AMP Act To Deliver Fair Pay For Producers, Engineers; “Imagine” Engineer Dennis Ferrante Dies

Today's Top Story - 06.08.15 AMP Act To Deliver Fair Pay For Producers, Engineers By Strother Bullins Approximately two months ago, US Congressmen Joe Crowley (DNY) and Tom Rooney (R-FL) introduced the Allocation for Music Producers Act, or AMP Act (H.R. 1457) on Capitol Hill. The components of the bill largely came together through careful planning by the Producers & Engineers Wing's Steering Committee of The Recording Academy. Most notably, it marks the first time a bill has been designed to address the needs of studio professionals. Read More » Today's News "Imagine" Engineer Dennis Ferrante Dies » Martin Audio Heats Up Weenie Roast » PMC Aids Miles Copeland Retreat » MNA Set for InfoComm » Today's Featured Blog A Gun at Front of House by Clive Young House engineers hate it when touring engineers try to revamp their audio systems. Touring engineers hate using poorly assembled house systems that barely function. Nobody's happy—but would you pull a gun out over it? One guy did. Read More » Quote of the Week "Today though, I'm using wedges for Jacoby because he has an ear infection. In-ears aren't doing it for him because of pressure; he'll start a song and with the ear infection, it'll cut in half almost immediately. Part of the reason why everyone went off wedges in the first place was that everything was so loud; with in-ears, it's safer, but with an infection, the source is close and you have to find that balance so that he doesn't get hurt."—Mike Lowe, monitor engineer, Papa Roach From the latest issue of Pro Sound News - Click here to read the full article!

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