LOS ANGELES – JBL loudspeakers were used in both the arena and the listening room of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards telecast on Sunday, January 31 at the Staples Center. JBL LSR Series studio monitors, VerTec line arrays and VRX portable line arrays were used once again for the program.
Read More »BUENA PARK, CA – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. and Audinate have announced an informational Webinar on March 3 that will provide technical info on the new Dante-MY16-AUD card and Dante solution.
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FUZHOU, Fujian, China – L-Acoustics' Chinese distributor Rightway Audio has supplied the Fujian Broadcasting and TV Center with a dV-DOSC sound reinforcement system for its multi-functional studio theatre. The theatre, which measures close to 10,000 square feet and seats 1,069, hosts large-scale drama and musical TV productions, both live and recorded, as well as conferences and parties.
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LOS ANGELES – The 52nd annual Grammy Awards presentation was also the 13th year in a row where Audio-Technica mics played a role. For the live show and broadcast, more than 250 A-T mics were used, including an array of hard-wired mics and the company's Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF wireless systems.
Read More »FAIRFAX, VA – InfoComm launched the InfoComm-Recognized AV Technologist certificate program to help employers verify the basic level of entry-level AV personnel and to provide industry newcomers and non-technical personnel a way to showcase what they have learned.
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Audinate announced that Lake's new LM 26 Digital Audio Loudspeaker Processor has Audinate's Dante networking inside. The Lake LM 26 is the successor to the Dolby Lake Processor (DLP) with digital matrix functions including Dante digital networking, which provides compatibility with Lab.gruppen's Dante-enabled PLM Series as well as legacy DLPs.
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AGOURA HILLS, CA – 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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BOWLING GREEN, KY – The National Corvette Museum chose JBL loudspeakers for a recent upgrade to its Chevrolet Theater. Exceptional Sound LLC designed and installed the new 5.1 surround sound system with nine JBL loudspeakers.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Keith R. Klawitter, founder of KRK Systems Inc., has announced a new venture, KK labs, for live professional markets as well as recording studios.
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COLUMBIA, MD – St. John Baptist Church (SJBC) in recently completed construction of a new sanctuary on 40 acres that are just over a mile from SJBC's previous location. Baltimore's HP Electronics, with oversight from Joe Schwartz, installed a sound system designed by Neil Shade of Acoustical Design Collaborative, which uses Danley loudspeakers.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – JBL Professional named Richard Ruse director of marketing for portable PA. Ruse has been with JBL Professional for more than a year as the company's U.S. Western regional sales director.
Read More »AMSTERDAM – Biamp Systems named Steve Metzger company president. He takes over from Ralph Lockhart, who retired recently after 25 years at the helm.
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