-Six Top Dealers Awarded Trips of Their Choice-

BUENA PARK, Calif.-Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) awarded once-in-a-lifetime holiday trips to six top dealers that met or exceeded fiscal sales targets during the past fiscal year. The destinations were chosen by the marketing minds at YCAS not only to inspire dealers to reach their annual sales goals but to thank them for their outstanding achievements and never-ending loyalty for Yamaha products. more

PETALUMA, Calif. — Aug. 23, 2007 – Panamax/Furman Sound, a world-leading provider of AC power management solutions, today announced that Marshall Currier will be giving two free training sessions at CEDIA EXPO 2007 in Denver. The 90-minute sessions, entitled “Panamax Home Theater Power Solutions,” will be held at the Hyatt Hotel on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. in Mineral Hall C, and Friday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. in Capitol Ballroom 7. In his presentation, Currier will discuss the use and integration of multiple power management products, including Panamax’s new MAX™ PM family and M7500-PRO. more

Two-Day Event Will Showcase Latest Technology and Solutions in a Real-World Environment

BURBANK, Calif. — Aug. 23, 2007 – Wexler Video, Hollywood’s leading video production equipment rental company, will be hosting an open house on Aug. 28 and 29 at the company’s Burbank facilities, where visitors will have the opportunity to see cutting-edge video technology and solutions within a true working environment. more

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YAMAHA COMMERCIAL AUDIO CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF DIGITAL CONSOLES WITH 3,000 PM DIGITAL CONSOLES SOLD WORLDWIDE

BUENA PARK, Calif.-Yamaha Corporation has manufactured professional audio products for over 35 years and this year marks the 20th anniversary of digital console manufacture with over 3,000 PM digital consoles sold to date. “Yamaha is a company with amazing resources and a huge talent pool of brilliant engineers,” states Larry Italia, Vice President/General Manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. “With a range and depth of capabilities to engineer and manufacture products across the board, the company maintains a strong commitment to the digital console market and has made serious inroads with the convenience of recall, built-in signal processing, on-board effects, and reasonable costs which have led engineers to move into the digital realm.” more

Milled From Solid Billet Aluminum, New On-Wall Speakers Feature the World’s Finest Ribbon Tweeters and Dual Hand-Made Eton HEXACONE 7-Inch Woofers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Aug. 21, 2007 — Leon Speakers Inc., a world leader in custom, audiophile-grade, on-wall loudspeakers for flat-panel displays, today announced its latest offering, the Leon Seven. Inspired by postmodern industrial design, and infused with the classic lines of the 1920s and 1930s, the Leon Seven redefines custom on-wall audio as Leon enters a new realm of design and engineering. more

Move Will Benefit Exhibitors, Refocus Industry Event Calendar

InfoComm International, the worldwide leader in professional AV exhibitions and NSCA, the leading trade association for the electronics systems contracting industry, have announced a cooperative effort to consolidate the leading industry events for both the professional AV and electronics systems industry. As part of this consolidation, the 2008 NSCA Systems Integration Expo™ will now become part of InfoComm‘s annual tradeshow in Las Vegas on June 18-20, 2008. NSCA will also transfer its ownership interest in Integrated Systems Europe to the remaining partners, as per a separate operating agreement. more

NORTHRIDGE, California – August 2007 — For jazz fans, news that the multitalented Diana Krall was going on tour this summer was met with eager anticipation seeing that the outing marked her first live performances in close to a year since giving birth to twin sons in December with her husband, Elvis Costello.

Known to pack out venues across the country from Madison Square Garden to the Hollywood Bowl, the singer/pianist is touring once again this summer with her longtime front-of-house sound mixer, Dave Lawler, whose Docktrdave Audio Inc. recently purchased a Soundcraft Vi6™ digital live sound console. more

Popular Canadian band becomes first high-profile rock act to purchase its own Soundcraft digital desk

TORONTO, Canada – August 2007 – Barenaked Ladies (BNL), the Juno Award-winning alternative-rock band best known for its multi-platinum Stunt album and catchy hit singles “One Week” and “It’s All Been Done”, recently became the first truly high-profile recording/touring act in North America to purchase a Soundcraft Vi6™ digital live sound console.

“After having rented a Soundcraft Vi6 for nearly 200 dates–including the popular ‘Ships & Dip’ cruise back in January–the band simply liked the console enough to buy it for themselves,” notes BNL Production Manager Dean Roney. more

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