An outstanding career in sound Producer/engineer Al Schmitt started his love affair with audio way back in 1956, so when The Rolling Stones played their first gig, he was already 6 years into his career. When describing his impact on the music business, we might start with a couple of numbers, such as 21 Grammy… Read more »

FOH Engineer Jose A. Rivera, Jr. loves his A-Designs pair across the LR outputs  MIAMI – September 2012 — Marc Anthony, Chayanne, and Marco Antonio Solis – three of the biggest names in Latin pop – are currently out on the road together on their 14-city North American GIGANT3S tour. Manning the house mix for… Read more »

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN: A new traveling high-end audio showcase will kick off in NYC this month! The Audio Underground Roadshow will take over the SAE facilities in Herald Square on Saturday, February 25 to show off a range of boutique audio equipment including A-Designs, ATC, Bock, Chameleon Labs, Cranesong, Daking, Drawmer and Tube-Tech. Hosted by high-end… Read more »

NASHVILLE, TN – At the 2011 Western Music Association’s annual awards show in Albuquerque, NM, Carolyn Martin’s “Cookin’ With Carolyn” was named the 2011 Best Western Swing Album. The project was produced at Java Jive Studio by her husband Dave Martin and used Tube Tech compressors extensively throughout the project. Dave owns Java Jive Studio… Read more »

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 2011: TransAudio Group, distributor of the world’s best-performing pro audio recording equipment and the U.S. distributor of Sonodyne nearfield monitors, is proud to introduce the Sonodyne SM 200AK. The SM 200AK is the largest monitor in the Sonodyne range. It’s an active bi-amped nearfield monitor with 150W powered 8″ Kevlar… Read more »

LOS ANGELES, CA: Tony Maserati is one of the most respected mixing engineers on today’s music scene. With over 250 releases for dozens of superstars including Lady GaGa, Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys and Jason Mraz – just to name a few, he has played a major role in defining the current R&B… Read more »

FORT WAYNE, IN – NOVEMBER 2011: TransAudio Group, distributor of the world’s best-performing pro audio recording equipment, is proud to introduce not another new product, but an artist who’s newest release was recorded and mixed using entirely products from the TransAudio Group family. Over a span of fifteen years, Sunny Taylor has fine tuned her… Read more »

NASHVILLE, TN: Located on Nashville’s famed Music Row, Sound Stage Studio has been the home to world famous artists, engineers and producers for more than thirty years. After falling under the new ownership of Black River Entertainment, 2011 became the year to upgrade the infamous Front Stage Studio and give it a face lift that… Read more »

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – TransAudio Group, U.S. distributor of Drawmer, is proud to announce that the new Drawmer 1968 MKII Tube/Fet Compressor is now shipping. The 1968 MKII is an update to the original and very popular Drawmer 1968. It’s a 1U Tube/FET ‘stereo bus’ compressor which by design delivers a transparent ‘open’ sound even… Read more »