Among the most in demand mixing engineers, Manny Marroquin has worked artists from Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga and Alicia Keys, to Eminem, The Rolling Stones and Kanye West. Based at Larrabee Studios in LA. Larrabee Studios has been a leader in the Los Angeles music industry for over 40 years, during that time hosting many of the leading artists from yesterday and today.

Marroquin’s recording facility has been a Solid State Logic studio from day one – its most recent acquisition being a second SSL Duality console.

Lithuania system integrator TVC has completed the construction of an OB Trailer for Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, based around a Lawo IP audio infrastructure, including an mc²56 mixing console, A__UHD Processing Engine and Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) control.

The new vehicle with advanced equipment is an investment for NRK’s ambitious future productions and is part of a technological standardisation within the broadcast production facilities and mobile studios as NRK already uses mc² consoles in their concert hall and for news programme productions.

One of the China’s most prosperous areas, Hangzhou’s nightlife recently saw a new One Third club destination open its doors in a former locomotive depot, another of the NOA’s Arc Group’s premium entertainment ventures. The third in the chain (including one in Beijing), the 2,500 capacity dance venue is equipped with Martin Audio’s award-winning MLA Multicellular Loudspeaker Array.

The sound system was supplied to the Dutch Live Legends creative team and creative director Daan Oomen by Martin Audio’s China distributor Sino Hui Feng, who worked won the project with the Martin Audio bid to ensure One Third Hangzhou stands out in a competitive marketplace.

On 22 November 2019, Coldplay performed ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Sunset’ sets at Amman’s Citadel, Jordan, both streamed live on YouTube to mark the release of the band’s new album, Everyday Life. A few days before the Amman performances, Coldplay’s management announced the addition of a one-off live show on 25 November at London’s Natural History Museum. Selected songs of this performance will be available on radio and social media, with proceeds donated to an environmental charity.

Following Coldplay’s decision not to tour the release for environmental reasons, the band devised this alternative: ‘We wanted to pick somewhere in the middle of the world where we normally don’t get to play’, singer Chris Martin told the BBC.

Broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, the 53rd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards gathered the biggest names in country music for its regular round of appreciation and celebration. Throughout the evening, Sennheiser’s new Digital 6000 wireless system served both live and viewing audiences.

Early in the evening, Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Kelsea Ballerini took the stage to deliver a stripped-down version of ‘Homecoming Queen’, the leading single off of her latest album, using a crystal-encrusted Sennheiser SKM 6000 handheld transmitter, coupled with an MD 9235 capsule. ‘She loves that microphone, and we love it too,’ her FOH engineer, Chris Diener, says.