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Hervé Guillaume, Managing Director, L-Acoustics (left) and Bertrand Bounoure, President and Commercial Director of HGP and API (right)

L-Acoustics Announces Acquisition of HGP and API

MARCOUSSIS, France – L-Acoustics announced its acquisition of sheet metal manufacturer HGP and an affiliated company, API, which specializes in powder coatings. The acquisition is cited as a potential boon to L-Acoustics’ R&D efforts. Pictured here, from left, are Hervé Guillaume, managing director, L-Acoustics, and Bertrand Bounoure, president and commercial director of HGP and API.

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DiGiCo Consoles Keep The Country Music Association Awards Covered

NASHVILLE – For the 52nd annual CMA Awards, held Nov. 14 at Bridgestone Arena, a pair of DiGiCo SD-Range consoles played a big role. Blackhawk Audio president Rick Shimer used an SD7 at FOH for the music performances, and ATK Audiotek principal Pat Baltzell used an SD5 to mix the evening’s production audio. The sound system within the venue included JBL VerTec 4889 and VTX V20 enclosures. The The DiGiCo SD7 and SD5 desks are pictured here.

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EAW Promotes Jim Newhouse to VP of Global Sales

WHITINSVILLE, MA – EAW promoted Jim Newhouse vice president of Global Sales. Newhouse has served the company as North American sales director since 2015. Before joining EAW, he worked as a regional sales manager at Bose Corporation and owned and operated AV systems integration firm Clear Signal.

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Eight Inductees to the NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame Announced

ANAHEIM, CA – Eight major audio inventions, including Leo Beranek’s 1943 anechoic audio test chamber (pictured here) will be inducted to the TECnology Hall of Fame (THOF). The inventions span the 1940s through today and will be honored Jan. 26 during a ceremony at the 2019 NAMM Show. The event, presented by the NAMM Museum of Making Music, will be hosted by George Petersen, THOF founder and director and editor of FOH magazine.

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Parnelli Honorees to Speak at Pro Production Sessions during NAMM 2019

ANAHEIM, CA – FRONT of HOUSE, PLSN and Stage Directions are once again presenting a series of must-attend Pro Production Sessions to be featured at the Anaheim Hilton during NAMM 2019, which runs from Jan. 24-26. The In Conversation With… interview series will include Parnelli honorees Chris Adamson and Yvan Miron along with other industry luminaries including Butch Allen and Kevin Lyman.

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Protea Software Suite

Ashly Audio Update for Protea Network-Enabled Software

Ashly Audio has released an extensive update to its Protea Network-Enabled Software, marking the culmination of three months of improvements to the performance of networked devices utilizing the Ashly Protea Software Suite. Major changes to the software since July include further clarity into functions and statuses, more accurate reporting within the UI, and fixes to errors identified within the system. Protea is designed for the NX, Pema, and NE Series Amplifiers and Processors as well as the ne24.24M Matrix Processor and Protea System Processors.

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