| GameSoundCon 2015 | | Videogame Music and Sound Design Conference
November 3-4 in Los Angeles
Register by October 2 to save 10% with code MIXEM15
GameSoundCon is for composers, sound designers, engineers, producers and others who want to learn what it takes to work in the growing videogame music and sound industry. Learn the craft, technology and tools of videogame music and videogame sound design from some of the top names in video games. Panels and master class sessions include:
• Keynote Address by Oscar Winning Game Composer Chance Thomas
• Hands-on Training in the Latest Game Audio Design Tools
• How to Compose and Implement an Interactive Game Score
• The Technology Behind Game Audio
• Working the Indy and Casual Scene
• Interactive Foley and Game Sound Design
• The State of the Art in Game Audio
• The Business Side of Game Audio
• and more....
Plus: Networking Mixer—Meet speakers, panelists and local game audio professionals
Plus: Speed Mentoring—Chat one-to-one with GameSoundCon speakers and get a demo critique (maximum 1 minute demo)
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| | AV-iQ Update |
| | Feature Story | 2016 NAMM TEC Awards Nominations
The NAMM Foundation in Carlsbad, Calif., announces nominees for its 31st Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the categories of Outstanding Technical and Creative Achievement. The awards celebrate the best in professional audio and sound production. Voting begins December 1, with winners announced at an awards event held on Saturday evening, January 23, 2016, in the Anaheim Hilton's Pacific Ballroom and via a live event web stream during the 2016 NAMM Show. |
| Avid Names Chief Technology Officer
Avid in Burlington, Mass., recently announced that software development veteran Rashid Desai has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Reporting directly to Avid Chairman, President and CEO Louis Hernandez, Jr., Desai will be responsible for leading all of Avid's technology teams, including software and hardware engineering, and information and technology. He will spearhead the development of applications for the Avid MediaCentral Platform. | | | Ariana Grande Tours with DiGiCo SD7 Consoles
DiGiCo reports that veteran front-of-house engineer Toby Francis, whose résumé ranges from Aerosmith to ZZ Top, is currently out on an 88-date tour with pop artist Ariana Grande and a DiGiCo SD7 digital mixing console. "The Honeymoon Tour," which takes in North America, Europe and Asia before wrapping up in South America at the end of October, also includes an SD7 at the monitor position, helmed by engineer Justin Hoffmann. | | | Powersoft Announces Two Sales Appointments
Stefano Previtali takes on the role of Regional Account Manager, EMEA, with responsibility for the touring and installation markets, while Fabio Lanini is the company's new Sales Account Multimedia Solutions, responsible for the DEVA product line. | | | Primus Tours North America with Meyer Sound
San Francisco Bay Area–based band Primus recently toured North America with a Meyer Sound LYON linear sound reinforcement system. The recent Primus tour was in support of the band's release, Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, which features their interpretation of the soundtrack from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. | | | Gand Concert Sound Uses NEXO Speaker Line At Summer Events
Gand Concert Sound (GCS) of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, reports that it recently completed a record summer month as well as its single largest day, by cabinet count, in the 39-year company's history. "July has become the month to beat after last year's record month for GCS," states Gary Gand, president of GCS. | | | Faith Lutheran Church Adds Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console
Faith Lutheran Church, with campuses in the Oakville, Missouri, area and the nearby suburb of Columbia, Illinois, has served congregations for six decades. Recently the church moved its Columbia campus to a new facility and upgraded the A/V infrastructure in both facilities. | | | Springs First Church Opts For WorxAudio Loudspeakers
Custom Sound Designs Group Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was contracted to manage the installation of the church's new sound system. CSD Group President Doug Hood, who oversaw the project from conception through completion, discussed the challenges and his decision to deploy WorxAudio X1i-P line arrays and TL218SS subwoofers. | | | | Ashly Audio Appoints Cardone, Solomon & Associates Rep for Greater New York City and New England » | | | | Alford Media Covers HubSpot Conference With Martin Audio MLA » | | | | Masque Sound Provides Custom Package for 'Amélie, A New Musical', at Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre » | | | | | New Products | d&b audiotechnik V-Series Point Source Loudspeakers
The V-Series point sources build on the 3-way passive design of the well known V-Series line array modules. The V7P and V10P both house two 10-inch drivers in a dipolar arrangement with a rear mounted 8-inch MF driver attached to a dual chamber horn. The exits from this horn design create another dipole around the centrally mounted single 1.4-inch exit compression driver with a constant directivity horn. d&b audiotechnik states that this design maximizes the performance to size ratio by making almost the entire baffle board radiate. | | | Renkus-Heinz RHAON II for Iconyx Gen5
Renkus-Heinz states that RHAON II for Iconyx Gen5 represents the next generation of RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network), promising a new approach to system design and implementation, with a new device-centric UI, streamlined workflow, and operation that is reportedly more than 200-percent faster. | | | | | | Announcements From Mix | | Sound Summit Atlanta takes place on Sunday, October 4, 2015, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 479 Headquarters in Atlanta. This event is a collaborative presentation from DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics and Sound Devices, LLC. » | | | GameSoundCon Offers Early-Bird Registration »
GameSoundCon, the leading conference on videogame music and sound design, will be held November 3 and 4 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Register before October 2 and save nearly 40% off the on-site admission price. | | | Live Sound Expo, Project Studio Expo at AES Convention in New York City »
This year's 139th AES International Convention from October 29 through November 1, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City will feature the Live Sound Expo (LSE) and Project Studio Expo (PSE). | | | | Martin Audio will hold three days of special MLA training in Nashville from November 16 through November 18. » |
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