How ‘Bout That Purple Mic Bob with Award”I can’t tell you how blown away I am by this,” says Bob Heil, after receiving the award from Sound Image president, Dave Shadoan. “To me this is a bigger deal than getting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because this award is voted on by…
The Fender Center for the Performing Arts has chosen Heil Sound as its official microphone provider for its recording program and sound reinforcement use. PR 20’s, PR 30’s and PR 40’s are now in use throughout the unique and prestigious facility located in Southern California. Founded in 1997, the Fender Center for the Performing Arts…
The Paley Center for Media, located in Midtown Manhattan, reopened its Ralph Guild Radio Studio in August following a major audio equipment refit that included the installation of six Heil Sound PR 40 dynamic broadcast microphones. The Center embarked on a renovation of its radio studio earlier this year with the assistance of Geoff Daking…
Denver Morning Talk Show Host Denise Plante Gets Behind Pink Pearl’s Sound And Message Denise Plante of Denver’s ‘Murphy and Denise Show’ is the first radio personality to adopt the Heil Pink Pearl as their primary on-air microphone. Denise is also a big supporter of foundations like the Komen. Entercom Communications Corp, one of the…
When cannons roared and rifles fired in the movie “Letters from Iwo Jima,” the Academy Award winner for best achievement in sound editing, some of the sound was recorded on microphones manufactured by Heil Sound Ltd. of Fairview Heights. Local sound wizard Bob Heil said Charles Maynes, a sound designer who works with director Clint…
The Special Pink Pearl Microphone Will Help Bring Awareness To Breast Cancer Heil Sound recently introduced the Pink Pearl PR20 large diaphragm vocal microphone, the first model introduction in the new Spotlight Series. Blazoned with the pink ribbon on a pink pearlescent finish, ten percent of the retail sale price and a minimum guaranteed donation…
Another Addition to the Heil Family This product was designed and built by Bob Heil, pioneer in the live sound industry, to answer the need for commercial broadcast, studio recording, and live sound applications. This limited production is serial numbered and signed by Mr. Heil to commemorate the opening of the Heil Sound technology display…
It’s no secret that Heil Sound has been on a roll lately. The whiteboard in my office that I use to keep track of demo requests, loaners, and the like is covered with a “who’s who” of bands, solo performers, sound mixers, and tour managers all wanting know about the Heil Sound mics. It’s crazy,…
“Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel has spent most of 2011 touring the world, performing concerts in Europe, Asia, and even Russia. Best known for his complex finger picking style, energetic performances, and the use of percussive effects on the guitar, he now brings his high-energy show to the US for a series of summer dates. Along…