AMSTERDAM – The Melkweg music and arts center has purchased a Soundcraft Vi4 from Dutch distributors Audio XL. The technology company's live sound manager, Jeroen van Keeken, said head technician Richard Balk chose the console for the venue's 700-capacity Oude Zaal (Old Room) following extensive evaluation.
Read More »
FRANKFURT, Germany – At last year's ProLight+ Sound, QSC launched the powered K Series loudspeakers. This year, the company extended the K Series platform with the KW Series. It features a second-generation Baltic birch enclosure and is more compact and lighter than previous birch enclosure designs.
Read More »WEST CHESTER, PA – Aviom announced the availability of its Pro16 and Pro64 digital snake systems for demos prior to purchase.
Read More »
LAS VEGAS – Lots of edgy stuff happens on a daily basis at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel. To make sure things don't go absolutely haywire, the sound crew relies heavily upon its wireless communications system.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Mark Ferber, 60, a longtime production supervisor at the Hollywood Bowl, died March 14. A memorial service for Ferber will be held on-stage at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 11 a.m. It is open to the public.
Read More »
WATCHUNG HILLS, NJ – Watchung Hills Regional High School's new 1,000-plus seat theater is used for plays, concerts, talent shows, and also for regional school board meetings. Audio Incorporated provided all of the programming and tuning services for the sound system, which includes a SymNet 8×8 DSP capable of auto mixing four microphones and a computer input.
Read More »
AUSTIN, TX – The three-day SXSW Music Festival featured K-array loudspeakers and Sennheiser microphones and wireless transmitters for a diverse lineup of artists performing at the PureVolume House, Maggie Mae's and Speakeasy venues.
Read More »
LAS VEGAS – It's not unknown for the word "grueling" to be used with regard to tours, but The Killers concluding a year of live dates by playing shows on three separate continents in just five days. No fewer than six DiGiCo consoles were required.
Read More »
KELOWNA, BC – Northwest Global Entertainment (NWGE) has been putting its Martin Audio line arrays to good use at the Kelowna Community Theatre, first for sister performers Tegan and Sara and next for Canadian rocker Colin James.
Read More »
NEW YORK – A Cirque du Soleil production touring America under the Grand Chapiteau tent, OVO presents another acrobatic spectacle-this time choreographed around a storyline of romance and conflict in the micro-world of bugs.
Read More »
NAPLES, FL – In the decades since Moorings Presbyterian Church got its start in the Music Room of Naples High School back in 1965, the church has undergone a long list of construction and refurbishment projects. One of the most recent is the construction of a new sanctuary that seats 750 and features a 49 stop, 63 rank pipe organ and an extensive A/V system.
Read More »WEST SUSSEX, U.K. – Turbosound and Fuzion have reached an agreement to work together to further expand Turbosound's sales channels, alongside the West Sussex-based company's existing sales network in the U.K. market.
Read More »