NASHVILLE – Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has spent most of 2011 touring the world, performing concerts in Europe, Asia, and even Russia. Known for his complex finger picking style, energetic performances, and the use of percussive effects on the guitar, he has returned to the U.S. for a series of summer dates. He has been touring with Heil Sound microphones.
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LOS ANGELES – A bad case of laryngitis may have forced the cancellation of the last nine sold-out North American performances by British vocalist Adele, but before the tour was cut short, FOH engineer Dave McDonald and monitor engineer Joe Campbell were each supporting British vocalist Adele's U.S. tour with an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system. The system included two iLive-112 Control Surfaces with an iDR10 modular MixRack and iDR0 mini Rack, connected via ACE and input sharing over MADI.
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LOS ANGELES – ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), in association with the I Create Music Expo, recently held its 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and Spa in Los Angeles. The event honored pop music songwriters and publishers and was attended by artists, composers and others in the industry.
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DUSSELDORF, Germany – The audio crew for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), which was staged in the Esprit Arena, a soccer venue, had a big challenge hanging over their heads: namely, the arena's corrugated metal roof, which covers more than 22 acres.
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Peavey's IPR 3000 power amplifier, which follows the company's IPR 1600, has a new advanced switch-mode power supply, high-speed class D topology, provides 1,490 watts RMS per channel @ 2 ohms (840 watts RMS x2 @ 4 ohms) and weighs 7.9 lbs.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Every year, the readers of FRONT of HOUSE Magazine honor some of the top regional sound companies in the U.S. and Canada. Based on reader nominations, we list the top contenders from five regions in the U.S. and all of Canada. FOH readers then get to vote for the top regional sound companies in these six areas. These regional winners then become finalists for the annual Parnelli Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year Award, which will be given at the Parnelli Award Ceremony at the Peabody Orlando on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.
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WELLINGTON, FL – Roland Systems Group named Meyer Marketing as their manufacturer's representative for Florida and Puerto Rico territories. Meyer Marketing, based here, works with traditional AV systems integrators, rental facilities and production houses while also providing support to broadcast and video resellers in the territory.
Read More »NASHVILLE – Sennheiser is co-sponsor of "Music City Gives Back," a free concert event that will take place in downtown Nashville June 7. Headlined by country star Rodney Atkins, the concert will support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund via the Nashville CVB foundation Music City, Inc. Sennheiser's Sound Tour bus will be parked on site.
Read More »BUENA PARK, CA – The Yamaha Rolling Showroom will kick off its summer tour season with two events in the Midwest featuring YCATS (Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars) training sessions: June 21 in Columbus, OH and June 23 in Livonia, MI.
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PHOENIX – Precise Corporate Staging (PCS) announced that Mike "Woody" Woods has joined its new entertainment division, headed by Gary Brunclik. Woods was previously with Clearwing Productions.
Read More »BELLINGHAM, WA – Roland Systems Group (RSG) is sponsoring a North American Audio Visual Showcase Tour from June through August. The tour will visit more than 25 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, for anyone looking for more information about Roland products.
Read More »PLAILLY, France – Ginny Goudy has been named International Marketing Director for NEXO France, replacing Joe White who has left the company to pursue other interests. Goudy, who served as the company's European PR and communications consultant since 1997, will be responsible for the development of NEXO's international marketing strategy.
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