ELKHART, IN – Harman named audio industry veteran Jim Garrett market manager for the Harman High Performance A/V brands, including Mark Levinson, Lexicon, Revel and JBL Synthesis. Garrett has over 18 years of industry experience in audio engineering and marketing.
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KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. – Loud And Pro has become the first Hungarian rental company to own a Midas PRO6 live audio system, purchasing two for its PA inventory. Loud And Pro, launched 10 years ago, is now the biggest backline supplier in the country, and has diversified into PA rentals.
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MARCOUSSIS, France – L-Acoustics has appointed Marc Benard to the newly-created role of technical support manager, amplified controllers. This new position reinforces the L-Acoustics technical support department, which is now divided into three areas: fixed installation; rentals; and amplified controllers and LA Network Manager products.
Read More »SANT'OMERO, Italy – Proel Group has been named the exclusive distributor for Line6 sound amplification products and effects in Italy.
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LAS VEGAS – Audio-Technica provided wireless solutions for the 45th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, broadcast live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 18, 2010. Several performers used Audio-Technica's Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System.
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OLD LYME, CT – Sennheiser named Jake Carter to the newly-created position of product specialist, distributed brands. Carter, who brings over 20 years of audio experience to his role, will serve as the point person for all technical and product related information for Sennheiser's distributed brands K-array and HHB.
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GOSFORD, Australia – With a total capacity of 20,059, Bluetongue Stadium, opened in 2000, has played host to major rugby and soccer events, other sporting events including boxing and motocross, rock concerts and community events. While its waterfront location makes the stadium scenic, the salt air adversely affected its speaker system and rigging components.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Neal Schon embarked on a solo mini-tour earlier this year before heading to the studio with Journey for the band's forthcoming release. The Neal Schon Band made its debut at the 2010 NAMM Show and took to the highway on a brief swing through clubs in and around the West Coast, including a live recording for a future DVD at the San Francisco Fillmore Auditorium.
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KINGSTON, RI – Miking an acoustic piano is never easy, particularly for live sound performances, with ambient noise from the crowd, the stage, surrounding instruments and bumped mic stands affecting the sound. That's why Andrew McMahon, pianist and lead vocalist for Jack's Mannequin, opted to take Earthworks PM40 PianoMic system on tour.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Canada – The Briere Production Group provided audio for Korn at the Queen Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver during the band's Canadian Jagermeister Music Tour 2010, including gear from Martin Audio.
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OXNARD, CA – In preparing for the 2010 summer tour season, Rat Sound knew it would be adding some new equipment to its inventory. Starting the season doing five stages at the Coachella festival in April and with several arena tours booked, the company is poised for a big summer. "We're seeing demand we haven't seen in several years," said company president Dave Rat. "This will definitely be our strongest year ever."
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LOS ANGELES – The Warner Center Marriott's 11,000 square-foot, 1,500-seat ballroom can be subdivided into 10 smaller meeting rooms and configured 20 different ways. But the existing sound system wasn't nearly as flexible. So the venue's management replaced it recently with a new system that includes Symetrix' SymNet open-architecture DSP and Symetrix wall panels.
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