Proel Edge System for Elton John and James Blunt
BUENOS AIRES— Buenos Aires Live Show (BALS) chose Proel’s Edge system for stage monitors during Elton John’s first tour stop in Argentina in 16 years. James Blunt opened the show.
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Wireworks Tours with Traveling Production of Wicked
Helene Yorke and Marcie Dodd in Wicked
FORT MYERS, FL — To audiences, it may appear to work by magic. But the orchestration of all the audio gear used for the second North American tour for Broadway’s Wicked doesn’t involve any bubbling brew or witch’s mumbo-jumbo. Instead, the traveling production relies upon Wireworks’ fiber-optic audio distribution system.
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CMT Music Awards Feature Different Genres, Gear
NASHVILLE — The CMT Music Awards made room for artists as diverse as the B-52s and the U.K.’s Def Leppard along with more traditional American country music stars.
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Shure Helps High School Weather RF Storm
MONROVIA, CA — Jeff Dykhouse of WorshipMIX faced a mountain-sized challenge: to design and implement a 24-channel wireless RF system for Monrovia High School’s auditorium. The catch: Mt. Wilson, home to both the Mt. Wilson Observatory and an antenna farm for TV and radio signals, looms just above the school.
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DiGiCo SD8 Used for Take That Tribute Musical
The SD8 on tour with Never Forget
LONDON — Even though DiGiCo’s SD8 is known primarily as a live music console, Richard Brooker, sound designer for Never Forget, a tribute musical with hits by the British group Take That, is using the SD8 as the production tours the U.K.
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In Memoriam: Michael Vergauwen, 52
Michael Vergauwen, 52, died June 28 in a drowning accident in Lake Michigan. Vergauwen was executive vice president and COO of AVI Systems and secretary/treasurer of InfoComm International.
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Teatre Principal Upgrades with EAW Gear
Teatre Principal in Palma, Majorca, Spain
MAJORCA, Spain — The Palma Teatre Principal, which dates back to the 1600s, launched an effort to take advantage of the technology available in the new millennium in 2001, including a more recent sound system upgrade with gear from EAW.
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Soundcraft’s “Guide to Mixing” on YouTube.com
HERTFORDSHIRE, U.K. — Soundcraft has published its Guide To Mixing video series on YouTube.com. All 18 chapters from this tutorial, previously available only on DVD, may be viewed online, including sections on microphone placement, setting up a mix and monitor mixing.
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LITITZ, PA — Clair president Troy Clair issued the following statement after the death of Michael Jackson: “Michael Jackson was the consummate professional and a dynamic performer. His death is a huge loss to both the music and live production industries, and we are proud to have had him as a long-standing member of our client roster.”
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In Memoriam: Winfield W. “Buz” Ward III, 59
Winfield W. “Buz” Ward III, age 59, who had worked in the music touring industry for more than 30 years, passed away June 20.
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theMovement Upgrades with Soundcraft Si2
Chris Matthews, engineer, with Paul Abbott, theMovement
SAN MARCOS, CA — A non-denominational church called theMovement opted to use Soundcraft’s Si2 digital console as the heart of its recent sound system upgrade. The church was making the transition into digital for the first time and chose the Si2 based on sound quality, DSP power and ease of use.
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