TUCSON, AZ — As of January 1, 2007, all orders for TRUE Systems products are to be placed directly with TRUE Systems through their Tucson headquarters, as Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC) is no longer the exclusive U.S. distributor for TRUE.
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DALY CITY, CA — Digidesign has announced the appointment of Kyle Ritland to the position of worldwide public relations manager, in which role he will be responsible for leading artist relations and public relations efforts across all Digidesign product lines and market segments, including home and project studio, professional recording and mixing for post and music, and live sound products.
Read More »OLD LYME, CT — Sennheiser Electronic GmbH has restructured their corporate leadership, with a number of employees shifting positions within the company. The shareholders of Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co KG have decided to separate with Rolf Meyer, president marketing and sales and speaker of the executive committee with immediate effect.
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NEW YORK — SLS Loudspeakers will provide the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) with a sound solution in audio support during the organization's 34th Annual Conference, to be held at the Hilton and Sheraton New York Hotels between January 10th and January 13th. This year's four-day show, celebrating jazz, will be outfitted with an SLS line-up composed of 52 SLS RLA/2s, 48 SLS RLA/3s, 10 SLS FF2605s and several SLS LSB8115 subwoofers.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — The Harman Pro Group has announced the creation of a new strategic marketing position focused on integrated systems and coordinated multi-brand communications. According to Blake Augsburger, president of Harman Pro Group, Michael MacDonald has rejoined the company to assume the newly created position of executive vice president, marketing, based at the Group's Northridge, Calif. headquarters.
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ZWAAG, THE NETHERLANDS — For the promotion of their latest album Feelin' Good, jazz artists Joe Sample (piano) and Randy Crawford (vocals) have been touring through Europe, accompanied by Joe's son Nick on (contra-) bass and Johnny Vidacovich on drums, reinforced by Alcons pro-ribbon line-arrays.
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MERIDIAN, MS — American Idol's Bo Bice visited Peavey on November 28, 2006, as a celebrity judge in the Peavey "Afterschool (Not) Idle" K-12 singing competition finals, the centerpiece event of Lights On Afterschool. Bice addressed the afterschool-program kids, media and state leaders after helping crown Marisa Potate the winner of $1000 in Peavey gear and studio time with backing musicians.
Read More »ORLANDO, FL — NSCA executive director Chuck Wilson announced on December 28, 2006, that the Florida Electrical Contractor's Licensing Board and the Florida Board of Professional Engineers have both approved the NSCA (National Systems Contractors Association) as a continuing education provider. The NSCA now offers 12 classes accredited as continuing education courses for those seeking to renew their electrical contractor's license in the state of Florida. A slate of 33 courses scheduled for the NSCA's upcoming Expo 2007 in Orlando will additionally offer CEU credit to help Florida's engineers fulfill their state license renewal requirements.
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BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound has announced the MJF-212, a self-powered stage monitor loudspeaker designed to meet critical requirements in professional applications, such as use as a main vocal monitor, drum or keyboard monitor or as a sidefill monitor in small- to medium-scale systems. The MJF-212 exhibits flat amplitude and phase responses and full-range bandwidth.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX — Dale Singleton, a lighting provider in Austin, Texas, has reported that a large amount of gear for the band with whom he has been working has been stolen from the band's trailer. According to Singleton, the first time the thieves took everything but the drums, and this time they took everything "but the spare tire."
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LOUISVILLE, KY — The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Louisville, features five Midas mixing consoles (Venice 320, XL200, Heritage 1000, Heritage 2000, Heritage 3000), and recently added a rack of four Klark Teknik DN1248 Plus active analog microphone splitters to its equipment list. An additional rack with a single DN1248 Plus is also on hand. Head audio engineer at the center is Ted Subotky; David Doukas is audio department manager.
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ORONO, ME — When the Maine Center for the Arts at the University of Maine (Orono, Maine) announced they were planning a major auditorium renovation in the fall of 2006, Moonlighting Production Services, LLC (Portland, Maine) presented a sound solution to a logistical challenge: the Dynacord Cobra system, which needed to be operational before construction began, and it needed to be easily portable during construction for use in another school venue on a per-show basis. In a nutshell, they needed a line array that balanced big-rig performance with plug & play portability. Nick Pires of Moonlighting explained:
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