Libby Plummer

If you’re an Amazon Music user, or you’re thinking about being one, you might have heard of HD Audio and Ultra HD Audio. But what does it mean? Here are the basics… HD Audio and HD Audio are different quality tiers offered by Amazon Music. So far, so…

Chances are, you can’t fit an IMAX cinema inside your living room. And that’s where IMAX Enhanced comes in. This new techie standard is designed to bring the big IMAX screen experience into your home. First announced in 2018, it was developed with AV…

First, it’s important to understand that there are basically three tiers of audio quality: lossy, lossless and Hi-Res. But what is lossless audio? In the early days of music downloads, storage and streaming capabilities weren’t what they are today,…

As with most of Dolby’s home cinema tech, Dolby Atmos started off on the big screen and is now making its way into in our homes. Wondering what is Dolby Atmos? Let us explain… Dolby Atmos is a next-gen surround sound format designed to put you right…

The latest Marshall speaker brings Alexa voice control to a pint-sized package. Carrying on the tradition of naming its speakers after seemingly random sounding areas of North London (which are actually important places in Marshall’s history) the…

Neil Cowling, Founder at Fresh Air Production, speaks to Audio Media International about the continued rise of podcasts and how the pandemic has shaken things up… What’s the back story behind Fresh Air Production?For many years, Fresh Air was a radio…

Part of the Tileyard group, Tileyard Education is based out of the brand’s original London campus in King’s Cross and offers carefully crafted learning opportunities for those who want to break into the music business. Audio Media International…

Gibson has launched a record label for guitar-centric music, and is set to release an album from Guns N’ Roses legend Slash in 2022. Gibson Records will work with Gibson artists to produce, record and promote guitar-based music across different…

A year on from the its inaugural report, Women In CTRL’s second Seat at the Table study has found that while female representation has increased slightly across 12 key music industry organisations, women are still woefully underrepresented. Women In…

LG has expanded its Tone Free range of self-cleaning earbuds with two new models designed to support spatial audio playback, tuned by Meridian Audio. The addition of Meridian’s Headphone Spatial Processing means that the new Free FP9 and FP8 wireless…

BMG Production Music (BMGPM) has joined forces with renowned TV and Film composer Alan Lazar to produce the ‘Luminary Scores’ label. The collection will comprise a premium selection of production music from a roster of A-list composers. Curated by…

The Hyundai Mercury Prize 2021 ‘albums of the year’ shortlist is set to be announced tomorrow (22 July). The 12-album shortlist will be announced live on BBC Radio 6 Music just after 11am BST by presenter Huw Stephens. The 2021 judging panel has been…

Sony has launched two new immersive audio systems including its new flagship HT-A7000 soundbar setup. The Sony HT-A7000 supports both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X immersive audio, thanks to two upward-firing speakers for overhead sound, along with two beam…

Yamaha’s latest cans have been designed with immersive audio in mind. The Yamaha YH-L700A over-ear wireless headphones features the maker’s 3D Sound Field technology with head tracking. This is designed to transform traditional two-channel listening…

Epiphone has unveiled its hotly anticipated signature guitar collection in collaboration with Guns N’ Roses legend Slash. Following on from the Gibson Slash Collection which was released last year, the new Epiphone Slash Collection features a range…

German audio giant Behringer has teamed up with original Polivoks designer Vladimir Kuzmin to develop a new synthesizer. Kuzmin’s Soviet-era duophonic synth was first produced under the Polivoks name (or Поливоксs in Russian) in 1982 and went on to…

Music Venue Trust (MVT) is urging UK music fans to get tested for Covid ahead of attending gigs. The #TakeATest initiative has been launched to coincide with the UK Government’s lifting of most Covid restrictions in England on 19 July, which enables…

Sawmills Studio in Cornwall is up for sale for the first time in nearly 50 years. The famously secluded residential studio in the town of Fowey, close to the UK’s south coast, was used for the recording of a number of classic albums and tracks…

Gibson has appointed Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale as its first female brand ambassador. Hale has also partnered with the guitar giant to design two new guitars – the Gibson Lzzy Hale Explorer and the Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer. She will also join…

Richard Hannan, Executive VP at Big Indie Records, speaks to Audio Media International about the company’s origins in Austin, Texas and the challenges of running an international label during a pandemic… What’s the back story behind Big Indie…