BEHIRNGER, BUGERA, and EUROCOM head to Prolight + Sound Guangzhou!

Posted on Thursday February 16th, 2012 by Sherry Lipp

MUSIC Group is excited to be exhibiting at Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2012! We will be displaying new products from BEHRINGER, BUGERA, and EUROCOM.

The show runs from February 29th – March 3rd 2012 at the Pazhou Complex, China Import and Export Fair Booth D02, Hall 1.1, Area A.

Some of most exciting new products will be there!

X32

TRIREC INFINIUM

B115MP3

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BEHRINGER on the way to Prolight + Sound 2012!

Posted on Friday February 10th, 2012 by Sherry Lipp

Prolight + Sound 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany is right around the corner. BEHRINGER is going to be there with some electrifying new products!

Check out our booth, #L80 in Hall 8, at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition center. The show runs March 21st – March 24th 2012.

Here are just a few of the sensational new products we’ll be showing:

The X32 Digital Mixer is one of our most exciting and anticipated products of 2012.

Our innovative new XENYX iX mixer series interfaces directly with iPad tablets to create state of the art professional recordings.

The new B112D and B115D PA speakers will feature a wireless option with an integrated mixer!

: B112D

The new EUROLIVE B115MP3 active PA speaker with an MP3 player, wireless option, and an integrated mixer! That’s right – you can play MP3 audio files directly from this speaker via a USB stick!

All this and much more! Check it all at at Prolight + Sound 2012!

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BEHRINGER iNUKE BOOM Tour Begins in New York City!

Posted on Friday February 3rd, 2012 by Gregg Stein

Direct on the red-eye from the Bothell office…I landed at JFK at 5:00am this morning to meet up with Randy “MacGyver” MATTHEISSEN and John DINICOLA to begin the BEHRINGER iNUKE BOOM Tour in New York City – it’s first stop. Just across from the Julliard School of Music, sits ABC Television Studios which was home to Regis and Kathy Lee for many years. In the very same studio, Kelly Rippa hosts the Live! with Kelly national TV show where today’s challenge was to load-in the BEHRINGER’S iNUKE BOOM.

When the truck first arrived at 10:00am it was greeted by several onlookers, moving traffic and the crew of Live! with Kelly. It was hard to believe just how excited they were to see the BOOM in real life. Even the security guards knew we were coming and knew exactly what this thing was all about. BEHRINGER was welcomed with open arms to ABC Studios.

Just how were we going to get this 1,500 pound crate off this truck and into the studio….I’ll tell you how….a lot of dudes, a few dolly’s, and a few prayers too. And so it began…

Getting the crate off of the truck was fun. Just look at the size of this thing!

We needed all of the help we could get to move this gigantic crate.

The BOOM entered the set.

Randy “MacGyver” inspecting the BOOM from its cross-country journey from Anaheim, CA to NYC.

Everyone was in awe including the show producers, executives and the technical show host, Leo Laporte.

The stage is set for tomorrow’s 9am EST Live! with Kelly broadcast.

Once we worked through the script with Mr. Leo Laporte and the executive producers, we quickly ran accross town to meet with Fox News to prepare for the Fox and Friends BOOM appearance on Saturday morning. It isn’t easy moving an 8′ x 4′ x 4′ BOOM in New York City. A lot of planning is involved so we had to take measurements and make sure that we could fit the BOOM into the Fox News studio.

It seems the BOOM is just getting warmed up here in New York City. It’s next stop will be the Grammy’s in just a few weeks. We also have appointments set with several mass market retailers including Amazon and Neiman Marcus who (cross your fingers) just might start taking pre-orders for the iNUKE BOOM shortly. And then there is the rest of the big-box retailers who will most likely be carrying the iNUKE BOOM Mini this holiday season.

Special “thank you” to Jay NEAL, Jessica BRYNER, and the entire Marketing Team for pulling this off. An even bigger “thank you” to Mr. BEHRINGER for supporting the Behringer Consumer Initiative, the BOOM and all of its moving parts!

Stay tuned…more to come…

Sincerely,

Gregg Stein

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“Welcome to the Karaoke Cab:” a NAMM Story

Posted on Wednesday February 1st, 2012 by Chris Backman

After the NAMM show, CEO and founder Uli Behringer and I had just finished a great dinner in downtown Anaheim, after what we believed was the most successful show in the company’s history!

It was a huge week for everyone involved, and we were all a little spent, but the excitement that came from winning the award for “Best in Show – Companies to Watch” was still fresh in our minds. There was a real sense that this week just couldn’t get any better…….or so we thought!

Our cab pulled up to whisk us of to LAX where we would both fly home. I jumped in the back seat and Uli went to get in the front, when he stopped, smiled, turned around to get in the back next to me. I was curious about what made him change his mind, when he said “Look what’s in the front seat!” I soon realized
(as did the cab driver) what had caught Uli’s eye: as if it was planned, at that moment the cab driver said “Welcome to the Karaoke Cab and Taxi Cab Confessions!” into the microphone from a BEHRINGER EPA40 sitting next to him! Uli and I laughed with amazement & disbelief that out of all the cabs in LA, we were picked up by a driver who carries an EPA40 in his front seat!

On MTV, there’s a show called Taxi Cab Confessions: the taxicab was not part of the real TV show unfortunately (or thankfully?!), but it was just as entertaining! For the next 20 minutes, our new friend proceeded to tell us how much he loved his portable PA, the BEHRINGER EPA40; all his friends and passengers love it, too! When we told him that we worked for BEHRINGER, he loved us even more. He went on and on about his EPA40 like it was one of his children. He even had a new product idea for Uli which would basically turn the EPA40 into a true Karaoke machine with a detachable lyrics display so no words would ever be missed… I guess we’ll need to wait for NAMM 2013 for that one!

I have rarely in my life seen someone so passionate about a product. He just kept going on and on about it, randomly jumping onto the mic and talking like a radio announcer: ”Hey, hey, welcome back! We’re off to LAX and I love my EPA40!” He was an absolute classic. Uli and I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. His only request was that we make the curly mic lead available as a spare part, or at least a little longer so it could reach to the back seat so the passengers can have a sing!

It really was a great way to end a great NAMM show trip, and definitely one that Uli and I (and our new mate) will never forget. If only he knew that the man in the back of his cab was the man behind his beloved EPA40…. In fact, I think we should’ve told him, we might have gotten a free ride out of it!

Chris Backman is the Manager for Customer Support in the Oceania region.

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Best of NAMM 2012

Posted on Friday January 27th, 2012 by Brian Crouch

BEHRINGER NAMM Best in Show touchpad guitar ipad iaxe

We continue to hear from music industry news organizations that BEHRINGER is being named winner of other awards even after the NAMM Show!

From UniqueSquared: The Biggest Surprise by Established Manufacturer Award

I am sure that even a quick browse of the coverage at NAMM reveals that this year DJ controllers were everywhere. The moment of confirmation for so many trends comes when Behringer releases their take. That moment has come for the DJ Controller. Behringer dropped a full line of CMD DJ controllers this year. The devices fill a comprehensive list of roles, with different pieces targeted at a number of DJ controllers available on the market today. These things look great and are liable to lead a revolution not necessarily typical of Behringer gear because… well… honestly, they just look pretty cool. We’re all eager to see just how well loved they are by the end of the year.

AudioFanzine names the “Behringer iAxe” as #10 in their “Best of NAMM 2012:”

The iAxe is an electronic controller and user interface for the iPad, which sits inside the body of the guitar. Designed around a system of apps, the iAxe Guitar is based on Behringer’s concept of “progressive discovery” to unlock “the joy and fun of making music without the frustration that many beginners experience.” Behringer explains that the iAxe is designed to bridge the gap between games such as Guitar Hero and a real guitar, turning in into an entry point for aspiring guitarists.

Our foray into the modular DJ market caught the attention of DJ TechTools, who included us as a co-winner of The NAMMIE:

BEHRINGER NAMMIE AWARD 2012

With designs from our very own DJTT forum members, Behringer came out swinging with these new modular controllers, and they’re priced move.

Release Date: May 2012

Price:CMD-DVS-1, CMD-DC1 $99/CMD-PL1, CMD-LC1, CDM-MM1, $149

We Loved:MM1′s USB hub + all the units can be locked together

Big thanks to all of the reporters that visited our booth and shared our story!! See you next year!

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New Videos: CMD Controllers and Interviews with DJ Product Manager Craig Reeves

Posted on Wednesday January 25th, 2012 by Brian Crouch

Another Look at the CMD DJ Controllers from NAMM 2012:

From MusicRadar.com – “NAMM 2012: Behringer DJ products”

From DJ TechTools – “Behringer CMD Series: Quick Look at New Modular Controllers”

From Unique Squared: Behringer CMD Studio 4A Controller [NAMM 2012 First Look]

And here’s a link to The Cross Fader’s interview with Craig which they’d broadcasted live: “Behringer Pro Mixer NOX404 at NAMM 2012″ – http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19943603/highlight/235028

A big thank you to the many DJ Magazines and DJ’s that came by the booth to try out the CMDs!

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New Videos: Meet the Q and QX Series Mixers, CONTROL1USB & FIREPOWER Interfaces

Posted on Monday January 23rd, 2012 by Brian Crouch

The New line of Powered Speakers (B115MP3), XENYX Q / QX Series Mixers, and the Wireless Microphone:

A close look at the CONTROL1USB Speaker Management System:

First look at the FCA610 and FCA1616 FIREPOWER Audio Interfaces:

Posted in DJ, Live Sound, MIDI Controllers, Microphones, Mixing Boards, Music, Music Group, NAMM | Tagged control, fca, Firewire, MIDI, NAMM, NAMM 2012 | 4 Comments

VIDEO: Details on Our Newest Releases at NAMM 2012

Posted on Sunday January 22nd, 2012 by Brian Crouch

We displayed three operational X32 digital mixers, together with the new S16 digital snake. The revolutionary X32 will be shipping in March 2012, for $2499 USD. The S16 will retail for $699.99.

Introducing the EUROLIVE ELX Line Arrays! Concert sound at an affordable price.

ELX42: $799
ELX82: $1499
ELX212S: $999
ELX215S: $1699.

First units are projected to be shipping by the end of this summer!

The CMD Controllers: a whole new era in DJ products:

MM-1: $149
PL-1: $149
DC-1: $99.99
DVS-1: $99.99
LC-1: $149
MICRO: $69.99
STUDIO 4A: $199.99

Our new iSTUDIO iPod Docking Station brings a whole new range of possibilities to live peformance and studio production: $149, projected to be available towards the end of 2012.

Our new electronic Drum Kits get a workout from Gregg Stein, VP of Mass Market. The XD-60 LE kit is $299, the XD-60 USB kit is $399, and the XD-70 USB kit is $499. Will be shipping by beginning of summer 2012: