BUDAPEST, Hungary – For the current tour of Europe, Faithless FOH engineer Mark Kennedy is using one of two Midas PRO6 FOH systems supplied by Britannia Row, with the identical consoles leapfrogging each other to keep up with the band's busy summer schedule.
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ZURICH, Switzerland – The opera house in Zurich has been equipped with a new communications system from Riedel Communications. Riedel, a manufacturer of fiber, intercom, audio and radio technology, provided a system combining Artist digital matrix intercom and Performer partyline technology.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Adlib Audio has become a member of the L-Acoustics K1/KUDO Pilot Program, joining other PA companies in field-testing the system in collaboration with the L-Acoustics R&D team.
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BELLINGHAM, WA – Roland Systems Group's S-MADI REAC Bridge, a bi-directional signal converter between MADI and REAC, enables connectivity between Roland's REAC products (M-48 Personal Mixing System) and MADI-equipped digital audio mixers/systems including DiGiCo's SD7, SD8 & SD9 and D Series consoles.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional named Mark Ureda vice president and general manager of the Harman Professional Loudspeaker Group, which includes JBL Professional and Selenium.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – The nominations have been made, the ballots have been prepared, and the voting for the 2010 Hometown Hero Awards is well underway. But there IS a deadline, this Sunday, Aug. 15. Go to www.fohonline.com/hometown to vote for the best regional sound company in five regions of the U.S. and all of Canada.
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LONDON – The Clapham Grand is in the process of a technical upgrade that includes the installation of a Martin Audio W8LC Compact Line Array, reinforced with multiple Martin Audio AQ architectural loudspeakers.
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SALVADOR-BAHIA, Brazil – The 16-day São João Da Bahia festival drew performers and up to 50,000 visitors per day from Brazil and beyond. Arena Áudio Eventos Ltd. was the soundco in charge of the festival's main stage. They provided Aero Series line arrays from D.A.S. Audio.
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MOUNT ANGEL, OR – St. Mary Catholic Church here, one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland, was built from 1910 to 1912 with vaulted ceilings, a 200-foot bell tower, ornate stained glass windows, stenciled walls and Gothic Revival architectural details. But it had never been known for impeccable spoken-word acoustics.
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TURKU, Finland – FUNA International outfitted Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship with a multitude of BSS Audio Soundweb London processing devices. Oasis of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship, is the fourth in a series of large cruise ships outfitted with Soundweb London devices by FUNA.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Electronic Design Company (EDC) installed the audio system at the new TCF Bank Stadium, home to the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers NCAA football team.
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MORGANTOWN, NC – Blue Ridge Sound (BRS) handled sound production for this year's five-day Red White & Bluegrass festival, which drew some 35,000 to Catawba Meadows Park to hear The Boxcars, Mountain Heart with Tony Rice, Dale Ann Bradley, Dailey & Vincent, The Seldom Scene, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Del McCoury, among others.
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