BACKNANG, Germany – d&b group named Andreas “Andi” Gall as its new Chief Digital Officer (CDO). With more than three decades in the media, event, and brand content industries, Gall assumes the role of leading d&b’s digital strategy during a period where technology-driven change is revolutionizing the future of live events and entertainment.
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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA – TASCAM announced a new U.S. warranty program intended to provide more comprehensive coverage for the company’s product offerings. Designed to… Read More »TASCAM U.S. Announces New Warranty Program
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ANAHEIM, CA – At the 2024 NAMM show, Celestion was presented with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Milestone Award for 100 years of service in the music products industry. Nigel Wood, MD at Celestion, is pictured here at left, receiving the award from NAMM’s music historian Dan Del Fiorentino.
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BRENTWOOD, TN – Brentwood Baptist Church recently updated the AV systems at its main campus. Brentwood Baptist technical services director Darby Gilmore, pictured here, worked with Diversified on the upgrade. The church, which has Lawo mc236 MkII consoles at FOH and monitors, also makes use of a pair of KLANG:konductors for larger services.
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HOUSTON – Justin Chechile, FOH engineer for American rock band Lord Huron, has been supporting the band’s live performance and studio needs with a selection of DPA Microphones including the company’s DPA d:facto 4018VL Vocal and 2011 Twin Diaphragm Microphones.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The 22nd annual Parnelli Awards took place on Jan. 26 during NAMM 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The ceremony, which sold out with 700+ attendees, received numerous plaudits in the days following the event. Terry Lowe, Parnelli Awards co-founder and publisher of FOH and PLSN, expressed his gratitude for the rave reviews and thanked the ceremony’s sponsors for making the whole thing possible.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The NAMM Show was back on its regular January schedule, from Jan. 25-28 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Besides enjoying the (mostly) gentle Southern California weather, the highlight for most of this year’s 62,000 attendees was checking out new gear, so here are our picks of some of the coolest new products and technologies for live sound reinforcement professionals from the show.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional Solutions announced that JBL Professional VTX A6 line array speakers have won a NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award… Read More »JBL Professional VTX A6 Line Array Loudspeakers Win 2024 NAMM TEC Award
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STOW, OH – Audio-Technica named the sales rep firm BP Marketing Group for the territory comprising Wisconsin and northern Illinois, for its commercial audio products. This move expands the territory that the company represents for Audio-Technica, which previously included Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin only.
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LAS VEGAS – On Feb. 2, one day after FOH received a press release about a residency featuring Dead & Company, Sphere Entertainment Co. announced additional dates for the ‘Dead Forever – Live at Sphere’ residency at the unique venue, with concerts set for three nights a week from May 16 through July 13 with 24 shows in all. Like Phish’s April 18-21 run (and unlike U2), the Dead & Company shows will feature a different set list each night.
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BARCELONA – Integrated Systems Europe 2024 was the most successful edition in its 20-year history, according to Integrated Systems Events, the convention’s organizers. Taking place at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue from Jan. 31-Feb. 2, the show attracted 73,891 attendees from 162 countries. This sets a new record since the show’s inception in Geneva in 2004 and represents an increase of 27% on the 2023 edition.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The annual meeting of members convened on the first day of The NAMM Show, where NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants) welcomed eight new board members to its Board of Directors. Each director is elected to serve a three-year term through January 2027.
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