The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that the 20th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2004, at the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco. The TEC Awards honors outstanding achievement in professional audio production and product design. For more information, visit mixfoundation.org.

Syn-Aud-Con Update: "System Optimization & Design" will be held on February 16-20, 2004 (Phoenix); March 1-5, 2004 (Memphis); and April 26-30, 2004 (Grand Rapids, Mich.). "System Optimization" only will be held February 1-2, 2004, at IE-Europe (Switzerland); and June6-7, 2004, at InfoComm (Atlanta). "Architectural Acoustics: Measurement & Prediction" will be held at this year's NSCA show (Las Vegas, March 16-18, 2004). A "Hands-On" Seminar will be held May 24-25 and 27-28, 2004, in Greenville, Ind. www.synaudcon.com

AKG Discreet Acoustics Compact Series, K & M Microphone Stands, Emotion|TriPower

Behringer V-Verb Pro REV2496, EUROPOWER PMX660M, PMX880S Mixers, Adds Mixers to PMX Series, EURODESK SL Series, Expands UB Mixer Series

dbx 162SL Stereo Compressor/Limiter With AutoVelocity

Ego Systems QuataFire 610

Electro-Voice Compact Precision Series, Gladiator System, IRIS Version 1.0, Plasma-Powered Loudspeaker, SxA360 Compact Powered Loudspeaker

Lake Technology Fully Digital Lake Contour Pro26D

QSC Audio I-82H Loudspeaker, AcousticDesign AD-S52 Loudspeaker

Radial Engineer Twin-Iso

Rapco AVI-100

Shure E3M, SLX Wireless System, Re-Launches PSM 700 Personal Monitor System

SLS RLA/3 Ribbon Line Array

Soundcraft MH4 Expansion

Tapco Tweeq

Tascam AV-452 Presentation Mixer/Amplifier

Yamaha BR Series Loudspeakers

L-Acoustics U.S. Presents Founding Network Owner Awards
L-Acoustics U.S. recently presented a number of production companies and venues with a special plaque designating them with the status of "Founding Network Owner." This award acknowledges them for their significant contributions to the growth, support and use of the V-DOSC loudspeaker system during the past 10 years, as well as for forming the initial backbone of the V-DOSC Network. MORE

VTG Corporation Launches Design, Pricing Tool
VTG, the parent company of Horizon Music Inc. and Rapco International, have launched Net CAD, powered by StarDraw(R), which is an online end-to-end design and pricing tool for clients who are building custom installations. Net CAD will be used by both Horizon Music Inc. and Rapco International. MORE

Meyer Sound, DiGiCo Share New Nashville Office, Plan Open House
Meyer Sound and DiGiCo are opening a shared office in Nashville that will focus specifically on serving the needs of the touring industry throughout North America. The office is located inside Nashville's Soundcheck rehearsal facility. Meyer Sound's business will be anchored there by tour liaison Buford Jones, a veteran front-of-house engineer whose credits include Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, James Taylor and Faith Hill. Greg McVeigh, Meyer Sound's VP of sales and special projects, will also be in regular attendance. Eric Wade, president of DiGiCo U.S., and Taidus Vallandi (technical sales) will spearhead DiGiCo's presence at the facility. MORE

Edge Audio Chooses Nexo GEO S
Edge Audio of Chicago has chosen NEXO's GEO technology for its flagship rig, bringing in 16 GEO S805 and two S830 compact, high-output full-range loudspeakers that can be combined in horizontal or curved vertical arrays, supplemented by six CD12 sub-bass units. The system is amplified by four CAMCO Vortex 6 and controlled by two NEXO NX241 digital-management systems. MORE

Martin Audio for World War II Hangar
Now a popular venue for product launches and functions, Hangar One is a converted World War II aircraft hangar at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire,, England. Part of the Aviator Hotel, the refashioning of the hangar into a conference venue included the installation of a Martin Audio sound system, designed and fitted by Middlesex Sound and Lighting. MORE

Fellowship Church Brings In DPA Mics
Located just outside of Dallas in Grapevine, Texas, the Fellowship Church recently moved into a spacious new facility that hosts up to 19,000 congregants a weekend. The church features state-of-the-art audio and video technology for services that offer the musical and visual impact of a contemporary concert event. MORE

Lake Contour Complements Sound System at Salt Lake City Small Theater
Poll Sound has outfitted the Small Theater at the Conference Center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City with a new audio system that incorporates three Lake Contour digital loudspeaker processors. The new audio system includes an L-Acoustic dV-DOSC loudspeaker system and a Yamaha PM1D digital mixing console. MORE

Canal Room Brings in EAW KF730s
The Canal Room in New York City, formerly Shine Performance and Cocktails, specializes in high-profile music industry events and record release parties. With a constant flow of industry VIPs, artists and critics in attendance, club owners knew that a world-class sound system that could showcase the music with exceptional audio quality, while handling the grueling seven-nights-per-week workload, was imperative. MORE