A breakthrough has happened in the world of Live music. Both the UK music industry and the MIA (Music Industry Association)are happy to announce that small venues do not now require a “local Authority entertainment licence”. This hopefully means that more small venues in the UK can get back to hosting live music.

In the past, small venues have had to jump through hoops and pay-out for a license to host live music events and thanks to Live Music Bill passing its third reading in the House of Commons, this is no longer the case.

The CEO of the MIA, Paul McManus states “This is wonderful news and a great day for live music”.
As a musician who relies on small venues and their live music nights, I and the rest of the EAV Pro Audio team (who are also musicians) got a little excited this morning on reading the news.

So to all the pubs that are in need of updating their PA speakers or require a new mixing desk ready for the onslaught of bands that are queuing up at your doors, give EAV pro Audio a call.

JHS have just announced that they are now the UK distributers of Carlsbro & Studiomaster. It comes a few weeks after the announcement that they no longer distribute Allen & Heath which, as of February 1st, will be distributors by vocal Microphone & instrument mic giants, Audio Technica.

It’s been a while since Carlsbro have been a name on the Pro Audio scene and JHS are tasked with reminding dealers why it was once such a strong brand of PA speakers and backline. Studiomaster seems to be their replacement for Allen & Heath and their mixing consoles.

Like the loss of Allen & Heath, the distribution of Carlsbro and Studiomaster will officially come in to place on February 1st 2012.

EAV are JHS dealers and will be able to provide their customers with the full range of Carlsbro PA speakers and Studiomaster mixing desks. Give us a call if you are interested in any of the ranges.

JFMG have announced that the Ofcom have extended the use of Channel 69 wireless microphones until December 31st 2012. This will allow radio microphone users who current tune to one or more of the 14 shared UHF channels within channel 69 to continue their use for another 11/12 months.

As most of you know, channel 69 will eventually be unavailable to wireless mic users and the new channel 38 will completely replace it. Channel 38 is currently available to use in most areas in the UK. If you want more information regarding wireless microphones and the 2012 changeovers, give EAV Pro Audio a call and we will advise you on what is best.

We have a massive selection of channel 38 wireless microphones from nearly all of the top manufacturers. We also have a great range of channel 70 wireless microphones which is a small free band that will remain after 2012.

Wharfedale have just launched a new series of budget Passive PA speakers and called them 'Kinetic'. Although at the time of writing EAV Pro Audio have yet to hear these speakers, being Wharfedale we are sure that they will offer a professional sound well above their price point.

The range consists of an small 8" speaker in the form of the Kinetic 8, as expected a 12" PA speaker and a 12" floor wedge aptly named The Kinetic 12 and Kinetic 12M. A standard 15" PA speaker can be found in the Kinetic 15. The range also offers you the Kinetic 215, Kinetic 153 and lastly the 18" sub Kinetic 18B.

More to follow on new Wharfedale Professional products very soon. EAV Pro Audio offer the full range of Wharfedale Professional PA speakers, Give us a call if you wish to know more.

Audio Technica to distribute Allen & Heath in the UK were the headlines EAV Pro Audio received this morning via an email from Allen & Heath.

As some people may know, Audio Technica already distributes Allen & Heath in Germany and it seemed a logical idea to have them distribute A&H in the UK also. Allen and Heath state “We are very keen to continue to provide great service to our UK dealers and customers, and we know that Audio-Technica’s experience of our brand will be invaluable when it comes to understanding the specific needs of this market”
The current distributors of most A&H mixers is JHS and this will come to an end ready for AT take over on February 1st 2012.

EAV Pro Audio are excited by the news and hope in will further their already strong relationship with Audio Technica. EAV are main dealers with Audio Technica and supply their full range of Wireless microphones and vocal microphones and this change over of distribution now allows EAV to provide you with the whole range of Allen & Heath's mixers.

It’s a little late but EAV Pro Audio would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. 2011 was a busy year for us with website development, moving premises and general sales. Despite the workload, we hope 2012 continues to be just as busy.

We would like to remind everyone that we are having a winter sale on 100’s of pro AV products including Wireless microphones from many manufactures. We have a selection of PA speakers to clear and PA Power Amplifiers. We also have a great selection of vocal microphones to give your voice a boost and not forgetting some portable recorders to boot. Check out the full sale in our Winter Sale Section.

So once again, Happy New Year and let’s hope 2012 is a great one for us all

First of all, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

The EAV Pro Audio sales team will be working up to midday on Friday 23rd of December and our offices will then be closed until January 3rd 2012. All orders that are placed during this time period will be processed but will not be despatched until our return in January. Any orders placed before December 23rd will be despatched as quick as possible however, at the time of writing (21st December 2011) we cannot guarantee that they will be with you before Christmas. This is down to Parcelforce and not ourselves.

Our sale will continue to run over the Christmas period and please be advised that certain products are on a first come first serve basis as they are clearance stock deals. Basically, once they have gone, they have gone. Snap your bargains up now.

We would like to thank everyone that has purchased from EAV in 2011 and we hope you return in 2012.

Once again, have a great Christmas

from the whole EAV Team

EAV Have just created a few spotlight pages for certain ranges of products. I suppose you could call them 'overview' pages. The plan is to do this with many of the ranges of products we sell to give you a little bit of basic knowledge on what the products are, what products are in the range and what they all do. We started with the Sennheiser G3 wireless microphones. The Yamaha Stagepas series of portable PA systems also have a page along with both the Presonus Studiolive and Allen & Heath iLive digital mixers.

More pages will follow soon. If there is anything you would like to see on our website then please do give us a call or drop us an email. We are always looking to improve things and make your shopping experience a better place.

EAV Pro Audio are now taking pre-orders for the all new Tascam iM2 recorder. The iM2 is designed to clip into the docking slot on your ipod and turn it into a portable recorder using the on-boar condenser mics. The iM2 microphones are the same as the ones found on the best selling Tascam DR-Recorders such as the DR-07 MKII and the DR-05. It records at CD quality and is compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 4G, iPad, iPad 2.

The ultra-portable iM2 is a must have for musicians who want to capture gigs, practices or ideas on their iPhone or iPad without sacrificing recording quality. It's the perfect recording accessory for musicians.

The very first UK shipment of the iM2 is expected in January 2012 and with only a limited amount coming on that shipment, EAV are now taking pre-orders so you guarantee one from the first delivery. Order your Tascam iM2 today and dont be disappointed come the new year. Think of it as extending your Christmas :)