CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 2009: Delivering a successful sports broadcast for network television is as much art as it is science, but a confluence of forces are threatening to make it a lost art practiced only by a graying and ever-shrinking cadre of sages. Sennheiser has teamed up with FOX Sports to reverse that trend with an immensely practical, hands-on, trial-by-fire introduction to real-world sports broadcasting for promising students of telecommunications. David Missall, Sennheiser’s director of market development for the Eastern region, originated the program and selected its first student, junior Michael Stevens of Ball State University, to work with industry veteran Fred Aldous in the FOX Sports mix truck at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina. The experience was, in equal parts, demanding, eye-opening, and inspiring. more
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 2009: Delivering a successful sports broadcast for network television is as much art as it is science, but a confluence of forces are threatening to make it a lost art practiced only by a graying and ever-shrinking cadre of sages. Sennheiser has teamed up with FOX Sports to reverse that trend with an immensely practical, hands-on, trial-by-fire introduction to real-world sports broadcasting for promising students of telecommunications. David Missall, Sennheiser’s director of market development for the Eastern region, originated the program and selected its first student, junior Michael Stevens of Ball State University, to work with industry veteran Fred Aldous in the FOX Sports mix truck at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina. The experience was, in equal parts, demanding, eye-opening, and inspiring. more
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 2009: The 2009 CMT Music Awards from Nashville were a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n roll this year, with guest appearances from, quirky new wavers, the B-52s and the new wave of British heavy metal pioneers, Def Leppard, among the night’s highlight performances. Sennheiser wireless microphones and personal monitor systems also made appearances throughout the night’s telecast, during which Sennheiser artists Sugarland and the Zac Brown Band took home awards for Video Duo of the Year and the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year respectively.
Sugarland took the audience by surprise when, during a rendition of the B-52s’ big hit, “Love Shack,” the Athens, Georgia-based band joined them onstage. Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles performed with Sennheiser SKM 5200 RF handhelds with more
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 2009: The 2009 CMT Music Awards from Nashville were a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n roll this year, with guest appearances from, quirky new wavers, the B-52s and the new wave of British heavy metal pioneers, Def Leppard, among the night’s highlight performances. Sennheiser wireless microphones and personal monitor systems also made appearances throughout the night’s telecast, during which Sennheiser artists Sugarland and the Zac Brown Band took home awards for Video Duo of the Year and the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year respectively.
Sugarland took the audience by surprise when, during a rendition of the B-52s’ big hit, “Love Shack,” the Athens, Georgia-based band joined them onstage. Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles performed with Sennheiser SKM 5200 RF handhelds with more
Newly expanded Boston location boasts 3,000 plus square feet of cutting edge postproduction technology; full curriculum for Adobe, Apple Avid, and Autodesk
Boston, MA – June 25, 2009 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast professionals and content creators, is pleased to announce the expansion of their Boston office. Opening on Monday, July 13th, the new 3000 plus square foot training facility will contain 5 state-of-the-art digital media training suites; doubling in size and capacity for hosting instructor-led classes, special industry events and user group meetings. The new expansion makes FMC Boston one of the largest manufacturer-authorized digital media training facilities in New more
— Latest addition to Marantz® Professional’s renowned family of rackmount digital recorders adds new hardware and software enhancements, including network compatibility —
— The single-rackspace PMD580 also adds balanced XLR I/Os, Ethernet and RS232 connections, AES/EBU interface and 24-bit resolution —
— Company also shows PMD570 and PMD560 rackmount Solid State Recorders —
— New PMD661 recorder offers a smaller footprint, an improved layout and a superior feature set —
INFOCOMM, ORLANDO, FL, June 17, 2009 — D&M Professional, manufacturer of the renowned Marantz® Professional PMD series of professional recording products, exhibits its newest field recorder, the PMD661 Compact Digital Recorder. The launch of the PMD661 is a direct result of feedback from users in the field, working in an array of recording environments in various vertical markets such as broadcast, government, faith and education. Marantz Professional has developed the PMD661 to provide advanced functionality and convenience, further emphasizing its ongoing commitment to supplying customers with market driven product solutions. more
New York, NY – June 2009… Between wardrobe considerations, challenging set conditions, and production schedules that seem to be constantly shifting, the location sound business involves an innate ability to adapt. These variables become all-the-more compounded when working in metropolitan areas like New York City, where crowded conditions, limited space, and radio frequency interference combine to complicate matters even further. Welcome to Michael Barosky’s world! As a New York-based production sound mixer who has worked on major film and TV projects for the past 15 years, Barosky spends his days—and nights—in the trenches, slogging it out against every conceivable obstacle one could possibly encounter in the quest for high quality audio. And to help him make it all happen, Barosky relies on his arsenal of Lectrosonics wireless equipment. more
New York, NY – June 2009… Between wardrobe considerations, challenging set conditions, and production schedules that seem to be constantly shifting, the location sound business involves an innate ability to adapt. These variables become all-the-more compounded when working in metropolitan areas like New York City, where crowded conditions, limited space, and radio frequency interference combine to complicate matters even further. Welcome to Michael Barosky’s world! As a New York-based production sound mixer who has worked on major film and TV projects for the past 15 years, Barosky spends his days—and nights—in the trenches, slogging it out against every conceivable obstacle one could possibly encounter in the quest for high quality audio. And to help him make it all happen, Barosky relies on his arsenal of Lectrosonics wireless equipment. more
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 2009: Delivering a successful sports broadcast for network television is as much art as it is science, but a confluence of forces are threatening to make it a lost art practiced only by a graying and ever-shrinking cadre of sages. Sennheiser has teamed up with FOX Sports to reverse that trend with an immensely practical, hands-on, trial-by-fire introduction to real-world sports broadcasting for promising students of telecommunications. David Missall, Sennheiser’s director of market development for the Eastern region, originated the program and selected its first student, junior Michael Stevens of Ball State University, to work with industry veteran Fred Aldous in the FOX Sports mix truck at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina. The experience was, in equal parts, demanding, eye-opening, and inspiring. more
