitled “Let It Go.â€? more