Yamaha PM1D Used for “American Idiot”
BERKELEY, CA – American Idiot, the rock album by Green Day, was transformed into a rock opera performed at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 600-seat Roda Theatre.
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Adlib Supports U.K. Tour for The Specials
LONDON – Adlib Audio is supplying English 2-tone/ska band The Specials with sound equipment and the crew. Tour manager Mike Darling chose Adlib, based on previous assignments with Ibiza Rocks and other projects. Adlib crew members included James Neale and Richy Nicholson.
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API 527 Compressor
Automated Processes, Inc. (API) is now shipping the 527 compressor, a single channel module based on API's 225L discreet channel compressor. The 527 features controls including variable attack, release, ratio and output gain controls. The unit also includes API's "Thrust" circuit, first offered on the 2500 stereo bus compressor. A 10-segment LED meter is switchable between gain reduction and output level. The MSRP is $995.
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JBL VerTec, Syntonic Help Yankees Celebrate Victory
NEW YORK – Celebrating their 27th World Series championship, the New York Yankees held a ticker-tape parade and ceremony before a crowd of two million people on the front steps of City Hall in Manhattan, supported by Syntonic Design, which used a system including JBL VerTec line arrays.
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SEATTLE – Soundcraft is sponsoring a series of educational sessions that will visit 50 cities across the U.S. from mid-January to the end of March. Conducted by Superb Event Training, it is titled "Win Over Your Band AND Your Audience – How to Create A Unique and Sophisticated Audio Mix Using Principles of Three-Dimensional Sound."
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NAMM, FOH Magazine Extend Training with H.O.T. Zone
ANAHEIM, CA – FOH Magazine is playing a key role with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)'s new Hands-On-Training (H.O.T.) Zone at the 2010 NAMM Show, set for Jan. 14-17, 2010. Bill Evans, FOH editor, is moderating sessions that focus on the digital sound crossover between studio and stage and the "White Spaces" issue.
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Rob Thomas Solos with Sennheiser
UNCASVILLE, CT – Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas has embarked on a solo tour of North America with a selection of Sennheiser and Neumann wireless and wired microphones as well as wireless guitar systems. The setup also includes the company's new 2000 Series IEM transmitters and receivers for Thomas, his band, background singers and backline techs.
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Audio System Upgraded for Obama’s Nobel Speech
OSLO – In preparation for President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and related music events, the sound system at Oslo City Hall was upgraded with Allen & Heath digital mixing and audio distribution systems and a low-profile Renkus-Heinz Iconyx IC32 Digitally Steerable Array system.
New U.K. Production Line Producing Studer Vista Consoles
Soundcraft Studer president Andy Trott and crew
POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Soundcraft Studer recently produced and tested the first Studer Vista large-format consoles on its new U.K. production line, which has taken on manufacturing for Vista, OnAir 3000 and Router production formerly done in the Studer Regensdorf facility near Zurich in Switzerland.
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Goodman Audio Uses Riedel RockNet for Tree Lighting Ceremony
LOS ANGELES — Riedel RockNet provided all of the audio distribution for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree at the Grove in Los Angeles. Goodman Audio, a leading live sound reinforcement company, handled the audio at the event.
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Midas PRO6 Monitors the Noisettes
LONDON — Monitor engineer Nahuel Gutierrez has been using a Midas PRO6 live audio system for the Noisettes’ U.K. tour. Having previously spent 15 months with its big brother the XL8 on the final Oasis world tour, Gutierrez found the transition to the PRO6 an easy one.
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Gianluca Grignani Tour Uses DiGiCo SD Consoles
BRESCIA, Italy — To mix the sound on Italian singer/songwriter Gianluca Grignani’s latest tour, rental firm Idea Musica Service (Latina, Italy) fielded a DiGiCo system conceived by AudioProgetti (Cavenago Brianza, Italy, near Milan).
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