AES 130th European Convention Set for May 13-16 in London
LONDON – AES announced that its 130th European Convention will take place May 13-16 at the Novotel London West Convention Centre, with exhibits held May 14-16.
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Bag End Gear Helps Visitors Experience “Science Storms” Exhibit in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – The new 26,000-square-foot, two-story "Science Storms" exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry lets visitors experience a 40-foot tornado, high-voltage lightning and even create a tsunami in a 30-foot wave tank as they try more than 50 hands-on experiments. Bag End D10E-I subwoofers mounted under grills in the floor in numerous listening areas and in the ceiling above the rear-projection glass screens that carry the visual images help make the experiences more life-like.
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Calvin College Fine Arts Center Equipped with Renkus-Heinz Gear
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Acoustics by Design oversaw a comprehensive renovation of Calvin College's heptagonal-shaped Covenant Fine Arts Center, which first opened in 1966. The renovation included new classrooms, acoustical treatments, a new 300-seat recital hall for smaller events and a new video and sound system built around Renkus-Heinz loudspeakers.
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Creative Technology Cranks Up Audio Capabilities
LAS VEGAS – Creative Technology, an international AV staging provider, has expanded its audio capabilities with recent additions to its inventory of gear, including new Soundcraft Vi6 and Avid Venue Profile consoles and Riedel Artist Intercom Systems.
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More Venues, Events in Asia Relying on D.A.S. Gear
GUANGZHOU, China and HANOI, Vietnam – D.A.S. Audio's Aero Series 2 and Compact Series gear is gaining a foothold in the Far East, with recent installations in Guangzhou's Performance Theater, the school theater at the Hanoi College of Art, and for various live events.
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District 36 Dance Club Sound System Driven by Powersoft Gear
NEW YORK – Gary Stewart Audio (GSA), in association with RLA, designed the sound system for District 36, a 14,000-square-foot dance club that opened recently in a former clothing factory. The gear list includes 11 K2 DSP+AESOP and four K6 DSP+AESOP Powersoft amplifiers controlled with Powersoft's Armonia Pro Audio Suite software.
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EAW Loudspeaker Developed for London Venue Now In Commercial Production
LONDON – A new 600-capacity live music venue, Under the Bridge, has taken over the site of the former Purple nightclub, situated at Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge ground. The design team included Jim Cafarelli (House of Blues), Ian Woodall (XL Video) and Andrew Frengley (Matrix Nine). Seeking, as Woodall put it, "a KF730 on steroids," EAW's Kenton Forsythe got busy.
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Gerard Bechar Center Equipped with Meyer Sound UltraSeries Loudspeaker System
JERUSALEM, Israel – Harel Tabibi, the audio consultant who designed the new sound system for Gerard Bechar Center, chose Meyer Sound UltraSeries gear to support the audio needs of events ranging from community meetings and dance recitals to live theatre and rock concerts.
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Thin Lizzy Tour U.K., U.S. with DiGiCo for Monitors
DUBLIN – Thin Lizzy – comprised of Brian Downey, Scott Gorham and Darren Wharton, Marco Mendoza, former Almighty frontman Ricky Warwick and Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell – are planning to be back in a number of towns on both sides of the Atlantic this year, with DiGiCo gear for the monitor mix.
Read More »In Memoriam: Grammys Producer John Cossette
LOS ANGELES – John Cossette, the longtime executive producer of the Grammy Awards, died April 26 at age 54. The son of Pierre Cossette, the founding producer for the Grammy telecast who died in 2009 at age 85, John Cossette had led the Grammy Awards broadcasts for 18 years. This year's show, broadcast live on CBS Feb. 13, 2011, was the 53rd annual production.
Read More »FOH and ProAudioSpace.com Offer Smaart Training Scholarship
LAS VEGAS – FOH Magazine and ProAudioSpace.com are giving away a seat at Smaart training following this year's fourth annual Sound Forums Network Expo on May 16-17. The 2011 SFN Expo promises to be the best yet, with new and innovative talks plus more manufacturer participation than ever before. Held at the Wachusett Village Inn in northern Massachusetts, the free two-day event features technical presentations on everything from lighting to digital microphones. Exhibitors include Soundcraft, Shure, Lectrosonics, EAW, Lab.gruppen, Midas, Sennheiser, DiGiCo and many more.
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First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa Upgrades with Turbosound, Allen & Heath Gear
TUSCALOOSA, AL – Located in the heart of downtown, the nearly 200-year-old First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa – which cancelled some functions in the wake of last month's severe weather so members could serve the community, but was otherwise unaffected by the disaster – chose Music Alley, Birmingham, AL, to upgrade its sound system. Music Alley founder and CEO Steve Garrett, in turn, chose gear from Turbosound and Allen & Heath to fulfill the design and build objectives.
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