WENHAM, MA – MFI Productions recently upgraded the audio system at the 1,600-capacity A.J. Gordon Memorial Chapel at non-denominational Gordon College with a new, white NEXO GEO S12 line array.
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TAMPA – The sound system at 2,600-capacity Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal M.I. Church was upgraded recently as part of a new AV setup that includes Aero Series 2 and Avant gear from D.A.S. Audio. Mick Hall, account manager for GC Pro (Guitar Center Professional Division), was involved in the design and installation
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PARIS – A Midas PRO3 live audio system, supplied by French distributor EVI Audio, has been installed in the Gustave Eiffel room on the first floor the Eiffel Tower. The 300-capacity venue has a 360-degree view of the city and hosts a wide variety of events, from show cases to seminars and product presentations to business conferences.
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VIENNA – Redline Enterprises has purchased an L-Acoustics K1/KUDO system consisting of 48 K1 and 36 KUDO WST line source cabinets, 24 K1-SB and 24 SB28 subwoofers and 18 LA-RAK with 54 LA8 amplified controllers. This is the first K1 system in the Austrian market.
Read More »NEW YORK – The American Theatre Wing announced the nominees for the 2011 Tony Awards, to be televised June 12. The nominees for Best Sound Design of a Play include Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Simon Baker for Brief Encounter; Ian Dickinson/Autograph for Jerusalem; and Christopher Shutt for War Horse. The nominees for Best Sound Design of a Musical include Peter Hylenski for The Scottsboro Boys; Steve Canyon Kennedy for Catch Me If You Can; Brian Ronan for Anything Goes and Brian Ronan (again) for The Book of Mormon.
Read More »NEW ORLEANS – Production Resource Group's (PRG) Los Angeles office used an L-Acoustics KARA System for 15 episodes of the TV game show Wheel of Fortune, which was taped before a crowd of 3,000 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center over three days in mid-April – enough for three weeks of broadcasts.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)'s renovations include the addition of new buildings, with more planned for the future. All are to be networking together using QSC's Q-Sys integrated platform.
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At the recent Prolight+Sound 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, beyerdynamic opened a new chapter with the introduction of a new line of 25 top quality Touring Gear (TG) microphones designed purely for live applications. There are four TG categories: TG 30 is entry level, TG 50 features standard characteristics, TG 70 has higher quality materials, and TG 90 is top shelf, boasting the unique TG V90r ribbon microphone and the TG V96c true condenser. They all feature the manufacturer's new Sound Channeling Technology.
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CHICAGO – The controversy-stoking theatrical production, White Noise, now playing at Chicago's Royal George Theater, is using a pair of Midas PRO Series digital consoles to anchor what sound designer Garth Helm likes to call "the biggest little show ever."
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MIAMI BEACH, FL – The New World Center, the Frank Gehry-designed home of the New World Symphony, has been equipped with Lectrosonics' Digital Hybrid Wireless technology including Venue receivers, SMQV Super-Miniature transmitters, UT handheld transmitters (with VMC cardioid capsules), and ALP500 shark fin antennas to increase reception.
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FORT WAYNE, IN – The Expo Center at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum gets used for events that vary from standard convention hall functions to concerts and events as extreme as midget car races. ESCO Communications met the Expo Center's needs with JBL VP Series loudspeakers in accordance with a system design by Acoustical Design Group (ADG).
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CLEVELAND, OH – Working with AV integrator AVI/SPL, system designer Westlake Reed Leskosky upgraded the loudspeaker system used for the main exhibit halls at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (RRHOF) with 14 K-array KK50vbs.
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