United Sound Systems Opens To Public; Pete Seeger Passes at 94

Today's Top Story - 01.28.14 United Sound Systems Opens To Public » Detroit, MI (January 28, 2014)—United Sound Systems, the legendary recording studio off I-94 in Detroit that recorded many of Motown's greatest artists, including Aretha Franklin, Berry Gordon Jr., George Clinton and Miles Davis, will open its doors to the public with weekly tours starting February 8. The facility, shuttered for the last few years, came back into the public eye last summer when a proposed expansion of the nearby highway was made—a move that would mean tearing down the historic studio. Read More » Today's News BassBoss Renames Company, Focuses on EDM » Genelec Bows 8010 Active Monitor » Waves Morgan Page EMP Ships » Hudson Edit Hires Hall » Today's Featured Blog Pete Seeger Passes at 94 by Kelleigh Welch The news of folk legend Pete Seeger's death on Monday, January 27, threw the music community into a state of mourning, as news outlets packed their Twitter feeds with links to obituaries, reflections and old articles commemorating Seeger's contributions to the music world. Seeger, labeled as a "banjo picking troubadour" and political activist, played a vital role in the folk community, along with the political advocacy for civil rights and peace. Read More » Quote of the Week "The way I mix has changed a lot in the last five years; it's better now—piano, guitars and the rhythm section are up in the mix, whereas I didn't even know they existed before." —Jeff "Pig" Parsons, FOH engineer for Blake Shelton. From the latest issue of Pro Sound News; want to read more? Click here to subscribe to our free online edition!

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