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SAGINAW, TX – Saginaw Church of Christ is using Community Professional Loudspeakers' VERIS system as part of a long-awaited audio upgrade. The new system includes two VERIS 3294W 12-inch three-way loudspeakers. A pair of VERIS 28W dual 8-inch systems provide side fill.
As Dan Ristow of Fort
Worth-based Heavenly Sound and Video noted, the VERIS system was well-suited to
both the space and the church's worship goals.

Saginaw Church of
Christ is a vocal-only church, so warmth and articulation in spoken word was a
fundamental objective in designing their system, Ristow said. We've
worked with the VERIS system in the past, and were particularly impressed with
its performance on spoken word. The difference was clear, even in a
side-by-side comparison with another more expensive loudspeaker.

WORLD: Harman Music Group exec Dave Karlsen (pictured) has been promoted to the role of Harman Pro senior director of sales, EMEA. The move follows the opening of international sales offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and San Juan, and is said to bring Harman Professional “an important step closer to the deployment of international field sales offices in all of its global territories”.

Source: Harman Pro establishes EMEA sales office

Source: “It Might Get Loud” And It Does

Here’s something we’re really excited about. On Saturday, April 2, FMC and Words Beats & Life are teaming up for If I Ruled the Blogosphere: Hip-Hop Bloggers and Social Change, a panel discussion that takes place from 4 PM-6PM at Busboys & Poets (2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC).

The event features prominent hip-hop bloggers in a dynamic conversation about how artists are gaining traction online, the impact of technology on music promotion and how bloggers and artists can raise awareness about important issues in the hip-hop community and beyond. If you’re in town, you’ll want to get your tickets right now before it sells out. read more

New facility will occupy 15,000 square feet and will include three classrooms, a demo room, and an audio lab

Source: Extron To Expand Corporate Headquarters in Anaheim

PITTSBURGH – Northern Sound Light (NSL) promoted Amy Parks operations manager. Parks joined Northern Sound in 2006 after five years as a bank assistant branch manager. In 2007 she became an administrative assistant to Raslevich.
For more information, please visit www.northernsound.net (http://www.northernsound.net/)

Source: Amy Parks Named Operations Manager at Northern Sound & Light

US: The ShoWest trade show earlier this month was the venue for the introduction of Dolby Surround 7.1, reports David Davies. Dolby Laboratories is working with Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios to deliver the new format, which will debut in select theatres with the release of Toy Story 3 in 3D this June.

Source: Dolby announces new audio format

Source: 6 Questions For Publisher Richard Feldman

Yesterday, we told you about FMC’s Billboard Op-Ed about the possible impacts of health care reform on musicians.

Well, right after hitting “publish” on that blog post, we saw this Pitchfork article that also mentions our work on the issue. The piece, called “What’s the Matter With Sweden,” looks at how American musicians have dealt with our health care system over the years. There are a couple of juicy quotes from Alex Maiolo, the program officer for FMC’s Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT), which offers free information to musicians looking to learn more about their health insurance options.

Performance Synthesizer

Source: Musikmesse 2010: Korg PS60 (Video)