Pro Audio to Take Centre Stage
at The 2020 NAMM Show
The 2020 NAMM Show, running from Jan. 16-19 at the
Anaheim Convention Center, will feature the return
of the Loudspeaker System Showcase in addition to
extensive pro audio education programming and
more than 3,000 brands exhibiting in the dedicated
pro audio areas.
Held during the first three days of the show in the
convention centre’s arena, the Loudspeaker System
Showcase will feature 14 loudspeaker manufacturers
demonstrating both their flown and portable systems
in a real-world setting to a mix of industry profession-
als. There will be two compact system showcases and
one portable system showcase per day, and attendees
can also engage with the companies in their respect-
ed spaces in the showcase to trial portable systems.
AES Academy at NAMM (previously called AES@NAMM) program will feature hands-on training opportunities, expert presenters, career
development workshops, student events, and networking opportunities. As well, the TEC Tracks program is offering 60-plus free sessions for
sound, studio, and stage professionals. These big-picture sessions feature industry icons and thought leaders presenting innovative ideas for
those in the recording, live sound, and music businesses.
A3E (Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange) is also returning to The NAMM Show to offer a future-focused program that explores
how advanced audio applications are transforming the music industry, production, and performance. Sessions will cover audio for video
games, machine learning, interactive audio, and more. Free Dante certification training, hosted by Audinate, for pro audio and event technol-
ogy professionals will also be offered to NAMM Show attendees.
For more information, go to www.namm.org/thenammshow/2020.
HHB Communications Canada
Is Now YSL Pro
HHB Communica-
tions Canada has
officially changed
its name to YSL Pro.
“The transition
to the new name
reflects our integral
position within our
parent company,
Yorkville Sound,
DAVE DYSART
while at the same
time acknowledging our position at the top level of the professional
audio market in Canada,” explains YSL Pro’s Dave Dysart. “YSL Pro will
continue to represent the premium brands that we have distributed
in the Canadian marketplace and will have an increased presence in
the market.”
HHB Communications Canada was formed in 1997 and has rep-
resented many of the pro audio industry’s top brands to Canadian
recording studios, resellers, post-production facilities, and broad-
casters over the past 22 years.
Jeff Cowling, Yorkville Sound’s VP of sales and marketing, adds:
“We have enjoyed working with the HHB team for the past two-and-
a-half years. Our shared brain trust will make the company stronger,
and the collective product lines truly complement each other.”
The YSL Pro offices will remain at 2 Eastern Ave., Mezzanine
Level, in downtown Toronto.
For more information, go to www.yslpro.com.
10 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
Aspiring Female Audio Engineers
Offered Unique Learning Opportunity on
City & Colour Tour
Throughout November,
while on a cross-Cana-
da tour with indie-folk
star City & Colour, FOH
engineer Jon Halliwell
and monitor engineer
Meaghan McEachren
teamed up with Sound-
Girls to offer a unique
(L-R) JON HALLIWELL, ANN-KRISTIN BLANKEN, JENNY BREUKELMAN
learning opportunity
& MEAGHAN MCEACHREN
to female audio engineers. SoundGirls is a North American orga-
nization with the mission of inspiring and empowering the next
generation of women in audio.
On each stop of the tour, which went from Victoria, BC to Halifax,
NS, Halliwell and McEachren invited young female audio engineered
to shadow them. They each took two hours to tour their production,
discuss day-to-day life on the road, and answer questions from the
aspiring audio pros.
“All the sound crew were so generous with their time, and went
over everything that makes up a big stadium concert,” says Jenny
Breukelman, who shadowed Halliwell and McEachren at the Save
On Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria. “Standing in the middle of the
stage looking out at the empty stadium, it was amazing. Everyone
was so supportive and encouraging. I was totally blown away and
I’m eternally grateful to SoundGirls for making this happen. These
folks are the real rock stars.”
For more information, go to www.soundgirls.org.
SIGNALS