BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — When Errol Brown, former lead singer and songwriter for Hot Chocolate, capped a 40-year career with a farewell tour, audio supplier STS Touring Productions Ltd. used a Turbosound Flex Array system and a new DiGiCo SD8 to deliver every nuance of his slyly flirtatious songs to every seat in venues throughout Britain.
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TAMPA, FL — In the afternoon hours prior to the Super Bowl, John Legend and Journey kicked off the day’s festivities with a concert staged just outside of Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. For its sixth consecutive year, the NFL called upon Clearwing Productions to provide the sound reinforcement system for its official pre-game party, which this year made use of an L-Acoustics Kudo loudspeaker system.
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SANTA MONICA, CA —Apogee Electronics will no longer develop products for the Microsoft Windows platform, the company announced recently. Apogee has made this decision in order to focus all research, development, and support resources on the Apple platform, citing its greater power and stability for audio production.
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HOUSTON, TX — The latest House of Blues live music venue, a 43,000-square-foot performance space that’s part of the $200 million Houston Pavilions entertainment, retail and office complex, is the 12th such venue operated by Live Nation across the U.S., and like the others, it’s equipped with an array of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Zaolla Silverline named Audio Geer, Huntington Beach, Calif., staff pictured here, to represent Zaolla Silverline in Southern California. Audio Geer represents equipment manufacturers in the professional audio and DJ markets, and Zaolla Silverline provides connectivity solutions for these types of products.
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CASABLANCA, Morocco — Proel teamed up with its distributor, Bedimpex Holding, at Dom & Event, one of the first such events for AV rental companies in this Moroccan industrial and economic center. During the event, staged in late January, Bedimpex Holding displayed a selection of the latest Proel products, including the MUSB mixer series, the new models of lighting moving heads, a range of stage accessories and new items of the DH product line.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Slumdog Millionaire took home eight Oscars, including Best Picture, when the 81st Academy Awards Ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater and broadcast live on ABC. But if both the movie’s back story and plot involved wild strokes of luck and reversals of fortune, the audio gear used by ATK Audiotek was engineered to ensure that there would be far less drama behind the scenes at the Oscars themselves.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems’ IMX644 rack mount digital mixer features six Euroblock mono inputs each with individual +48V phantom power, four RCA stereo inputs and an additional optical digital input. Outputs consist of two pair of stereo Euroblock connectors and two channels of mono outputs. The IMX644 is designed for compatibility with all 26 Installation Series loudspeakers. Advanced features can be accessed from a computer running IMX644 Manager Software via a USB connection. Software features include a feedback suppressor and automatic ducking on all mono inputs, six-band parametric EQ and digital delay and output balance on all outputs. Complete configurations can be saved to any one of 16 recalled scenes. GPI inputs and outputs are provided as well as an RS232-C remote connection, which allows remote control via third party systems such as AMX or Crestron. Available in March, the IMX644 rack mount mixer can be used for conference rooms, banquet halls, lounges and restaurants and has an MSRP of $2,099.
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LAS VEGAS — When a congregation outgrows its worship space, a church can expand its current facility, build a new structure or rent a suitable pre-existing space. Las Vegas' Hope Baptist Church decided on the latter, moving its services to the gymnasium and other spaces of Silverado High School.
Read More »KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —Harman Professional announced the appointment of several new staff members to the Harman Pro Asia team expanding on their success with channel partners in Asia, Latin America and Canada, including Eric Goh, Kit Roche and Raymond Tee.
Read More »BUENA PARK, CA — Hosa Technology, a manufacturer of connectivity solutions and a distributor of Da-Cappo Micro Microphones throughout the Americas, has agreed to grant IMCI of Mexico distribution rights to Hosa and Da-Cappo products throughout Mexico
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Now Hear This: A total of 77 Meyer Sound loudspeakers are installed in 10 venues staffed by some of the 1,500 crew members aboard the 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice, the first of Celebrity Cruises’ five-ship Solstice Class fleet. FUNA International and Celebrity Cruises jointly decided on the Meyer gear, based on past experience.
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