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2014 Roland Atelier Festival National Finals

The Roland Atelier Festival celebrated the talent and dedication of some of the nation’s best amateur organ players, and filled the audience with inspiration during a packed weekend of performances and clinics in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, the Atelier Festival was held as part of a major new event for home organ enthusiasts, Roland AT Playtime, held Oct. 10-12 at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on the famed Vegas Strip. In addition to the Atelier Festival, Roland AT Playtime presented three nights of concerts by internationally celebrated performers and days filled with educational workshops. Dennis Houlihan, former president of Roland Corporation U.S., served as master of ceremonies.

Jupiter 8 App-based DSPs and ARC-WEB Powers Corner Entertainment

Corner Entertainment is a recently opened entertainment establishment located in Houston, Texas. It features a restaurant (Corner Table) a bar/nightclub (The Oak Bar), and a second wine and mixed drinks bar (1919).  Houston-based integration firm LoGo Audio Video Music designed and installed Corner Entertainment’s high-performance, cost-effective audio system using two Symetrix Jupiter 8 app-based turnkey DSPs with smartphone control for the managers provided by Symetrix ARC-WEB. Corner Entertainment’s audio system is divided into two completely separate halves: one that runs the restaurant and a second that runs the bar. Inputs to the restaurant system include a wireless microphone for events, a tie-in from a small mixer on a patio where bands set up, an iPod dock, and a Pandora music service stream. 

Paul McCartney Adopts Avid Everywhere for ‘Out There’ Tour

Avid® recently announced that music legend Paul McCartney has embraced Avid Everywhere™ to support his “Out There” tour. Industry-standard Avid VENUE live sound and Pro Tools® audio production solutions, from the Avid Artist Suite, powered by the Avid MediaCentral Platform, are being used to mix and record his concerts, delivering a faster, more efficient and tightly-integrated workflow, as well as world-class sound for the 59-show tour. The high point of McCartney’s tour was a historic performance at San Francisco’s legendary stadium, Candlestick Park, where The Beatles’ last public concert took place 48 years ago. McCartney’s most recent performance was also the stadium’s last show before shutting down after 54 years of hosting live acts and serving as home field to the city’s sports teams. 

Prestige Guitars in New HQ

Studio One is First Call for Ellefson

When he’s not working with metal giants Megadeth, internationally acclaimed bassist David Ellefson keeps busy with an impressive range of his own projects. His DAW of choice for these projects is easy-to-use PreSonus® Studio One® Professional.

“To be honest, I have been somewhat ‘DAW-dumb,’ mainly because I never invested a lot of money into an elaborate home studio,” Ellefson observes. “I did it years ago but it seemed like by the time I got done with an 18-month world tour, everything I’d bought was completely obsolete. I just like to sit down, write, and get ideas right into the computer with the least amount of effort possible. I find that as soon as I start getting into the engineering mindset, my musical ideas are gone, and then I end up frustrated and walk away with nothing. So for me, the simpler the better.”

Dave Smith Instruments’ New Website

Univ. of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band Receives Donation of 30 B&S Trumpets

Members of the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band were pleasantly surprised this week to be presented with a very generous donation of 30 B&S trumpets. The benefactors are Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn, who are known patrons of the arts and athletic programs at the University of Louisville where their son is the Assistant Director of Marching Bands and Instructor of Trumpet.

These 30 B&S Challenger I Bb trumpets have outfitted the entire trumpet section of the Cardinal Marching Band and were unveiled to the students on Monday, October 20, 2014 as a complete surprise. “From the minute ‘go,’ the difference in sound has been dramatic – bigger, more cohesive sounds. The students have also noticed that it is much easier to blend and play in tune together on their new B&S trumpets,” says trumpet instructor, Dr. Mark Lynn.

SSL Duality At Legendary Robert Lang Studios In Seattle

Robert Lang Studios is a two-room facility serving the Seattle and North Western U.S. creative community with a storied history as a creative space for groups, such as Nirvana, the Dave Mathews Band and legendary producers Butch Vig and John Goodmanson. As part of its ongoing commercial development and delivery of advanced education in collaboration with local colleges, the facility has upgraded one of its control rooms with an SSL Duality console.

Dave Smith Instruments New Website

ADJ Plans New Product Showcase & Live Learning Tour Ahead of the Busy Holiday Party Season

ADJ Lighting has just announced three dates for their upcoming New Products Showcase and Live Learning Seminar events in the metro New York City area. The company will focus on new lighting and entertainment products that will help event producers; nightclubs and DJs get the most out of their holiday parties.

ADJ plans to hold these events at authorized resellers at the beginning of November, so event producers have time to incorporate ADJ’s latest technologies into their holiday party plans. On Tuesday, November 4th, ADJ will be at Musically Yours in Hackensack, New Jersey, then at Canal Sound & Light in downtown New York City on Wednesday, November 5th. The 3-day tour concludes at Music Trends in Levittown, NY on November 6th.

Studio One and Megadeth’s David Ellefson

When he’s not working with metal giants Megadeth, internationally acclaimed bassist David Ellefson keeps busy with an impressive range of his own projects. His DAW of choice for these projects is easy-to-use PreSonus® Studio One® Professional.

“To be honest, I have been somewhat ‘DAW-dumb,’ mainly because I never invested a lot of money into an elaborate home studio,” Ellefson observes. “I did it years ago but it seemed like by the time I got done with an 18-month world tour, everything I’d bought was completely obsolete. I just like to sit down, write, and get ideas right into the computer with the least amount of effort possible. I find that as soon as I start getting into the engineering mindset, my musical ideas are gone, and then I end up frustrated and walk away with nothing. So for me, the simpler the better.”

Paul McCartney Adopts Avid Everywhere for Historic “Out There” Tour

Avid® announced that music legend Paul McCartney has embraced Avid Everywhere™ to support his “Out There” tour. Industry-standard Avid VENUE live sound and Pro Tools® audio production solutions, from the Avid Artist Suite, powered by the Avid MediaCentral Platform, are being used to mix and record his concerts, delivering a faster, more efficient and tightly-integrated workflow, as well as world-class sound for the 59-show tour. The high point of McCartney’s tour was a historic performance at San Francisco’s legendary stadium, Candlestick Park—where The Beatles’ last public concert took place 48 years ago. McCartney’s most recent performance was also the stadium’s last show before shutting down after 54 years of hosting live acts and serving as home field to the city's sports teams.