FIRE AWAY

1608 owners, and Grammy Award-winning band, Arcade Fire, has announced they are ready to start recording their latest album. Former leader James Murphy, who is playing a major part in production, promises that this will be a fantastic record. "The album is going great. I'm too in the middle of it to know which way it will go in the end. But it's going to be a fantastic record," Murphy told the Daily Star.

Everything Gets Its Own Mic

Studio D at Blackbird Studio, Nashville, home of the largest Legacy Plus ever built — 96 channels, or 192 mix faders, was mentioned in Mix magazine this month as John Oates of Hall and Oates works with producer Tom Bukovac and engineer Justin Niebank to perfect his upcoming solo project.

API BIDS FOND FAREWELL TO INTERN CHRIS HARRIS

Chris Harris of Columbia, Maryland has become an honorary API employee! The Glenelg Country School senior chose to spend a week at API as a part of his 40-hour school-required internship. While he was here, Chris worked in a number of departments to get a feel for how a manufacturing company works. He spent time in Shipping, Production and, his personal favorite, the Tech Lab. At the end of his time at API, President Larry Droppa presented him with an honorary API employee certificate and an API T-shirt. In the fall, Chris will attend American University in Washington, DC where he will study Audio Technology. "I can't wait", he says. "They have API consoles!" Best of luck to you, Chris!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE

And the winners of the 2013 API Visionary Scholarship are:

Zachary Lizzio of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Carlie "Myles" Everett of the Clive Davis School of Recording at the Tisch School of the Arts
Irving Gadoury of University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Robert Bisel of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Congratulations and best wishes from API!

For a complete list of eligible schools and more information about the Visionary Scholarship and how to apply, please visit our scholarship page.

School's Out — We've Got A Graduate!

API's own Director of Engineering, Jeffrey Bork received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland this week. Jeff has been taking a course or two each semester for the last few years, while also keeping the API Engineering Department moving forward. Congratulations Jeff, from everyone at API and all your friends in the greater audio community!

THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES — VISIONARY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS HAVE BEEN DECIDED

API is in the process of contacting the winners of the 2013 API Visionary Scholarship! The winning applicants are still being contacted and include students from the following schools: University of Massachusetts– Lowell, the Clive Davis School of Recording at the Tisch School of the Arts, and the University of Michigan– Ann Arbor. API wishes all applicants the best of luck in their future endeavors! More details to come!

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