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ANAHEIM, CA – The Peavey Versarray line-array system was featured on the Wanna Play? Stage during the 2010 NAMM Show, where it provided four days of professional sound reinforcement for bands such as Jive Records artists The Dares and the finalists of the SchoolJam USA national battle of the bands competition.
Located outside the Anaheim Convention Center at the John Lennon Plaza, the Wanna Play? Stage drew crowds from the international NAMM convention's audience of 87,000 attending music retailers, media and musicians. The stage is named after NAMM's Wanna Play? public awareness campaign, which aims to encourage more people to play musical instruments.

Following a turbulent few weeks the iconic London studio is given Grade II listed status for its role in shaping British music

Source: Abbey Road Studios given listed status

Source: The Making Of “Sympathy For The Devil”

Ah, South By Southwest. A whirlwind of live music, fascinating panels and tons of Tex-Mex. (We will not mention the booze. Oops, I guess we just did.)

For a decade, FMC has descended on not-so-sleepy Austin, Texas to participate in discussions about, well, the future of music, and hobnob with the incredible array of artists, managers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, media gurus, rabble-rousers and just about anyone else you can think of. Since we’re a musician-centric shop, you can usually find an FMC staffer playing a show or ten. read more

This year (March 17-21, 2010), we’ve got a ton of awesome stuff lined up. Read on for more details!

Mid/Side processor launched

Source: SPL master the art

Our fictionalized – but instructional – series on making it in the sound reinforcement business continues

Source: Climbing The Sound Mountain: Part 2, The Job Interview

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.

ANAHEIM, CA – Renkus-Heinz was not only at NAMM this year, they were, in the company's words, all over the place. A full IC Live system returned from its debut last year to greet attendees at the lobby's center stage, hosting a full program of performances including the surprise rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by Ted Nugent.
This year a second IC Live system held forth at the nearby Anaheim Garden Walk, keeping NAMM guests entertained during lunch and dinner breaks as well. As with last year's show, a wide range of musical guests from acoustic and world music to rock helped to showcase IC Live.

UK: The winners of three new categories at this year’s Music Week Awards are to become the first in the event’s history to be decided by online voters. Visitors to Musicweek.com have the chance to determine who will walk off with the prizes at the awards ceremony on 15 April for the newly-introduced categories of App of the Year, Festival of the Year and Studio of the Year.

Source: Voting moves online for key Music Week awards

Source: DIY Isolation Headphones