NewBay Media Pro Audio Group's Innovative Product Award winners are comprised of manufacturer-submitted pro audio products, voted on by the readerships of Mix, Pro Audio Review and Pro Sound News. Read on for why the following products should matter to savvy pro audio types in 2015! —Strother Bullins, Editor of Pro Audio Review
by PSN Staff Finding something for the pro audio person in your life is never easy, so here's a compendium of books and DVD/Blu-rays we've reviewed this year on the PSN Blog. There's everything from autobiographies to documentaries, and from how-to to history. The links go to the full reviews or author interviews so that you can figure out if—just like those lime green sweaters on sale at the Dollar Store—they're a good idea or not.
"House guys always end up asking about the way I run my overheads, which is actually as underheads [clamped to the drum set]. That started years ago when Against Me was doing smaller shows in Europe and they would allow the crowd to get up on stage; my overhead stands would get knocked over a lot by rowdy crowds. I had to start clamping down everything I could...It saves some time and doesn't sound any different—still sounds great."—Marc Hudson, FOH engineer, Against Me.