CLEVELAND, OH – Sound engineer Garry Brown started mixing for Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio's band in 2006, then moved into Phish's mixing chair when the band re-formed in 2009. Brown then switched to Midas digital mixing consoles prior to a three-week run with Anastasio in February, and then opted to bring the Midas XL8 on Phish's summer tour.
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AUBURN HILLS, MI – With over 35 stops on the tour, American Idols Live! kicked off July 1 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., featuring the top 10 finalists of season nine, including winner, Lee DeWyze. The tour ends August 31 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.
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SERBIA and ROMANIA – When Massive Attack's international tour rolled into Eastern Europe in late June, playing the Belgrade Arena and the Bucharest Zone Arena, the audio production at both venues was a collaboration between two of the region's Synco Europe Network members – Audio Konstruktor of Serbia and Paradigma Group of Romania.
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STURGIS, SD – The 70th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally is set for Aug. 9-15, when the 6,442-population town will welcome thousands of bikers with attractions that include burnout drag competitions, extreme motorcycle stunts, half-mile races and live concerts from bands and artists including Bob Dylan, Motley Crue, Alice in Chains and Disturbed.
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THIBODAUX, LA – Originally dedicated in 1923, St. Joseph Co-Cathedral is a 650-seat house of worship built in the Renaissance Romanesque style. Tampa-based AVI-SPL based the installation of an L-Acoustics KIVA and XT loudspeaker system, on a SOUNDVISION model created by L-Acoustics' Dan Palmer.
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YAKIMA, WA – Since launching in 2009, EV-Innovation loudspeakers have become among the company's most in-demand products for permanent installation, according to Electro-Voice, which attributes that popularity to a combination of audio quality, versatility and value.
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PERTH AND KINROSS, Scotland – A plethora of digital systems were used across this year's three-day T in the Park festival. Britannia Row deployed three Midas XL8 live performance systems at FOH on the main stage, while Scottish rental company EFX Audio supplied two XL8s for FOH on the Radio One stage.
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FREDERICKSBURG, TX – The National Museum of the Pacific War's 33,000-square-foot George H.W. Bush Gallery conveys the history of World War II in the Pacific and East Asian theaters. Bowen Technovation provided all control, audio, video, lighting and interactive exhibit technologies, which include Tannoy-based loudspeaker technologies for each exhibit.
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ANNISTON, AL – Joey Hutto of Sound Solutions, Oxford, Ala., equipped Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a sound system that would address two problems: the 800-plus capacity church's slate floor, cinderblock walls and a wood ceiling; and the lack of a qualified engineer to operate the church's 16-channel analog mixer on most Sundays.
Read More »NEW YORK – Sennheiser set Wednesday, Aug. 4 as the date for a Sennheiser Sound Academy seminar on key practices, topics and trends in the installed sound/systems integration business. The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Times Square.
Read More »DALLAS, TX – For the sixth year, Aviom's Personal Mixers have helped performers at the International Drummers for Jesus Celebration create their own customized mix. That helps streamline changeovers at the fast-paced event.
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HINTON, WV – The Ritz Theatre, which first opened as an opera house in 1929, reopened last fall after an renovation that included a new performance art stage, upgraded screen, central heating and air conditioning and a new sound system featuring Community Professional Loudspeakers.
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