NAMM: New Product Previews and Top Industry Talent Frame the Future of Live Sound

VUE NAMM 2018 High Lights

VUE Audiotechnik exhibited at the NAMM Show – January 25-28 – Previewing a bevy of new products for 2018 and beyond. Joining the show floor for the first time, VUE’s booth (#14501) was located in the new Anaheim Convention Center North Hall where NAMM showcased two new connected levels explicitly focused on pro audio and live sound.

In addition to product previews, VUE hosted a series of InnerVUEs — presentation and Q&A sessions with top industry touring engineers, sound designers, and technology innovators. InnerVUEs took place on the first, second and third days of the show. Attendees had the opportunity to engage and learn from leading industry talent on a broad range of topics, including mixing for A-list talent, building a top-tier career in live sound, acoustics, and system design, as well as expanding the presence of women in live sound and other related topics. Video’s of some of NAMM’s InnerVUE’s will be posted shortly on this page and VUE’s Youtube Channel.

 

NAMM InnerVUEs:

  • 11AM – Chris Lee and Kyle Hamilton – Monitor Engineer and FOH for Kendrick Lamar

  • 2PM – Rob Thomas – FOH Engineer for Third Eye Blind Fall Tour
  • 4PM – Jeremy Peters – Monitor Engineer/FOH for Prince, Pharell Williams, Lionel Richie
  • 11AM – Larry Hall – President of H.A.S. Productions, Las Vegas
  • 1PM – Gene Kim – Monitor Engineer for Phil Wickham, Technical Director for The Rock Church in San Diego
  • 3PM – Dennis Layton – President of Audio Visual Live
  • 4PM – George Edwards – General Manager of Sound Image Productions
  • 11AM – Mike Adams – VUE Chief Engineer

  • 2PM – Sam Berkow – Founder of SIA Acoustics
  • 4PM – Tiffany Hendren – Co-Founder of Sound Girls, and FOH at Delmar Hall and The Pageant



Massive Video Walls backing VUE’s NAMM Booth

VUE will also showcase new additions to its flagship Ultra High Definition h-Class systems and Acoustic Linearity al-Class line arrays systems. Notable unveilings include an al-12SB flyable subwoofer, new narrow-dispersion h-Class models, and the all-new hm-108A compact ultra-high-definition stage monitor with onboard VUEDrive. The booth will also showcase a hybrid Acoustic Linearity array comprised of al-4, al-8, and al-12 elements together, and demonstrating VUE’s unique Continuous Source Topology. Products and technology visualizations from the complete range VUE of systems will be on display including the latest ACM subwoofers, h-Class full range systems, i-Class and a-Class ranges, as well as the full complement of rack-mount VUEDrive Systems Engines.

Finally, VUE will offer a sneak preview of the expanding e-Class family of high fidelity and uniquely elegant integrator systems, as well as new configurations of VUE’s compact Acoustic Linearity beryllium based al-Class line arrays elements.


                       Booth Video Wall Content

VUE VP of North American sales Jeff Taylor, and recently appointed Sales Representatives, Jon Garner and Brandon Rinas, will be joined onsite by company leadership as well as design and engineering guru, Mike Adams. Contact the VUE sales team at sales@vue-audiotechnik.com to set up an appointment at the show.