MUSIC Proposes Staff Dismissal, Approx. 70 Affected At Tannoy Facility in Scotland

Top Story - 04.29.16 MUSIC Proposes Staff Dismissal, Approx. 70 Affected MUSIC, formerly known as Music Group, a holding company encompassing Behringer, Midas, Klark Teknik and, most recently, the TC Group portfolio of pro audio brands, has announced its proposal to dismiss around 70 staff members at its manufacturing and office facility in Coatbridge, Scotland. In this event, the facility's Tannoy loudspeaker production efforts will be transferred to MUSIC's new manufacturing plant in Zhongshan, China; research and development as well as marketing activities will be relocated to MUSIC's Manchester, UK offices. Approximately one year ago, Music Group acquired TC Electronic, TC-Helicon, TC Applied Technologies, Tannoy, Lab Gruppen and Lake, which comprised the TC Group. Tannoy has been based in Coatbridge for over 35 years. Read More » Other News Gand Upgrades Hemmens Theatre Audio » American Idiot Lands In Sweden » Syrian Refugees Intern at Salzbrenner » Shure ULX-D & QLX-D: Now in VHF » Blog Remembering Prince: Engineer "Cubby" Colby by Steve Harvey with Strother Bullins While the world still reels from last Thursday's passing of enigmatic superstar Prince, mainstream press outlets and social media platforms have become rich with memories and recollections of his work, personality and unique imprint on the music industry. Among those is audio engineer Robert "Cubby" Colby, who extensively worked with Prince during what could be considered the height of his Purple reign: 1980 through 1988 as monitor mixer and front-of-house engineer on tour and audio tech/music mixer in the studio, at the artist's own Paisley Park Studios outside of Minneapolis. Having served his technical needs in a wide range of faculties, there are very few professional engineers having had as many interesting moments with Prince as Cubby. Read More » Quote of the Week "I got to mix Prince twice, once at an American Idol finale and the second time at the Billboard Awards. Both times it was an absolutely exhilarating experience—one of those rare "wow" moments that remind you why you got into the business. At the Billboard Awards show [as] he played with Third Eye Girl, I remember thinking at the time that it would be the closest I could get to mixing Jimi Hendrix. " —FOH Engineer Andrew "Fletch" Fletcher

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