HME’s DX121 Intercom System Used at 2010 Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER, BC, Canada – Pete Erskine, communications manager at Whistler Medals Plaza for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, relied upon HME's DX121 wireless intercom system.
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Midas “Retiring” Heritage Consoles
KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. – They ain't broke – far from it. But in keeping with company policy to maintain a decade-long life cycle for the products it makes, Midas/Klark Teknik is retiring its Heritage line of analog consoles, including the popular Heritage 3000.
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Harry Connick Jr. Monitors Go Digital with Midas PRO6
From left to right is Randy Cole (FOH), David Sockrider (Systems Tech), and Scott Griffin (Monitors) with the Midas Pro6
LOS ANGELES – With a large all-acoustic band that includes strings, brass, reeds, bass and drums in addition to his own acoustic grand piano, Harry Connick Jr. requires great fidelity in the monitor system. After years of relying on Midas' analog consoles, production manager Ted Jonas of Jonas Productions recently switched to digital.
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SIR Chicago Opens Rehearsal Space, Adds to Rental Gear Inventory
CHICAGO – SIR Entertainment Services' Chicago facility recently moved to a new central downtown location, opened a large rehearsal studio, and added a wide variety of new inventory to its already-substantial offerings.
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Drummer Boy Sound Adds iLive-T System to Rental Stock
MIAMI – Drummer Boy Sound has added an Allen & Heath iLive-T digital mixing system, comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface, to its rental inventory.
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Aviom Gear Specified for “The Lion King” in Paris
PARIS – Sound designers Steve Kennedy and John Shivers specified Aviom gear for the 10-piece orchestra that accompanies the production of The Lion King at the 1,600-seat Theatre Mogador. The production is being co-produced by Stage Entertainment and Disney Theatrical.
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Renkus-Heinz Adds Derrick Pierce to Engineering Staff
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA – Renkus-Heinz has named Derrick Pierce staff loudspeaker engineer. Pierce comes to Renkus-Heinz from JL Audio. He has also worked for Niles Audio and Menlo Scientific.
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Terry Friedman Using SymNet DSP for School, H.O.W. Projects
NEW YORK – Longtime FOH engineer and production manager Terry Friedman (Village People, Grace Jones) has, in recent years, stepped off the tour bus to improve audio systems at schools, houses of worship, and other establishments in New York City through his company, Noise and Distortion. For recent projects at Brearly School and Temple Shaaray Tefila, he relied upon Symnet digital signal processing equipment.
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Harman Gear at Hampi Utsav 2010 Music Festival
HAMPI, India – The annual Hampi Utsav 2010 music festival in Karnataka at Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, took on special significance this year, uniting with the 500th anniversary celebration of the Vijayanagara emperor, Sri Krishnadevaraya's ascendancy to the throne. Three regional soundcos supported the three-day event with audio gear from Harman.
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DiGiCo Adds James Lawford as UK Sales Executive
LONDON – DiGiCo has announced the appointment of new team member James Lawford, who takes up the position of UK sales executive and will provide additional support for its UK operation.
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THE EDGE in New Zealand Using Soundcraft Si3 for Three Venues
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – THE EDGE, a performing arts, commercial entertainment and convention facility, recently purchased a Soundcraft Si3 console for its three separate venues: the Aotea Centre's ASB Theatre and Conventions Wing, The Civic and Auckland Town Hall performance venues.
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Sensaphonics Bundles Ear Gear with Sennheiser G3 Wireless PM System
CHICAGO – Sensaphonics is bundling its 2MAX and 3MAX custom earphones along with Sennheiser's G3 wireless PM system with its "G3 to the MAX" promotion, which runs through the end of May 2010.
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