PLACENTIA, Calif. — Audio West owner Glenn Hatch reported this morning that his 26' Freightliner white tour truck with a gray cab, license plate number GU91747 was stolen from his parking lot in Placentia, Calif. on Saturday Dec. 13.
Read More »OLD LYME, Conn. — Sennheiser Electronic Corporation has introduced a rebate program in preparation for the imminent ruling by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) that will restrict the use of wireless mics operating in the so-called 700-MHz band. To receive a rebate, users must purchase new Sennheiser systems and components in an alternate range and trade-in an equal number of old wireless systems or components, including non-Sennheiser brands, that currently operate in frequencies between 698-806 MHz. The 12-month program includes tiered rebates of up to $1,400 or a simple flat rebate.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Gearhouse South Africa supplied audio gear and crew for Rod Stewart’s recent South African tour, plus staging for the Cape Town and Durban stadium shows.
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LONDON — Westfield London retail complex in London’s Shepherd’s Bush is raising the bar when it comes to the facilities for in-house entertainment. With a Yamaha DME24N digital mix engine and M7CL mixing console at the heart of the system, at Westfield London, shopping is the new rock’n’roll. The hub of the system is a Yamaha DME24N digital mix engine, which not only controls the Atrium’s audio network, but also acts as the interface between it and the audio systems throughout the rest of Westfield.
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TORONTO — Following the No. 1 debut of their latest album in the Canadian album charts, indie rockers the Sam Roberts Band is currently on tour throughout Canada with “Love at the end of the world.” At the heart of the show are Innovason digital mixing consoles.
Read More »BURBANK, Calif. — Electrosonic, Inc. has been a key player in the multi-million-dollar renovation of the Museum of Tolerance/Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. Among the improvements made by Electrosonic was the installation of a 308-channel Iosono sound system in the Peltz Theater—the first theatre installation of its type in the U.S.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announces the delivery of its new Installation Series subwoofer, Model IS1112. Designed for smaller, full-ranged IS models,Yamaha IS1112W is designed to achieve naturally extended low-end response in models used for primary delivery.
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MONTE CARLO — Outside of Paris, it is unusual to find a club-style live music venue in France. Moods, however, is one such place. It boasts an intimate atmosphere that lends itself very nicely to the task, and an audio system that features a DiGiCo D1 Live and XTA DP448 digital signal processing.
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HOUSTON — Shure endorser Juanes was the big winner at this year's Latin Grammy Awards, receiving five awards including Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Joined by R&B singer John Legend, the Colombian rocker opened the 9th annual gala with Legend's "If You're Out There." Both sang completely in Spanish, using Shure UR2/KSM9 wireless.
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COLOMBIA —The beauitful Roman Catholic Cathedral in Colombia recently installed a Proel system. The installation, which was carried out by the Colombian Proel distributor Yamaki, features a distributed system of the SPARK series of speakers.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — AKG has announced a trade-in program for customers of any brand of wireless system that operates in the over-698 MHz range on its WMS 450 system. This rebate program gives customers a $100.00 instant rebate when they trade-in their “700-MHz” wireless system against the purchase of a WMS 450 from a participating contractor or retail dealer. A $100 mail-in rebate is available via a downloadable PDF form for new customers when purchasing the system from a participating online or catalog retailer.