WOODRUFF, SC — For a city of less than 5,000 people, Woodruff, S.C. looms large in terms of its success with football. From the mid-1960s through the 1990s, Woodruff High School coach Willie Varner led the team to a total of 10 state championships, with hometown standouts including Notre Dame quarterback Tony Rice.
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PERRYSBURG, OH — Thunder Audio recently installed sound systems at three Cedar Creek Church locations in Ohio beginning with the Perrysburg campus followed by the Whitehouse and Toledo satellite locations. Thunder Audio also received an install “assist”’ from Prodigy Music at the Perrysburg and Toledo sites.
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VIENNA, Austria — Bamboo flute prodigy Pravin Godkhindi has been performing since he was six years old. Now, with his own band, he uses the AKG WMS 450 wireless microphone system and IVM 4 PM system.
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TILBURG, The Netherlands — Rent-All has provided DiGiCo SD8 and SD7 consoles for FOH and monitors for Guus Meeuwis’ current tour through the Netherlands.
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The new E12X-SUB has been added to d&b audiotechnik’s compact E-Series line of subwoofers. It is a bass-reflex subwoofer fitted with a 12-inch long excursion neodymium driver.
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Peavey Electronics’ IPR DSP Series power amplifiers will use Waves’ MX5010 semiconductor, which features MaxxBass Bass Extension, MaxxTreble High Frequency Enhancement, 7-Band Paragraphic MaxxEQ, MaxxStereo, MaxxVolume Level Control and more.
Read More »GAINESVILLE, GA —Danley Sound Labs announced the addition of two new distributors. Mitek Canada will distribute Danley loudspeakers for houses of worship, commercial installations, and live venues to all points north of the continental U.S., while Sound Mission will do the same for Poland, Germany, and other European Union countries.
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BEDFORDSHIRE, U.K. — Cadac Holdings, Ltd. announced the death of Mark Ray, 49, on Nov. 9 during a visit to New York. Ray, who had fronted Cadac's sales and marketing activity around the world for nine years, died from a heart attack.
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DONETSK, Ukraine — Jazz-Club Service purchased the first Midas PRO6 console in the Ukraine from local distributor Cortmi Ltd. The rental company first used it for the Ukrainian tour of Russian singer Grigoriy Leps, and, more recently, a 40-date tour across the Ukraine by Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov.
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MERIDIAN, MS — Hartley Peavey’s mission to restore the sound of the Hamasa Shrine Temple Theater in his hometown of Meridian, Miss., is more than just a professional challenge. For the Peavey CEO, it’s personal.
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LEVELLAND, TX — Since graduation ceremonies earlier this year, visitors to the Texan Dome at South Plains College (SPC) have noticed an upgrade in intelligibility. The new sound system, which includes Meyer Sound UPQ-1P loudspeakers, finally replaced the used gear SPC acquired from the University of Texas in 1971.
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SEATTLE — In support of their recent release, Backspacer, Pearl Jam is touring with gear from Rat Sound Systems. For monitor speakers, Karrie Keyes, monitor engineer, chose MicroWedge MW12 Stage Monitors.
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