Archive for February 8th, 2011

Edison, NJ, Feb. 9, 2011 – Drew’s Entertainment, one of the leading suppliers in the U.S. of recorded music for all media, seasons, themes, events, trends and holidays, has named George Davis as the company’s new Director of Creative Licensing and Digital Strategy. The announcement was made by company Owner and CEO Drew Matilsky.

In his new position, Davis will oversee master-use licensing of the company’s catalog for synchronization purposes, and will also handle the company’s catalog management and acquisitions, digital music sales and marketing efforts (through the company’s digital distributors), business development and contract negotiations.

ABOUT GEORGE DAVIS:

Prior to joining Drew’s Entertainment, George Davis was a contracted Digital Licensing Agent with the Warner Music Group (WMG) based in New York. There, he was charged with a high-priority project, “Black Box Mechanical Licensing.� In his more

WAYNE, NJ – Regent University, a private, faith-based institution that shares a campus with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in Virginia Beach, Va., is keeping better watch than ever over more than 5,500 graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff with V.Networks IP-based cameras and network video recorders (NVRs) from JVC Professional Products Company.

Regent University uses JVC V.Networks IP-based cameras to monitor building interiors, including the Student Center, as well as parking lots and other exterior sites on campus.

Now in his 24th year with the CBN/Regent University Campus Police Dept., Lt. Eddie Lawhorn recalled the earlier CCTV system on campus, which only offered coverage inside a few buildings. It included a handful of mostly black-and-white analog cameras that were connected to time-lapse VCRs. A few years ago, as the aging VCRs came to the more

Broadcast Video Expo 2011
Wohler Technologies
Exhibiting With HHB Communications Ltd in Stand C40 more

Company Displays HelixNet™ Partyline, Eclipse® Version 5.2, Tempest®2400 Wireless Intercom System, HME DX Series and PRO850

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 8 February, 2011 ─ Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems and Technical & Engineering Emmy Award winner, will bring some of its latest and most advanced intercom innovations to this year’s CABSAT 2011 show (Stand S1-21, Sheikh Saeed Hall 1). Clear-Com will showcase its HelixNet™ Partyline, Eclipse Digital Matrix System Version 5.2 with its new line of V-Series rotary control panels and the Tempest®2400 digital wireless intercom system. Clear-Com will also showcase the HME DX Series and the HME PRO850 wireless intercom systems, products that are now available from Clear-Com after its acquisition by HM Electronics, Inc (HME). Together, these intercom systems offer an easy-to-use, install and configure solution for system integrators.

HelixNet Partyline: Better Performance With Less Cabling Hassle
HelixNet is a unified communication platform of intercom products designed to provide a high-quality digital audio sound, to simplify setup and reduce the overall infrastructure cost with standardized twisted-pair cabling, to operate over a facility’s pre-existing cabling, and to receive power and all audio channels being transported over a single cable.

The HelixNet Partyline System, the first set of intercom systems founded on the HelixNet Platform, comprises the HMS-4X (HelixNet Main Station) and the HBP-2X (HelixNet Beltpacks). HMS-4X can support up to 20 beltpacks in partyline communications across four high-capacity channels. HelixNet Main Stations have built-in expansion bays for two-wire or four-wire interface modules to connect with analog partyline, digital matrix or wireless intercom systems and soon, multiple HelixNet Main Stations will be able to network together over LAN/IT. The most rugged and ergonomic two-channel HBP-2X HelixNet Beltpacks feature unique tactile controls for intuitive touch operation and bump-proof volume knobs, making navigation on this feature-rich four-channel system easy to master.

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JBL is offering a mail-in rebate program for its LSR2300 Series studio monitors through March 31, 2011. The program allows customers to take advantage of the affordability and professional performance of the LSR2300 Series monitors and the benefits of JBL’s versatile MSC1 Monitor System Controller.

Purchasers of either (1) a pair of JBL LSR2328P studio monitors, or (2) a pair of LSR2325P studio monitors with an LSR2310SP subwoofer, qualify to receive a JBL MSC1 Monitor System Controller free of charge—a $375.00 value.

The MSC1 controller allows music and post audio rooms to monitor a range of input sources, using two sets of speakers and a subwoofer. JBL’s ingenious RMC™ Room Mode Correction technology in the MSC1 tunes speakers for maximum accuracy in any room.

“While the MSC1 works with any speakers, the hot setup is the MSC1 connected to a pair of JBL LSR2300 Series studio monitors more

Amanda Ruzza’s open-minded musical approach led her to the Lexicon LXP Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle, used in an unconventional way – as a sonic enhancement to the sound of her 5-string and fretless electric basses. “After installing the LXP reverb plug-in on my computer and quickly dabbling with it to get an idea of what it could do, I immediately used it on some of my previously recorded bass tracks to get some really unique sounds,� Ruzza explained. “By exaggerating some of the levels of its virtual knobs to settings you might not normally use, I was able to create interesting synth-bass solo sounds.�

Born in São Paulo, Brazil to a Chilean mother who loved opera and an Italian father who loved rock and roll, Ruzza developed an eclectic musical ear at an early age. By age 13, she was already gigging regularly in Brazil, and in 2003 began more

C10 HD Used for Live to Air News Programming

NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – NBN Television (Newcastle Broadcasting New South Wales), recently completed the installation of an SSL C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console for use in its “On Air� news studio. As an independent affiliate of the Nine Network, NBN broadcasts its own local news, current affairs programming and sports, and the Nine Network line-up of Australian and international programs. NBN’s C10 HD is a 32+8-fader console with dual redundant power and processing that were critical for NBN’s one hour news broadcast.

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Oscar Nominee off to Universal City for March 3rd Entertainment Technology Expo

(Burbank, CA) Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo – the industry-leading event that brings together experts, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees that share a vested interest in understanding and shaping the future of the industry – will present esteemed cinematographer Roger Deakins, ASC,BSC in a Conversation with American Cinematographer’s Jon Witmer. Createasphere is the premier west coast event for the production and content creation community, and the Conversation will take place during the event on March 3rd at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, CA.

Mr. Deakins is a 2011 Oscarâ„¢ nominee for True Grit and recipient of the American Society of Cinematographers 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award. True Grit is his ninth Academy Award nomination. Over the course of his career, he has garnered recognition from BAFTA, The Independent Spirit Awards, American Film Institute and the more

— Live music events and special savings mark the opening of GC Louisville Superstore —

— Store features nation’s first on-site Guitar Center Studios, a cutting-edge studio and resource for musicians of all abilities—

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, February 7, 2011 — At 7:00 p.m. on January 27, 2011, Guitar Center launched a new retail location at 4600 Shelbyville Road in Louisville, Kentucky, kicking off a weekend-long grand opening celebration. The 17,500-square-foot superstore’s opening has brought unprecedented product selection and opportunities to artists in the area, along with the unparalleled knowledge and experience of the store’s dedicated staff. Guitar Center Louisville also features GC Studios, the retailer’s first embedded lesson and rehearsal facility. To celebrate the opening, the Grand Opening Weekend featured exclusive savings, including guitar and drum essentials at up to more

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2011) — The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a GRAMMY® Week event titled “Shaken Rattled & Rolled” honoring legendary producer T Bone Burnett for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. GRAMMY-winning artists Elton John and Leon Russell will serve as honorary event co-chairs at the event to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles. GRAMMY Week culminates with the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, airing live on the CBS Television Network, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The event is being held with the support of leading companies within the Musical Instrument and Professional Audio markets. Newly announced participating sponsors include Beat Kangz; Focusrite Novation Inc.; Full Sail; Kurzweil; Nord; Sennheiser; and Ultimate Ears. Previously announced presenting sponsors more