API Gives Away lunchboxes

Every May, the Nashville AES chapter puts on the Audio Masters Golf Tournament, held at the scenic Harpeth Hills golf course south of Nashville. Proceeds from the event and the accompanying auction go to the Nashville Engineer Relief Fund (NERF)... [more]

Bill Thomas' Home-Based Chicago Studio to Showcase the New API 1608 Console

Chicago, Illinois — April 2008: More than fifteen years after an inexpensive digital audio multi-track tape machine kick-started the project studio revolution, analog audio equipment retains its allure in the home environment. One such residence-based studio owner, engineer, producer and analog fan, Bill Thomas, has purchased a new API 1608 discrete analog recording console for his Chicago facility... [more]

API Vision Console Anchors Archer Records' New Memphis Studio — "Music + Arts"

Memphis, Tennessee — April 2008: Although it is arguably the lesser known of Tennessee's great "music cities," Memphis has nurtured a long, rich legacy of groundbreaking artists and independent record labels, and continues to support a bustling and eclectic contemporary music scene that shines on the national stage with exceptional brilliance... [more]

Custom API 1608 Wave of the Future for Wes Lachot's Overdub Lane Recording Studio

Durham, North Carolina — April 2008: Wes Lachot has upgraded his Overdub Lane Recording studio facility with the installation of a 32-input API 1608 discrete analog recording console that was factory-customized with a central chassis extension to house DAW control. The one-of-a-kind console is configured... [more]

First API 1608 Lands at I.V. Lab Studios Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, March 2008: Since opening I.V. Lab Studios two-and-a-half years ago, owner Manny Sanchez has been looking for a mixing console with character at a price that makes sense for a facility catering to local bands and small indie labels. When API launched the 1608 at the AES Convention last year Sanchez knew he'd found his console... [more]

UK'S Fishfactory Studios Purchases API Legacy Console

London, England: March 2008: API, the world's premier manufacturer of high-end analog pro audio gear, is enjoying a resurgence around the world and in Europe in particular, where sales of the company's outboard signal processors are brisk. Fishfactory Studios in north London is enjoying the distinction of being one of the premiere studios in the UK to purchase an API console — in this case a 32-channel API Legacy Plus... [more]

API Trademarks Signature Knob

Jessup, Maryland: February 2008: Now approaching its 40th year of designing and building high-end analog consoles and outboard processors, API Audio announced that it has been granted a trademark for its signature dual-concentric knob. Trademark for the knob, which graces every piece of API gear, and is immediately recognizable as the "look" of API, was issued on January 1, 2008... [more]

API Has a Vision For the Future

Jessup, Maryland: API is pleased to announce the creation of a scholarship program designed to foster creativity and excellence for the pro audio industry's next generation of sound engineers. The scholarship will be available to students enrolled or accepted in the prestigious sound engineering programs at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, and New York University... [more]

API Introduces Console At AES

Jessup, Maryland: API proudly introduced the API Model 1608 recording console at the 123rd AES Convention in New York City. The console builds on the design, sound and reputation of the classic API 1604 — workhorse for over thirty years — and adds new options to satisfy the demands of modern recording practices... [more]

Chiccarelli Taps API For Every Session

Los Angeles, Calfornia: After a couple of decades working in a multitude of studios with a wide cross-section of artists as an engineer, producer and mixer, Joe Chiccarelli has had the opportunity to try many different types and brands of recording equipment. But one brand became a constant early on in his career, and has become integral to Chiccarelli's typical signal path — API... [more]

Winston-Salem State University Music Department Adds API Gear

Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Having tripled its enrollment from 2,000 to nearly 6,000 students in just six years, Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina is one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in the country... [more]

John Mcbride Purchases Second and Largest Ever API Legacy for Blackbird Studios

Nashville, Tennessee: In the five short years since its birth, Blackbird Studio in Nashville has emerged as one of the recording industry's treasures: a studio built from the bottom up to uncompromising standards. Owned by John and Martina McBride, a powerhouse duo with complementary talents on both sides of the microphone, Blackbird is home to the finest collection of recording equipment and the greatest acoustics in Nashville... [more]

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