Archive for January 7th, 2008

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT: Sennheiser Electronic Corporation promoted Robb Blumenreder to the position of Industry Team Manager, Music Industry earlier this year. Blumenreder started his career at Sennheiser in 2002 as an intern and began a swift ride up the corporate ladder. In his new role, Blumenreder plans, develops and manages short and long term strategies for all aspects of marketing and distribution of Sennheiser products to the music industry channel in the U.S.

“It was only natural that I would tap Robb for the newly-created position of Industry Team Manager, MI,” more

COSTA MESA, CA – JANUARY 2008: Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in San Jose, California had outgrown its land-locked building of 350 seats. They were doing everything they could to accommodate their expanding congregation – multiple services, overflow rooms, you name it. But the increasingly splintered feel created by so much division in time and space of what was actually one community, coupled with a grossly undersized parking lot, spurred the church to search for a new building.

At around the same time, the church’s staff members attended a “HOW To Sound Workshop” audio/visual training seminar more

Los Angeles, CA, January 7, 2008 – Stun Creative, a multi-award winning advertising agency based in Los Angeles, has produced a new live action TV, in- theater, and radio promo campaign for client TLC. The new campaign promotes both the January 26th telecast of the 2008 “Miss America Live!� classic beauty pageant and TLC’s new series, “Miss America: Reality Check,� which airs during January and leads up to that pageant. Stun co-presidents Brad Roth and Mark Feldstein made the announcement. more

“Sleepwalking� Premieres @ Sundance January 22

Overture Films release March 14

(Los Angeles, CA) Award-winning composer Christopher Young adds to an impressive list of nearly 100 feature films in virtually every genre with the score to “Sleepwalking,� the new drama stars Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Hopper and Woody Harrelson. Film debuts at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, January 22. Overture Films will have a limited release March 14. more

Premieres @ 2008 Sundance Film Festival Mon., Jan. 21

MGM Release April 4

(HOLLYWOOD, CA)— Composer John Frizzell provides the score to the upcoming comedy/drama “Henry Poole is Here,� by director Mark Pellington. The film stars Luke Wilson with George Lopez, Cheryl Hines and Adriana Barraza. “Henry Poole is Here� premieres at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Mon., Jan 21. MGM releases the film to theaters April 4. more

K-Tek, maker of professional boom poles, microphone support products and windscreens, introduces a new accessory for DV cameras — the Universal Camera Clamp Adapter Kit (K-CA).
Converting the existing camera microphone clamp to a standard 3/8�-16 thread, the K-CA is a simple and cost effective way to mount accessories like a shock mount or microphone suspension system to popular DV cameras. When added to the clamp, the adapter allows a user to better position the microphone away from the camera in order to better isolate it from the camera’s sounds or vibrations. more

K-Tek expands its full line of professional boom poles with new versions to accommodate stereo microphones.
Now almost every K-Tek Klassic and Avalon boom pole can be ordered either unwired, with a standard internal coiled cable, or prewired with the new coiled stereo cable with standard options. The stereo models feature the same high quality custom made coil cable as the company’s original factory-wired poles. more

Petrol, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the Dr. Petrol camera carrier. Inspired by the traditional doctor’s bag, this new semi-hard equipment bag is uniquely designed to hold a camera and accessories comfortably and securely and offer fast and easy access to its contents. more

Petrol, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the new and improved Eargonizer. Now transporting sound equipment and keeping it safe, organized and accessible on the job has never been easier. more

BILLERICA, Massachusetts (January 7, 2008) Broadcast Pixâ„¢ Inc. today announced the promotion of video industry veteran Arco Groenenberg to Director of Sales for North America. Groenenberg, based in San Francisco, CA, recently joined Broadcast Pix as Senior Sales Manager for the Western region. Since taking on his sales role, Groenenberg has maintained his reputation as a proven sales performer. more