Ellis Sorkin had never intended on becoming an audio engineer, but luckily his father, who wrote the insurance for A&M Studios, envisioned it. He had taken his 14-year-old son on a tour of the studios and witnessed the impression that an Andy Williams/Claudine Longet recording session made on his son. Unbeknownst to the teenager, his father placed him on the long waiting list for the studio’s apprenticeship program. Four years later, in 1973, a then 18-year-old Sorkin picked up a call from Larry Levine, chief engineer at A&M, asking if he would like to come in for an interview. Sorkin ..read more

MIX VERDICT: NEWFANGLED AUDIO RECIRCULATE THE TAKEAWAY: “ If you want more than just the basics from a delay plug-in, Recirculate is a powerful tool.” COMPANY: Newfangled Audio (distributed by Eventide) • www.newfangledaudio.com PRICE: $99 PROS: • Facilitates creative delay settings. • Four distinct delay Behaviors. • The First Echo and Repeats can have different settings. • Grid offers control and helpful visualization. • Ducker and Gate. • Six flavors of distortion Filter allows for frequency adjustments and resonant effects. New York, NY (April 25, 2024)—Newfangled Audio makes po ..read more

Nashville, TN (April 25, 2024)—Ten of Nashville’s top immersive (and stereo!) mixing engineers will take the stage for the Mix Panel Series at Mix Nashville: Immersive Music Production II, an all-day event to be held on Saturday, May 11, at Columbia Studio A and four other studios at the heart of Music Row. “Nashville has so many creative and accomplished audio engineers, and the entire recording community has definitely embraced the rollout of immersive music, more than any other city I’ve seen,” says Tom Kenny, co-editor of Mix. “And they are all willing to come out on a Saturday and share ..read more

Vaudeville Sound has launched a Foley department and unveiled a new Foley stage at Vaudeville Sound Vancouver. Vaudeville Sound has launched a Foley department and unveiled a new Foley stage at Vaudeville Sound Vancouver. Vancouver, BC, Canada (April 25, 2024)—Vaudeville Sound, which has facilities in London and Los Angeles, has launched a Foley department and unveiled a new Foley stage at Vaudeville Sound Vancouver. “We are thrilled to unveil our new Foley department, marking a significant milestone in our journey to offer ambitious, bespoke sound design for our customers and collaborators ..read more

Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speak on stage during the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards official announcement. Photo Credit: John Parra and Mireya Acierto / Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy. Miami, FL (April 25, 2024)—The Latin Recording Academy has announced that the Latin Grammy Awards will return to Miami this year and will feature two new categories. The 2024 Latin Grammys celebrate the milestone 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards. The show is also a homecoming, returning to Miami, where the Latin Recor ..read more

Engineer Laurence Anslow at the console in Evergreen Studios, Burbank, Calif. Photo: Courtesy of Laurence Anslow. Los Angeles, CA (April 24, 2024)—Laurence Anslow came up in the business the old-fashioned way, which is to say, through hard work, long hours and perseverance. After graduating from the University of Surrey’s prestigious Tonmeister program, he spent a decade working his way through the ranks at AIR Studios in London, frequently on scoring sessions. It was on one of those sessions, for 2020’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story, that he met Harvey Mason, Jr., the film’s executive musi ..read more

Bose Professional has launched a new US sales organization. Framingham, MA (April 24, 2024)—Since it was acquired last April by private equity firm Transom Capital, Bose Professional has been reinventing itself, building a new infrastructure as it moved into being an automatous organization. The company retained its core engineering, product management and marketing teams at launch, and this week has launched a new US sales organization. The new sales model is based around a mix of in-house sales managers and engineers, independent sales firms, and a new, service-oriented website. New US repre ..read more

Composer Rafael Krux. Cambridge, UK (April 23, 2024)—Composer Rafael Krux has added a Prism Sound Dream ADA-128 modular conversion system to his music production studio in South London. Since 2016, Krux has headed up Dual Horns Studio Ltd, which he established prior moving to the UK from Croatia so that he could be nearer to his client base. His music has been used for numerous projects and brands, including America’s Next Top Model, Mercedes-Benz AMG, World of Tanks, Vice, MIT, BMW, MARS Inc., Samsung, Swarovski, Huawei, United Nations, and more. He also has a boutique sample shop, Krux Audio ..read more

Chessington, UK (April 23, 2024)—Audiotonix, which owns the Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Fourier Audio, Harrison, KLANG:technologies, Slate Digital, Solid State Logic, sonible and Sound Devices brands, is shuffling investors. The pro-audio conglomerate announced it will receive a next-stage investment from private equity firm PAI Partners; current investor Ardian will maintain a minority stake in Audiotonix via re-investment as part of the transaction. “I would like to thank Ardian for the confidence and their solid support of Audiotonix, and all our brands since their investm ..read more

Bruce Knight in 2004. Photo courtesy of the engineer. Nashville, TN (April 22, 2024)—Live sound engineer Bruce “BK” Knight passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024, after suffering a double aneurysm and a stroke three weeks ago. Over the course of four decades, Knight mixed a who’s who in rock and pop, building a touring resume that included household names across a variety of genres. An in-demand engineer, Knight was as well-known in the industry for his calm, upbeat attitude and insightful conversations as he was for his talent behind the desk. Knight toured with a broad range of artists over the ..read more