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ToolsOnAir’s Broadcast Suite Helps Blink TV Maintain their Cutting Edge

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London, UK, June 2010….
One of the most well-worn business clichés states that the key to success is to “find a need and fill it.” For London-based Blink TV, that philosophy has been anything but a cliché.

Renowned Guitar Gizmo Company Builds a Better Switcher

VISTA, CA….RJM Music Technology has introduced the Y-NOT, a compact, full-featured A/B/Y unit that allows guitarists to easily switch between, or combine, two outputs. Using the Y-NOT, guitarists can choose between two distinctly different amplifiers, enabling a player to alternate between or combine different sounds in a live or studio environment.

The Y-NOT is designed as a powerful solution for switching a single audio signal between two outputs. Guitarists can use the Y-NOT to switch between amps with clean and distorted signals, or between the individual inputs of a dual-channel amp. Unlike traditional A/B switchers, the Y-NOT’s high-quality audio buffer and isolation circuitry adds no undesirable coloration or noise to the signal, resulting in a pure, unadulterated sound and smooth, transparent switching.

Stiernberg Consulting, the leading business development firm to the audio, video and multimedia industries, has issued their industry megatrends overview white paper for Q1 of 2010.

As part of the company’s ongoing series of quarterly industry-focused analyses, the current Stiernberg Consulting white paper offers a fresh perspective on current global economic trends and their effect on sales, marketing, brand building and communications.

“The common thread running through virtually all conversations we’ve had over the past few months has been the dual effects of globalization and our economic downturn,” observes Stiernberg Consulting’s founder and principal consultant, John Stiernberg. “The good news is, we’re seeing an exceptional degree of cautious optimism throughout the technology sector, and we believe that bodes well for a pattern of slow but stead growth in the coming months.”

He’s been performing longer than many of his fans have been alive, but Paul Weller’s concerts are hardly a parade of oldies. The legendary Modfather continues to bend and blend musical genres, and with a fan base that spans more than thirty years of hits, Weller’s recent arena tours have been sold out across four continents.

London-based Canegreen have been looking after Weller for much of his career, and provided a powerful backline for the shows, including a massive Meyer Sound line array and a Digidesign D-Show VENUE live sound mixing environment. FOH engineer Ange Jones has been mixing the tour on a 32-fader D-Show Main and Sidecar system with Stage and FOH racks.

For a sound company, there are few scenarios more challenging than the ambient noise of an aircraft or two. That probably makes the guys from Continental Air Show Productions either masochists or experts (they’d probably say a little of both). The company spends their days pumping it up loud enough to be heard over the roar of several dozen of the loudest military jets on the planet. To get louder than this stuff, you’ve got to be good, and these guys have proven their stuff over forty years in the industry.

The Power Behind the Pickups Connects with Industry’s Fastest Growing Sales Consultants

Guitar and pickup manufacturers Lace Music have signed on with Rick McClendon’s Pro Sales Management, adding another music industry legend to the high-powered sales consulting firm’s growing client roster.

Pro Sales Management will provide Lace Music, the influential manufacturer behind the industry’s most acclaimed guitars and pickups, with sales management consultation, helping to oversee the company’s network of representatives and distribution channels and increase Lace Music’s dominance in the marketplace.

Nearly two decades have passed since a handful of congregants gathered in a rented school cafeteria for Kensington Church’s first service. Today, Kensington’s five campuses bustle with activity, from youth programs and community groups to multiple services throughout the week.

The main Kensington campus in Troy, Michigan recently upgraded their sanctuary with a new Digidesign VENUE system. As veteran engineer Tim Corder explains, the VENUE is the first phase of an upgrade plan that will eventually include a new P.A. system as well. Nonetheless, Corder says, the new VENUE console has already delivered far more than expected.

Legendary Manufacturer Signs On With High-Powered Sales Consultants

Marvin Caesar, Aphex (L) with PSM's Rick McClendon

Industry veteran Rick McClendon’s Pro Sales Management group continues its unprecedented growth, today announcing the addition of renowned signal processing manufacturer Aphex Systems to its client roster.

Effective immediately, Pro Sales Management will oversee Aphex’s considerable network of factory representatives and distributors, helping to grow the company’s sales reach and market share. As Aphex founder and President Marvin Caesar observes, Pro Sales Management’s range of services is ideally suited to a company like his.

New Firm Brings Large-Scale Know-How to Mid-Scale Companies and Manufacturers

Rick McClendon, Pro Sales Management

Companies in the MI and pro audio sector have responded to the economic slowdown by slashing budgets and downsizing, with recent industry trade shows looking increasingly like job fairs. But one industry veteran has come up with an innovative approach to turn the current downturn into a growth opportunity for businesses both large and small across the MI and pro audio spectrum.

Hanover, New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College recently gained a new addition to its sprawling sports facilities with the completion of a new competition soccer field in the Chase Athletic Field complex. The 1600-seat venue is outfitted with an audio system designed by Cavanaugh Tocci Associates (CTA) and installed by Burlington, Vermont-based Advance System Design (ASD).