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2020 Music Products Industry Archive — Pro Audio

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New ‘Peavey Monitor’ Podcast Highlights Contributions of Fera

Peavey Electronics powers up the circuit boards again on Episode 5 of the “Peavey Monitor” podcast, featuring John Fera, digital design engineer at Peavey.

Garth Brooks and Melissa Etheridge to be Honored With The Music for Life Award at NAMM'S Believe in Music Week

L-Acoustics Announces Support Initiatives for Industry and Partners

L-Acoustics has announced three new initiatives to help industry colleagues, partners, and clients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lakewood Baptist Church Advances Monitoring with KLANG:fabrik

Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia has purchased two KLANG:fabrik immersive IEM mixing systems for use in its main worship sanctuary.

Open Door Church Completes Major System Upgrade with Allen & Heath

Turning to the local audio experts at Genesis Technology for guidance as to the best choice to modernize the system, the answer was unanimous—Allen & Heath dLive. 

Guildhall School of Music & Dance Expands Production and Performance Capabilities with Solid State Logic

It’s one of those establishments where, despite its age - and the school was 140 years old in 2020 - it’s not surprising to find cutting-edge equipment such as the…

Fields Calls on MXL Studio Mics to Capture Professional-Quality Recordings 

When singer/songwriter Joshua P. Fields decided to turn his love of music into a professional career, Fields selected MXL Microphones' affordable, high-quality microphone solutions for his home studio set up.

NAMM Announces Global Livestream of Artist Performances at Believe in Music Week

On Wednesday, January 20 during NAMM’s Believe in Music week, over 40 emerging and established artists from 23 countries and six continents will come together for 12 hours of livestream concert performances…

Lectrosonics Leads ‘Sound is Essential’ Social Media Campaign

Lectrosonics, together with a number of dealers, industry manufacturers and end users, is spearheading a social media campaign, "Sound is Essential," to emphasize that sound is essential to any modern…

Allen & Heath Appoints Cadon Technical Sales for Enhanced Midwest Support

Shure and AWAL Team Up For Limited Live Streaming Series ‘NextSound Sessions’

Shure has partnered with AWAL for a series of free weekly  live streaming concerts.

Hal Leonard Expands MI Products Distribution Division

Hal Leonard has been growing its representation of MI products steadily for over 10 years and now announces further expansion of its MI Products Distribution division.

Tulsa Opera’s Baseball-Themed ‘Rigoletto’ is a Grand Slam with L-Acoustics

Every note of the operatic repertoire of "Rigoletto" was heard clearly by the 1,685 socially-distanced audience members seated in the 2,700-capacity stadium thanks to an L-Acoustics Kara PA system provided…

Shure Donates Sound Equipment To The Andrea Bocelli Foundation's New Camerino Music Academy

Shure Incorporated provided microphones and headphones to the Andrea Bocelli Foundation.

28th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

Find out which companies and products were voted as the best in their class this year by readers and retailers just like you.

After 95 Years of Shaping the Pro Audio World, Innovation is Still a ‘Shure’ Thing

From creating the first handheld wireless microphone system for performers in 1953, to powering annual events of the superstardom world like the Grammys and the Academy Awards, Shure’s fixtures and…

Kathuria Joins Renkus-Heinz with Focus on Asia, Oceania and SAARC Regions

Renkus-Heinz has appointed Karan Kathuria to the position of Director operating across Asia, Oceania and SAARC.

QSC and Theatre Concepts Blanket the Largest Auditorium in South India’s Adiparashakthi College Group with Perfect Sound

Established in 1978, the Adiparashakthi Charitable Medical, Educational, and Cultural Trust (ACMEC) operates major educational and cultural centers across the state of Tamil Nadu.

Shure Acquires Stem Audio

Two key players in the conferencing audio ecosystem market have joined forces to provide a wider variety of networked audio choices for customers. Shure, a global leader in audio technology,…

‘Jimmy Bowen & Friends’ Relies on Heil Sound Microphones

A slew of Heil Sound microphones, including PR35s on vocals, PR31s on guitar cabinets, and a mix of PR30, PR40, and PR22s on drums provided by Tony Cottrill and his…

QSC Proves a Perfect Fit for Automated Modern Multi-Band Rehearsal Spaces at Taylor Sound

Facilities manager T. Perry Bowers chose QSC TouchMix-8 and TouchMix-16 touchscreen digital mixers for the upgrade, as well as the full range of QSC K.2 Series active loudspeakers.

Martin Audio WPM for Falls Area Performing Arts Center

Located at the Oconto Falls High School in Wisconsin, an aging sound system in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center (PAC) has been replaced with Martin Audio’s new scalable resolution…

Soundworks Feel Full Force of Diminutive WPS With Richmond Symphony Orchestra

When Richmond, Virginia-based Soundworks took delivery of their Martin Audio WPS and WPC line array systems in February this year, they little knew that the world was within one month…

JAM Industries Accelerates Growth Through Acquisition by Adding TMP to its Portfolio of Companies

Backed by the commitment and resources of parent company DCC Technology, JAM Industries is accelerating its growth through acquisition initiatives with the purchase of Berlin, Connecticut-based The Music People (TMP),…

Shure Announces Holiday Promotions

From now through December 31, 2020, content creators, remote professionals, performers, and music lovers can access deals on Shure’s products, like the MV88+ Video Kit and several BLX Wireless Systems.

Proel North America Expands its Selection of 'Made in Italy' Gear to the USA and Canada

PROEL NORTH AMERICA announces the release of TAMBURO drums, EIKON mics and monitors, DIEHARD pro stage gear (bags, cables, and stands) and AXIOM Pro Audio Sound Systems in the USA…

Reverb Sellers Continue to See Strong Sales in Q3

Reverb has announced that its third quarter gross merchandise sales were $205.1 million—a significant increase when compared to the same time period last year.

RockBoard Flat XLR Cables

The RockBoard Flat XLR Cables – available in several lengths – are designed to optimize pedalboard real estate.

Still Going Global: Sennheiser’s 75th Anniversary

When Sennheiser began in a farmhouse situated in Germany (named “Laboratorium Wennebostel,” or “Lab W,” at the time), Dr. Fritz Sennheiser had no idea that his small pro audio company…

Try Me

The year is almost over. It has been the slowest fastest year ever, like living in a mind-numbing space-time continuum vortex.

MixOne Sound Drives dLive from Hardcore Punk to Classic Funk

Two of MixOne Sound's most recent shows highlight Fever 333 and Chaka Khan; an Allen & Heath dLive handily managed the broadcast mixes for both. 

TASCAM's DR-05X Facilitates On-Campus Rehearsals During COVID-19 Pandemic

Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute has found an innovative solution to remote music rehearsal, thanks the to the DR-05X Stereo Handheld Digital Audio Recorder and USB Audio Interface from TASCAM.

Danley Brings Intelligibility to Coral Hill Baptist's Reverberant Sanctuary

Local AV integration firm Red Ranger Media worked with the church to design and install a Danley Sound Labs sound reinforcement system that would support their wide variety of musical…

Shure's Kaplan Appointed to the CTA Board of Industry Leaders

Abby Kaplan, vice president, Global Retail Sales at Shure has been elected to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® Board of Industry Leaders (BIL).

Shure Brings ‘David Byrne's American Utopia’ Dream to Life as it Transitions from Broadway to HBO

Shure played a pivotal role in addressing the audio challenges presented by the upcoming HBO broadcast of David Byrne’s American Utopia.

Focusrite RedNet X2P Interfaces Selected for IMN Creative 

Mark Binder, owner and CEO of boutique post-production company IMN Creative, developed a technological solution: a remote ADR rig centered on a Focusrite RedNet X2P Dante-networked audio interface that enables…

Hi-Fi-Science Fiction Lights Open Mic Night With CHAUVET DJ

As the technical director, Christian Hansen enhanced this intimate atmosphere, while supporting the performers on stage, by creating an engaging lighting design with help from CHAUVET DJ fixtures.  

JHS to Distribute Powerwerks in the UK/ROI/France/Benelux & Germany

JHS is now the distributors of Powerwerks, a comprehensive range of high-quality sound reinforcement products, designed in the USA and based on the immense knowledge and manufacturing expertise of the Hanser Music Group…

Southard Audio Deploys Flagship Martin Audio Rigs For College Events

When they invested in Martin Audio’s large format Wavefront Precision Longbow (WPL) early last year, Virginia-based Southard Audio became the first of two cooperative live event production companies in the…

Pentecostals of Brunswick Grows with dBTechnologies

Pentecostals of Brunswick, a growing church in Brunswick, Georgia, worships with a new dBTechnologies audio system installed by Allseasons Audio of Jesup, Georgia.