ELVERTA, CA – KNCI's Country in the Park event drew 12,000 to hear Billy Currington, Joe Nichols, Brett Eldredge and other artists. Sacramento Production Services (SACPS) provided coverage with 12 Martin Audio W8LC enclosures.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Sound engineer Ron Kuhnke and music composer Joseph Bertolozzi chose Tannoy Di 8DCs for "Bridge Music," an abstract music composition featured at two pedestrian locations on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. The setup survived a recent dramatic test of its reliability: Hurricane Irene.
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GLENDALE, CA – Neptune Productions cited flexibility and labor savings as key benefits with its Aviom Pro64 digital snake. The soundco had used it so far for ceremonies for the Congressional Medal of Honor and the President's Election Night along with a variety of outdoor festivals, corporate events and other occasions.
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BAD KISSINGEN, Germany – L-Acoustics provider Soundhouse has installed a KIVA WST modular line source system for the 1,160-capacity Max Littmann Saal concert hall. It's a left/right system of eight KIVA and two KILO low-frequency extension units per side, driven by LA8 amplified controllers.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – For the newly-constructed Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University for Women, CAP France BAT provided Allen & Heath mixing consoles. The two larger theaters – seating 2,800 and 1,400 – use four iDR-48 MixRacks and four iLive-T112 control surfaces to manage both FOH and monitors. A Black Box rehearsal theater is equipped with an iDR-32 MixRack with an iLive-T80 control surface.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman named Scott Leslie, David Scheirman and Paul Bauman to new posts recently. Leslie, pictured here, was named director of engineering for JBL Professional. Harman also promoted Scheirman to director, knowledge resources and Bauman to senior manager, tour sound for JBL Professional.
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DENVER – The Oriental Theater, an 84-year-old venue listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been closed for repairs. A portion of the… Read More »Oriental Theater in Denver Closes for Repairs after Partial Ceiling Collapse
Read More »HOUSTON – Audio industry pioneer Don Hartwig, 69, died from heart failure Sept. 22. The Bay Area native worked on sonar for the U.S. Navy… Read More »In Memoriam: Don Hartwig, 69
Read More »STOW, OH – Audio-Technica U.S. president and CEO Philip Cajka named Mary Eisaman sales and marketing manager for Latin America. She will be responsible for all countries in Central and South America except for Brazil. Cajka also named Alexandre (Alex) Algranti sales and marketing director for Brazil.
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BURNSVILLE, MN – Bosch Security Systems, Inc., Communications Systems Division named Bob Rieder product marketing manager for Pro Sound – Install. Rieder will support the Americas region by developing and implementing marketing strategies for Electro-Voice installed audio product lines.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. – Moray McMillin, a concert touring veteran and EAW application support group representative for the EMEA region, died at age 58 after a long battle with cancer.
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RIO DE JANEIRO – For Shakira's "The Sun Comes Out" world touring, in support of her latest recordings, She Wolf and Sale el Sol, the artist and her musicians have been using Sennheiser's wireless microphones, wireless personal monitoring systems and wireless instrument systems.
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