NEW YORK – Penton Media reported that its "pre-packaged" plan of reorganization, which was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday, March 5, has become effective, and the company has officially emerged from Chapter 11.
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When you live and work in the live entertainment capitol of the world, it is easy to forget just how many world-class audio guys make their homes here. When I sat down with Mark Dennis in his office at the KÀ Theatre at the MGM Grand, we started ticking off a list of the amazing audio people who have moved to Vegas for a steady gig that did not mean touring. World-class guys are working in just about every show up and down the Strip. And Mark is one of those guys and has been since '94.
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Read More »For many years, I provided audio gear and services for a charity event in the L.A. area. When I started doing it, I had crap gear and only a very basic idea of what I was doing. I was the quintessential guy in the band who owned the PA and charged them as such. As the years went on and I provided more and better gear and service, my price went up. Because it was a charity, I cut my normal price by about 25 percent.
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There is more to the Winter Olympics than miking the sound of skis and skates and Bryan Adams lip-synching. For an indoor/outdoor series of concerts and live video feeds of Olympics events – one of several staged in the Vancouver area during the winter games – Briere Production Group provided a full complement of gear.
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Allen & Heath has announced the sale of the 1,000th and 1,001st iLive mixing consoles to Sound Image. To mark the occasion, Allen & Heath presented a commemorative award to Sound Image at the recent NAMM Show. American Music & Sound (AM&S), the U.S. distributor for the consoles, made the presentation during a press conference.
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In just four years, Elevation Church in Charlotte, N.C. has grown from a congregation of 121 attending a portable service in the atrium at Providence High School (PHS) to a congregation of over 5,000 attending services at a former Ashley Furniture Warehouse, the McGlohon Theatre, and the original PHS location's 800-seat auditorium.
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The MSC Poesia shipped out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. recently for ShipRocked, a five-day cruise and rock festival pairing Queensrÿche, Tesla, Ratt, Skid Row and half a dozen other bands with nearly 1,500 fans. Gear from L-Acoustics, supplied by Cincinnati-based Loud & Clear, went along for the ride.
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Communication Electronic Systems (CES) replaced the decade-old loudspeakers clamped to the rafters of the gymnasium at El Dorado High School with a new system featuring… Read More »Las Vegas High School Gym Equipped with Danley Loudspeakers
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TIRANA, Albania – Prosound Shpk, EAW's Albanian distributor, designed and installed the sound system for a 600-capacity nightclub that reopened recently. Catering to the needs of DJs and live bands, the club, Mumja, has been equipped with eight EAW JFL210 Compact Line Array Modules and four EAW LA400 Subwoofers.
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Depeche Mode's Tour of the Universe is now back in Europe, having traveled the globe since last April with a dual Midas XL8 live performance system for front of house and monitors, playing to audiences of up to 85,000.
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Paradiso first opened its doors on March 30, 1968. The 1,500-capacity venue is a converted church building located on Weteringschans in the heart of Amsterdam and dates back to 1879.
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