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Subsequent to the sad demise late last year of one of our colleagues, composer/producer Scott Singer of Singer Productions, his estate is now beginning the process of selling all of the equipment in his recording/production studio in San Francisco. Singer was honored with four Emmy Awards for both musical composition and production, and his studio contains a wide variety of high quality equipment—all of which is meticulously maintained.

Despite the recent destruction wreaked on the greater Nashville community by the floods of early May, the annual Audio Masters Benefit Golf Tournament will go on as scheduled on May 27 and May 28.

Clinton Recording Studios in New York City announces that June 30 will mark the last day of operations at the building on 653 10th Avenue that has been its home since its doors opened in December 1983. Clinton Recording Studios states that it will announce new developments in the near future.

Christina Aguilera completed her fourth full-length studio album, Bionic, in sessions with mastering engineer Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. Bionic is Aguilera's first studio album since Back to Basics in 2006.

Danley Sound Labs will introduce the TH-118 subwoofer ($3,332 MSRP) at InfoComm 2010, which will take place June 9-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The TH-118 joins Danley’s family of patent-pending tapped horn subwoofers that offer flat, low and powerful bass from relatively lightweight, compact enclosures.

Sonnox has released a new iPhone app for iPhone owners who seek demos and tutorials of Sonnox Oxford plug-ins. With a simple tap on an iPhone, users can view Sonnox tutorial videos on its entire range of Oxford Plug-ins, plus a collection of demos from producers and mix engineers—including Fab Dupont and Nils Hahman, among others—who share their pro mixing tips and tricks.

Mike Reagan Music in Santa Clarita, Calif., a leading music creative company founded by award-winning composer, songwriter and music producer Mike Reagan, announced the appointments of Brandon Violette as vice president of New Business Development and Jenn Shundo as manager of New Business Development. Additionally, Gareth Coker has joined the company as assistant composer to Mike Reagan.

RealTraps in New Milford, Conn., announces its new Carrel ($379.99) product, a desktop solution for capturing clear, dry sounding voice-over recordings in almost any space. The Carrel promises to create a private noise-free environment for busy offices, libraries, study rooms, telephone call centers and testing labs. Unlike typical carrels that offer only isolation, the RealTraps Carrel also absorbs ambient sounds, making the enclosed space even quieter.

DK-Technologies in Copenhagen, Denmark, announces a new software upgrade that allows existing DK customers to adapt their audio meters so that the display shows loudness in a clear and easy to read format, while still showing any of the usual DK metering scales. The company states that no matter what loudness measurement standard the industry finally decides to adopt, all DK meters will be upgradable to accommodate those recommendations.