Heil Sound announced the appointment of Greg McVeigh as sales manager for their Pro Audio division. For the past two years McVeigh, and his company Guesthouse Projects, has been handling Heil’s PR and artist relations’ duties. The new position will be adjunct to those duties and Guesthouse Projects remains an independent public/artist relations firm. McVeigh…
Charlie Daniels recently celebrated fifty years—FIFTY YEARS—of making music with a new live concert DVD package titled, “Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’ with Charlie Daniels & Friends: Live from Nashville” This year the Grammy award-winning performer outfitted his band with a complete Heil Sound microphone package. Virtually anything on stage that needs a mic gets a Heil.…
Heil Sound has introduced a new product designed to help customers and dealers compare and evaluate microphones. Named The Comparator Testing Station, this stand-alone device is given free to Heil Sound dealers when packaged with a qualifying introductory order. The Comparator has eight inputs and holders for eight different microphones, which allows them to be…
It started innocently; a couple of red PR 22’s for Jada Pinkett Smith, a custom Heil Fin for Jack White and the Pink Pearl mics benefiting the Susan B. Koman Cancer Center. And then the “Wouldn’t it be cool if…?” moment arrived at Heil Sound. That moment, when the Camo PR 22 was designed and…
Heil Sound has introduced two new microphone capsules designed as screw-on replacements for many popular wireless handhelds. Think Hurst Shifter for that tired Chevy and you’d be close. The RC 35 uses the PR 35 1.5″ large diaphragm dynamic element that has been used by Jakob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez and others while the…
Described by its organizers as, “One bus, one band and a bunch of friends on the road,” the 4th annual Hotel Café Tour, which begins October 9th, has named Heil Sound as the official microphone supplier. Heil Sound PR 35s have been deemed the microphone of choice for the eclectic lineup of singer/songwriters which includes…
June 12-15, 2008 once again brought the massive Bonnaroo Festival to tiny Manchester, TN where 80,000 fans witnessed shows from 156 acts on approximately 18 assorted stages, tents and lounges. Sound systems were assembled, lighting and video rigs hung and band gear flowed. And while attendance figures remain impressive, another million or so people were…