The Village Installs Second Neve 88R
West Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2008)--The Village Recorder has installed a second Neve 88R analog console in Studio B. The 84-channel console, which has been housed in the recently shuttered Sony Studios in New York, includes Neve's Encore Automation System, SP2 scoring panel, 36-track Stem Matrix and 48 Neve remote controlled microphone preamps.

Media City Sound Goes Green
Studio City, CA (May 30, 2008)--Media City Sound is handling audio and mixing duties for Renovation Nation, a new series that will premier with the launch of Discovery Communications' new P***t Green channel on June 4.

The Black Crowes Rock With Shure
New York (May 30, 2008)--Following the controversial release of their new album, Warpaint (Maxim gave a tepid review without hearing the CD and the band called 'foul'), The Black Crowes are on the road with Scott "Scoobie" Scherban at the front-of-house mix position and Drew Consalvo at monitors--and a slew of Shure mics.

Aviom Sales/Training Program At InfoComm
New York (May 30, 2008)--Aviom will kick off a new Sales & Technical Training Program at this year's InfoComm show (Booth C4175), where consultant liaison and training manager Jeff Lange will lead two manufacturer's training sessions: Audio Distribution Applications with Aviom's Pro16 Series and Audio Networking with Aviom's Pro64 Series. In addition, Aviom will run an Audio Distribution & Networking Solutions for Houses of Worship course each day in the Technologies for Worship Pavilion.

Fishman Appoints DeMaria Director of Marketing
Wilmington, MA (May 30, 2008)--Chris DeMaria has been appointed as director of marketing at Fishman Transducers. Prior to this appointment, he served as Fishman's MarComm manager for the past three years.