VIENNA, Austria – September 13, 2007 – During Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Austria this month, the Holy Father stopped in the cities of Vienna, Mariazell and Heiligenkreuz. For these three visits, his sound engineers relied on the experience and proven technology of AKG. For this occasion, the Austrian microphone company specially adapted its microphones, both acoustically and visually.

The Pope’s customized microphone model is based on AKG’s new C 5 condenser capsule, without the model’s presence boost adapter installed.  Styled in the Vatican’s colors of gold and white, these customized microphones provided AKG’s high-quality, reliable performance for Pope Benedict XVI during all his Austrian stops. 

The Buzz. “You goin’ to Coachella?” seems like the only sentence my friends are able to phrase this week. “I’m gonna find me a nice warm rock and bake in the sun, listening to RHCP!” my buddy shouts into my ear. I remind him the Chili Peppers would be playing at night, therefore there’s no reason to be screaming down my canal. “Well it’s gonna be the sweet, sweet sound of freedom my friend.” It’s infectious. The chatter of excited planning has been building for several days now, and it’s all culminating this weekend out in the desert, way past the lights and noise that make up Los Angeles. To get away from it all for a few days. To immerse in a sea of modern culture. To entrance yourself in spectacle the way the Navajo did 300 years ago. Whatever the reason, Coachella is the center of the world for 100,000 people this weekend.

Looks like the LA concert industry is picking up steam again after a relatively stale few years. Our venues and players walked with 6 of the 33 coveted Pollstar Awards on February 8, 2007 at the Gibson Amphitheater.