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A Profession and a Lifestyle

A Profession and a Lifestyle

In a few months I will be 60 years of age and, as in the past, I usually spend the year before these milestone birthdays acclimating myself to my new surroundings by reminiscing about the past and trying to map out the future. Recollecting the history of my triumphs and failures is the easy part of the equation; disseminating all the previous information and trying to create a cohesive plan for the imminent change becomes the challenge. Nevertheless, by the time of my birthday, I have already accepted and settled into my new decade armed with the wisdom of the past and a blueprint for the upcoming years. Ha ha ha! As John Lennon once said "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

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Voting for 2011 Hometown Hero Sound Companies Begins

LAS VEGAS – The nominations from FRONT of HOUSE readers are in, the regional finalists for the 2011 Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year awards competition have been chosen, and now it's time for you, the readers of FOH, to once again vote on the top regional sound company in five regions of the U.S. and Canada.

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Blue Note in NYC Installs New Sound System Including Yamaha Gear

NEW YORK-Since opening its doors in 1981, the Blue Note in New York City has become one of the premier jazz clubs in the world and a cultural institution in Greenwich Village playing host to some of the greatest musicians of all time such as Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Nina Simone, BB King, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Tony Bennett, Chris Botti, to name a few as well as modern hip-hop and R&B stars, including Lauryn Hill, Mos Def, Common and Lupe Fiasco. Recently the club received an upgraded sound system installed by Peltrix.

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Precise Corporate Staging Revs Up for Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

PHOENIX – Precise Corporate Staging (PCS) of Phoenix has been awarded the bid to serve as the primary supplier of sound reinforcement and lighting system for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The event typically attracts more than half a million attendees. Since 1938, Sturgis, South Dakota has been home to one of the most famous – and infamous – motorcycle rallies in the nation; however, over the last few decades, it's been increasingly known for its live music.

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Studio Berar Installs AKG Conference System At NLB Bank

VIENNA, Austria – Covering Serbia and Montenegro, Harman Professional distributor Studio Berar has completed a conference system installation in the Belgrade, Serbia-based headquarters of NLB Bank.  The new boardroom was the first project undertaken for NLB by the AV specialists, as Studio Berar’s reputation for providing the highest quality in service and systems solutions made the dealer attractive to the large financial institution.

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Rational Acoustics Named InfoComm CTS Program Provider

PUTNAM, CT — Rational Acoustics LLC has been approved by InfoComm International as a Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) Program Provider. The company’s 2-day training class “Smaart Fundamentals and Applications” is now CTS accredited, earning attendees 6.5 renewal units (RUs) in either the CTS general or CTS-I (installation) programs upon completion of the class.  

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