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NAMM Report 2006: M-Audio Live

NAMM Report 2006: M-Audio Live
M-Audio delivers even more high-powered performances, demos and panel discussions than ever before.
Over the course of four days, M-Audio kept the NAMM crowd buzzing with a slew of live performances, demos and panel discussions. On the show floor, M-Audio’s Main Stage was the place to be for hourly demos, ranging from the use of Pro Tools M-Powered 7 to programming tips from our various software partners. Upstairs in The Show Room—a partnership with Digidesign that was sponsored by Dell, Intel and Microsoft—several hundred lucky guests were treated to performances and interactive demonstrations from artists such as Jason Halbert with Kelly Clarkson, Fred Martin & The Levite Camp with Jackson Browne and Faith Evans, Goo Goo Dolls, BT and more.

 

 

 

 

In the Show Room


Producer/composer Jason Halbert discusses how to take songs from the studio to the stage and performs live with American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson.
Kelly Clarkson performs several of her hit songs for the eager Show Room audience.

Bassist Al Berry and guitarist Jimmy Messer accompany Clarkson in a dynamic performance.
Guitarist Danny Weissfeld, multi-instrumentalist Corey Churko and drummer Derek Wyatt round out Clarkson's band.		  

The Goo Goo Dolls treat The Show Room audience to a rare acoustic performance.
Jackson Browne and Faith Evans join Fred Martin and The Levite Camp (The Urban Entertainment Institute) for a passionate live performance.		  

Renowned singer and Urban Entertainment Institute advocate Faith Evans joined the group for several inspirational songs.
Fred Martin—founder of the Urban Entertainment Institute, a non-profit that gives teens and young adults training in all areas of the entertainment industry—performs live with The Levite Camp.

The Levite Camp (of The Urban Entertainment Institute) brings down the house with dynamic vocals.
Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey, Hiram Bullock and Scott Tibbs deliver a high-powered live jam session. Photo by Drew Ressler.

Legendary drummer Hakim jams with the band. Photo by Drew Ressler.
Percussionist Daniel de los Reyes and friends fill The Show Room with dynamic drum and vocal performances.

Electronic music pioneer BT discusses music production technology and plays some of his own material live.
Ken Jordan, one half of the Crystal Method, talks about some of his favorite pieces of music gear and performs a few
tracks.

Singer/songwriter Annie Stela offers up an intimate solo performance.
Artist/composer Carmen Rizzo discusses producing tracks with Pro Tools M-Powered 7.

Singer/songwriter Kaci Brown treats the crowd to an acoustic performance.
SNL drummer Shawn Pelton and Ableton's Dave Hill Jr. demonstrate how to perform and remix percussion elements with Live 5.

DJ Z-Trip, king of the mash-up, performs live in The Show Room.
Producer Dave Cooley shows the audience how important the Pro Tools platform has become to even the underground music scene.

Junior Sanchez gets behind the decks and wows the audience with a live DJ set.
Renowned beatboxer Kid Beyond demonstrates the real-time recording and performance abilities of Ableton Live 5. Photo by Drew Ressler.

Saxophonist Mike Phillips performs live for the Show Room audience.
Veteran live sound engineer Robert Scovill takes users through the various aspects of the Digidesign VENUE console.

On the Main Stage


Bright and early on first day of the show, M-Audio's Scott Wilkie and Vivek Maddala take to the Main Stage and unveil a slew of new products, including the new EX66 monitor, Sputnik tube mic and Axiom keyboard controllers. Photo by Drew Ressler.
Jeff Rona motivates aspiring film composers by showing them how to compose with his Liquid Cinema libraries in Apple Loops format. Photo by RVP-Enterprises.

Guitarist Michael Herring demonstrates how to record and process guitar tracks with the M-Audio Black Box and Pro Tools M-Powered 7. Photo by RVP-Enterprises.
M-Audio's Robert Hanson hosts a panel discussion called “Future of DJing” with Sasha, Junkie XL, Junior Sanchez and Ableton co-founder and CEO Gerhard Behles.

Renowned keyboardist Thiago Pinheiro demonstrates how to get the most out of the M-Audio ProKeys 88sx and Trigger Finger. Photo by RVP-Enterprises.		 After discussing his technique on the M-Audio Main Stage, drummer Waldo Madera poses with renowned Latin American musician Emmanuel and M-Audio's Gustavo Lozada.

M-Audio's Scott Wilkie shows the breadth of sounds found in our ProSessions libraries and the ProKeys 88sx in his "Sound of M-Audio" performances.
Producer Huston Singletary presents “Inside the Pro Tools M-Powered Studio” featuring the new ProjectMix I/O. Photo by Drew Ressler.

Hosted by Chris Griffin, “Rebirth of the Drum Machine” focuses on the inner workings of Glaresoft iDrum—the software drum machine for Mac OS X.
Charlie Huguenard shows off the processing power of iZoptope's various 64-bit effect plug-ins.

Way Out Ware's Jim Heintz demonstrates the sound-sculpting possibilities of the TimewARP 2600 with regular demos featuring special guests throughout the show.		  

Around the Booth


M-Audio's Steve Nalepa serves up Pro Tools M-Powered 7 tips and tricks in the Pro Tools M-Powered Café.
Keyboardist Joel Paat demonstrates the brand new ProKeys 88sx digital stage piano to crowds of dealers and guests.

Violinist Laura Escude demonstrates how easy it is to record multiple takes without stopping using Pro Tools M-Powered's Loop Record function—and then comp them together.
Producer Chris Griffin shows off the new ProjectMix I/O and EX66 reference monitors in the Project/Personal Studio Minitheater.

The M-Audio booth boasted an entire wall of new product releases—from the Axiom and Oxygen controller lines to the EX66 reference monitor and more. Photo by Drew Ressler.
Guitarist Dave Hill mans the Tools for Today's Guitarist Minitheater , featuring the Black Box. Photo by Drew Ressler.

The EX66 listening room was the perfect way to demonstrate the exceptional smoothness and transparency of M-Audio's new monitor line to dealers and attendees. Photo by Drew Ressler.

The International Distributor's Dinner


M-Audio's Chris Adams welcomes the international distributors and heads of M-Audio's branch offices to the annual dinner and award ceremony.
M-Audio General Manager Tim Ryan reflects on the past year and imparts vision for the next.

Chris Adams gives the award for Top Distributor to Moreno Mognol of Soundwave.
Legendary sax player Tom Scott and his band close the night with a dynamic concert.