Brighton Electric studios has added a rural outpost, Brighton Acoustic, to its growing portfolio of facilities, writes Jim Evans.

Forty years ago, Ray Staff mastered David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust LP. Still fighting the good fight against excessive ‘diginess’, he’s just returned to one of rock’s most influential albums for a special anniversary edition, writes David Davies.

Audio Alliance – a Manchester-based sound rental company specialising in corporate productions – is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The past decade has certainly been an interesting one for Oliver Driver, Audio Alliance’s managing director, writes Erica Basnicki.

Phil Ward wraps up warm and heads North to move in Arctic circles, as he investigates the Hof Menningarhús, a very cool multi-functional venue in the remote Icelandic town of Akureyri.

Forty years ago, Ray Staff mastered David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust LP. Still fighting the good fight against excessive ‘diginess’, he’s just returned to one of rock’s most influential albums for a special anniversary edition, writes David Davies.

International media attention and nearly 50 local ‘MeetUp’ events underlined the continued potency of Dynamic Range Day (DRD) – mastering engineer Ian Shepherd’s personal crusade against the impact of over-compression on the sound of recorded music, writes David Davies.

Sao Paulo-based events company Maxi Audio Luz Imagen has purchased a DiGiCo SD10 ­– the first Brazilian purchase of the console.

A Midas PRO2 was added to an XL8 desk for Florence and the Machine's recent three-day run at Ally Pally in support of the Ceremonials album.

EVS and Symbox have joined AmberFin as Gold Sponsors, supporting sister magazine TVBEurope’s fourth IT Broadcast Workflow conference.

Wireless audio specialists Raycom are to supply Wisycom radio microphone systems to Gearhouse Broadcast for their contract with Sky Sports’ new F1 HD channel.

Perched on a rocky promontory high above the small northern Italian town of Bard, Forte di Bard (Fort Bard) has been a site of significance since the pre-Roman era, as part of its expansion, a new multi media museum features at the site.

Australian location recorder Daniel Blinkhorn used DPA 2006A twin diaphragm omnidirectional microphones for his location recording work in the polar archipelago of Svalbard, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

The 300-capacity nightclub has recently been renovated and is now equipped with a new L-Acoustics ARCS constant curvature WST system.

The Purcell School receives a PreSonus 16.0.2 StudioLive mixer donated by HHB Communications in celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary.