Ioan Allen, senior vice president of Dolby Laboratories, will present a 76-year chronicle of feature film stereo optical soundtrack development as a 129th AES Convention Historical Event. The two-hour event is scheduled for Thursday, November 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Dolby Theater, a short ride from the Moscone Center.

Production music company 615 Music in Nashville announces that it has acquired noted production music company Kingsize Music, based in New York City. Since 1996, Kingsize Music and its principals—Peter Primamore, Jay Stollman and Freddy Shehadi—have been providing high-quality, award-winning music for television and film. Randy Wachtler, 615 Music CEO and founder, made the announcement.

Dangerous Music in Edmeston, N.Y., is shipping its new stereo Dangerous BAX EQ ($2,529 MSRP). The single-rackspace unit is designed as a broad-stroke sonic sculpting tool with a unique signature for use in mastering and as a final mix bus shelving EQ.