NEW YORK – LAVO NY, designed by Las Vegas-based Tao Group, combines the feel of a 19th-century Italian bistro with a multi-layered lounge/nightclub. Advanced Audio Technology of New York, headed up by Joseph Lodi, Angelo Poulos and Jason Ojeda, completed the installation, providing audio, video, lighting and programming.
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SYDNEY – Australian AV provider Scene Change recently purchased a Soundcraft Si1 console, making its choice only after every member of the company's senior team got a chance to test-drive the console. Vicken Hekimian, Scene Change's Sydney director, noted the logic of including those using the gear in on the purchase decision. "The quality of the equipment motivates the crew to work harder to make our clients happy, which is really important."
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SIRKKA, Finland – The Kylpylahotelli Levintunturi spa and hotel features 220 guest rooms across 10 hotel buildings with restaurants, cafes, clubs, a bowling facility and, of course, its namesake spa. Electro Waves Oy, an installer of audio, lighting and water systems, provided the sound reinforcement system that was needed to fulfill the property's needs.
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NEW YORK, NY – L&M Sound & Light provided K-array's Redline Series, including KR100S, KR200S and KR400S loudspeakers, for the summer launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, held at New York's Lincoln Center.
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GDANSK, Poland – The new 44,000-seat PGE Arena, which will serve as a venue for the UEFA Euro 2012 soccer championship, has been equipped with a new Harman sound system. ESS Audio provided 75 JBL PD5212-64 WRX weather-resistant loudspeakers configured in 24 clusters of three for the spectators; the last three loudspeakers are aimed onto the field itself.
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STOW, OH – Country artist Clay Walker is now endorsing Audio-Technica microphones, specifically the 5000 Series Wireless System with a handheld T5400 microphone, with his backup singers using A-T's Artist Elite AE4100 wired dynamic microphones.
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA – For its 13th season, Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers (NBA), Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) and Los Angeles Kings (NHL) has been outfitted with a new $3.4 million JBL VerTec system to complement a new Panasonic LIVE 4HD video scoreboard system.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – The second annual Audioversity Expo, held by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc., drew more than 500 attendees to the Las Vegas Hilton Aug. 24-25. Building on the inaugural event, which drew 475 to Soundcheck Nashville Aug. 11-12, 2010, this year's event featured training seminars and panel discussions with Stan Miller, Bernie Becker, Al Siniscal, Robert Bull and Monty Lee Wilkes, among others.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA – Soundcraft is bringing its "Mixing With Professionals" series to the U.S. for the first time. Gert Sanner, FOH engineer for Deep Purple, who has previously served as seminar leader at Soundcraft's U.K. factory, will travel to the Harman campus in Northridge, CA to discuss his use of Soundcraft digital consoles in a live environment.
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TORONTO – Adamson Systems Engineering launched its Project Energia, which aims to optimize performance venue sound systems with a variety of new products. These include a series of new loudspeaker systems with networkable Class D amplifier modules, DSP, cable and power distribution, AVB network hardware with software integration of control and three-dimensional simulation and diagnostics.
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Bag End Loudspeakers has updated the core models of its TA Series of Time-Aligned full range loudspeakers with a new high-performance, high-frequency driver to improve high-frequency response with lower distortion at extreme levels. The new systems are compatible with previous models and are available at the same prices.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – From Sept. 12-14, hundreds of technology entrepreneurs gathered for TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011, a cyber-world forum and start-up competition. Presenters from Turntable.fm, LinkedIn, Quora, Intuit and Facebook were heard through 18 Meyer Sound MINA line array loudspeakers provided by Swank Audio Visuals of St. Louis, MO.
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