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Westone 3 Makes iProng.com Top 50

iProng.com; the publication for iPhone, iPod, music, podcasting, and social media users, announced their Top 50 Products for the iPod/iPhone this morning.  We're excited to say the Westone 3 was picked as a top accessory among hundreds of competitors.

"These iPod earbuds offer such a stunningly expansive sound that after using them for a few minutes you'll forget you're wearing earbuds and swear you're instead wearing cup-style headphones." -iProng.com

You can download the current issue of iProng here from their website.

Backstage with Westone - Jars of Clay

This past Thursday night the Westone Music team met up with Jars of Clay at The Ogden Theater in Denver, CO.  Jars of Clay is currently out on their Long Fall Back to Earth Tour. Their new album, The Long Fall Back to Earth just released this past April. The guys are using a mix of Westone ES2 and ES3X musicians' monitors while on tour. We highly recommend catching them live in concert and picking up their album!! Check out the rest of the photos in our album.

Westone Signs on as Backstage Artist Lounge Sponsor at Rock on the Range

This May 16th & 17th, Westone Music will be the official sponsor of the Backstage Artist Lounge at Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH. With a lineup that includes Flyleaf, Shinedown, Buckcherry, Alice in Chains, Korn and Motley Crue this is going to be one rawkfest for sure!  Tickets are still available, so make sure to get them while you can. We'll be posting more once things get going. Never know what will happen backstage with this lineup!!

40th Annual Dove Awards

Last week the Westone Music team was in Nashville for GMA Music Week and the 40th Annual Dove Awards. The first few days of the week (GMA Music Week) is a time for industry heavyweights to get together, new artists to be shopping their music and Indies to learn more about the industry. We were on hand connecting with several of our artists and friends, showing off the new UM3X and introducing new artists to Westone Music. The week is packed with nightly artist/label showcases, so sleep is optional throughout the week.

Backstage with Westone - Rock and Worship Roadshow

 

On Thursday the Westone Music team was able to meet-up with quite a concert line up in Denver; MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Hawk Nelson, Tenth Avenue North and The Afters. Quite a few DOVE and GRAMMY awards and nominations in that line up!  The Rock and Worship Roadshow is a cool idea in that it's only $10 at the door, no tix.  If it has not hit your area yet, we highly recommend catching this show. Check out our Photo Album for some shots of the concert.

Westone Announces UM3X Three-Way True-Fit Earphone

Westone Music Products is proud to announce the upcoming release of the Westone UM3X. The UM3X is the latest addition to Westone's Universal Fit Musicians' Monitors, designed to offer the performing musician a well-balanced monitor no matter what instrument they play. Utilizing the latest in balanced armature technology, with a true three-way design, the UM3X delivers incredibly smooth response without accentuating any particular band of frequencies. The UM3X will be available starting April 30th and will have a retail price of $379.00.

Find more information on our site here.

AudiologyNow!

While most of the team will be in Germany this week a few of us will be joining the rest of Westone at the Hearing Health Care industry's largest trade show, AudiologyNow! in Dallas, TX. We will have a silent band playing in the booth and folks will be able to stop by and give our UM Series a listen.

For those who are not familiar, Westone started out in the Hearing Health Care industry providing custom molded earpieces for those wearing hearing aids back in 1959.  This year is our 50th and we're planning on having just a little fun.  We'll be posting more about Westone's 50th over the next month.

MusikMesse

The Westone Music team is on the way to Frankfurt, Germany to join with our European Distributor Variphone at the 2009 MusikMesse show.  Probably one of the largest shows in the world, the guys will be jumping this week. Rumor is there might be something new up their sleeves... guess we'll find out!

Back at the Contemporary Music Center

The Westone Music team got back to Martha's Vineyard yesterday to meet with the students of Semester 16.  We'll be spending a few days out here at The Contemporary Music Center again getting to know the students and introducing them to Westone.  Currently we're sitting in a Critical Listening Class (AKA listening to AMAZING tracks for an hour)... yeah we wish we were students as well!  We'll post more during our visit out here.

44th Academy of Country Music Awards

Westone would like to congratulate everyone who was nominated for an award. We'd like to draw special attention to Westone Family members Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield, the top two nominees this year. You can click here for the list of all nominees in their categories.

51st GRAMMY awards

Everyone here at Westone would like to congratulate the winners and nominees of last nights GRAMMY Awards.  We'd like to give special props to some of our friends that won last night as well..

Best Pop Instrumental
Jingle All the Way
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

Best Rock Song
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Letter To Me
Brad Paisley

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, Vince Gill (and others)

Best Country Album
Troubador
George Strait

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Alive & Transported
Toby Mac

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Thy Kingdom Come
CeCe Winans

Best Latin Urban Album
Los Extraterrestres
Wisin y Yandel

Backstage with Westone - The James Douglas Show

Last night we caught up with The James Douglas Show up in Denver.  These guys put on an amazing live show. If funk is your thing, then this needs to be your band!  Their current album The New Black is a great collection of tunes. The band is using a mix of the Westone Elite Series monitors.

Westone Announces Endorsement with Combichrist

(photo credit: Robyn Von Swank)
Metropolis Records recording artist Combichrist is the latest to join the Westone Family.  Their latest album, Today We Are All Demons, just released Jan 20th. If you're the power/techo crowd, you need this album!  We'll be catching up with the band this weekend, so check in next week for some live shots!

Cre:ate 2009

We'll be heading to Franklin,TN next week to sponsor a think-tank called cre:ate. It's some of the top movers and shakers in the Worship field.  Attendees will enjoy daily sessions and worship lead by some of the top artists, bloggers, writers, visionaries and social media experts in this field.  Gourmet meals are provided to all attendees, so another good reason to be there. We'll be on hand showing the UM1 and UM2 along with some daily give-a-ways for attendees.  We'll be posting more as the conference is going on, so make sure to check back next week.

Westone Announces Endorsement with TobyMac

Platinum selling, mutli-Grammy nominated and multi-Dove Award winning Christian artist TobyMac is the latest to join the Westone Family.  TobyMac's band, Diverse City is also joining the family. They will be using a mix of Westone ES monitors. TobyMac's latest studio album, Portable Sounds and his live DVD, Alive and Transported, are must have for the rock/rap fan. The live show is one not to be missed!