BERKELEY, CA – Five years have passed since the Grateful Dead staged their five-show, two-city “Fare Thee Well” tour. Performing in June and July 2015, the shows celebrated 50 years and were the final concerts where the “core four” original band members performed together. Meyer Sound caught up with UltraSound’s Derek Featherstone, who led the sound system design and mixed these epic shows.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) converted the basement of an automobile showroom into a top-flight music production and performance space, with a little help from Yamaha and its Active Field Control (AFC) acoustic processing and conditioning technology.
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ATLANTA – Electronic music pioneer Richard Devine has been using a Solid State Logic SiX mixer, 500-series Bus Compressor and E Series EQ modules, crediting… Read More »Richard Devine Pushes the Boundaries of Electronic Music with Solid State Logic SiX
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MANCHESTER, TN – Bonnaroo 2020, which had been completely sold out well in advance to its scheduled dates in June, had to be postponed to late September due to Covid-19, and by late June, organizers were forced by the pandemic to cancel all plans for a 2020 festival completely. Bonnaroo will return June 17-20, 2021.
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SOUTHLAKE, TX – Pro Sound & Video, a Solotech company, worked with Meyer Sound’s Bob McCarthy and Gateway Church’s staff on an audio upgrade for… Read More »Gateway Church Upgrades Auditorium in Texas with Meyer Sound System
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WOODSTOCK, CT – Rational Acoustics LLC announced the launch of two new series of online Smaart Training programs: Smaart Online Labs and Smaart Operator Fundamentals Live Online.
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Waves Audio has introduced the FIT Controller, a hands-on control unit for the Waves eMotion LV1 live software mixer. Developed specifically for the LV1, the FIT controller helps users combine the best of both worlds: the pristine sound quality, unparalleled digital workflow, plug-in integration, portability and space-saving small footprint of the eMotion LV1 mixer, together with all the convenience of a robust, feature-rich tactile controller.
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BishopSound heralded the launch of its new compact 18mm Birch Plywood 1,000-Watt RMS active Delta Dual BD212AS twin 12″ subwoofer. More details from BishopSound (www.bishopsound.com):… Read More »BishopSound Launches Delta Dual Twin 12″ Active Subwoofer
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CHARLOTTE, NC – With the largest Catholic congregation in the U.S., St. Matthew Catholic Church of Charlotte, NC has been dubbed a “megaparish.” The church sought to upgrade the sound system for a 2,200-seat, fan-shaped worship space. Winston-Salem-based Special Event Services provided an L-Acoustics Kiva II sound system.
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THE NETHERLANDS – Dutch sound engineer Richard van Dorland has been relying on Alcons Audio products on his mixes for an array of artists working… Read More »Dutch Audio Engineer Richard van Dorland Relies on Alcons Audio Gear
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FLORENCE, Italy – Powersoft announced it has gained certification for its amplifiers to be used in Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA) systems according to… Read More »Powersoft Announces EN54-16 Certification for Fixed Install Amps
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GERMANY – When Covid-19 forced a hard turn from live touring toward livestreaming, a DiGiGrid system played a key role for German alternative rockers Von… Read More »DiGiGrid Helps with German Band’s Live-Streaming Gigs
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