LONDON — Beyoncé’s “I Am…” world tour includes Sennheiser and Neumann wired and wireless mics, with the artist and The Mamas, her trio of backup singers, all using Sennheiser’s SKM 5200 handheld mics with MD 5325 capsules.
Read More »BEAVERTON, OR — Ralph Lockhart, president of Biamp Systems, announced his retirement from the company, effective Jan. 31, 2010. The company’s board also announced the promotion of Steve Metzger to executive vice president and chief operating officer, with the intention that he assumes the role of president upon Lockhart’s retirement.
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AUSTIN, TX — The 750-seat Austin Ridge Bible Church hired Ford Audio-Video Systems, Inc. to replace its existing speaker system with a NEXO GEO S 12 Series line array. Six NEXO GEO S1210s and two GEO S1230s were chosen along with two NXAMP 4×4 amps and two ALS2-PF subwoofers.
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LAS VEGAS — With the Parnelli Awards voting deadline of Oct. 29 fast approaching, now is the time to cast your vote for the Parnelli award nominees of your choice and reserve your spot or table for the gala evening itself, set for Nov. 20, 2009 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fla. The Parnelli Awards dinner starts at 8 p.m., immediately following the Neil Diamond Crew Reunion, which starts at 7 p.m. To vote, go to www.parnelliawards.com/vote. For tickets, go to www.parnelliawards.com/reservations.
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FALL CITY, WA — The Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church has been equipped with Electro-Voice EVA (line array) and EVF (front-load) loudspeakers, specified by Jeff Sanderson and Todd Gathany of Onpoint Designs and installed by regional sound company Morgan Sound. The system also features EV’s latest XCS312 cardioid pattern subwoofers.
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KOSTRZYN, Poland — The Woodstock Trainstop 2009, the 15th such festival to be held in Poland, marked 40 years since the original Woodstock took place with support from Fotis Sound. The free concert, held on the Poland/Germany border, drew a crowd of 420,000. The main stage was equipped with Midas gear, with both analog and digital consoles provided.
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VENTURA, CA — The seventh annual Ventura Hillsides Music Festival held at Arroyo Verde Park featured the Neville Brothers, Traffic co-founder Dave Mason, Keb’ Mo’ and Jay Nash. The 2009 event also marked the seventh year that a full loudspeaker system from L-Acoustics has been deployed for the park’s natural amphitheater setting.
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FARMINGDALE, NY —Outline, which inaugurated its U.S. branch (Outline North America LLC) just a few months ago, announced that representation of the brand is complete throughout most of North America, including Canada.
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MADISON, WI — Full Compass Systems announced the recent promotion of Mark Nash as their new company President. At the company’s ribbon cutting for their new building, with employees, friends, and government officials in attendance, Jonathan Lipp presented Nash with the position of President, promoting him from his former Executive Vice President role.
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LOS ANGELES — Panic! At The Disco toured North America in late summer with Chester French, Fall Out Boy and reunited headliner blink-182, and that meant lugging racks of wireless equipment from one RF-congested city to the next. But Panic!’s production manager and FOH engineer, Jason Decter, credited Sennheiser’s wireless technology for keeping the panic behind the scenes to a minimum.
Read More »NEW YORK — Madonna, U2 and AC/DC are among the finalists for Billboard’s 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be awarded Nov. 5. The awards are based on box office results globally from Oct. 1, 2008, through Sept. 30, 2009.
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VISTA, CA — The new sound system provided for city-owned Moonlight Amphitheatre by Acoustics Dimensions includes 34 Powersoft amplifiers. The 900-seat venue, with a 1,200-capacity lawn area, stages Broadway musicals and uses separate vocal and music systems.
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