Prince Rains Down with Sennheiser

MIAMI, FL — Sennheiser provided Prince's chrome-plated wireless vocal microphone for the Super Bowl XLI halftime show, which took place under very wet conditions in an outdoor arena with no roofing or material to cover the stage.

DALY CITY, CA — Evanescence is currently on a worldwide tour through 2007 with FOH (front of house) mixer Eddie Mapp and the Digidesign VENUE live sound environment at the helm.

MERIDIAN, MS — The new Peavey Feedback Ferret D is a feedback suppressing device that includes Peavey's patented anti-feedback algorithm and feature set. This DSP uses 16 "smart" digital filters to find and fix compromised frequencies before they become problematic with four user presets, power-up recall, "panic" filters, XLR and 1/4-inch TRS balanced I/O and an internal power supply — plus a graphic interface to simplify setup and monitoring.

LAS VEGAS — Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas is in the midst of a major facilities expansion program, with some help from Meyer sound. By the middle of 2007, for example, the main worship auditorium will be expanded to more than double its present size. Part of the plan calls for installation of a 40-cabinet self-powered Meyer Sound system, with MICA curvilinear array loudspeakers as the keystone element.

SIGNAL HILL, CA — ATM Fly-Ware and Harry Donovan have teamed up to conduct regional rigging seminars in 2007 for installers and contractors of permanent sound installations.

OSLO, NORWAY — Vamp recently completed a three-week tour of Norway with the Norwegian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra that culminated at the Oslo Spektrum Arena, where Vamp delivered its blend of Norwegian folk, Celtic music and rock to a sell-out crowd of 8,000, and for the tour, the role of monitor engineer was filled by Espen Andersen, using one of Soundcraft's new Vi6 digital desks.

OAKLAND, CA — Located on Broadway in downtown Oakland, Calif, the Paramount Theatre is one of the Bay Area's prime spots for high-profile concerts, lectures, theatre, and film; recent entertainment has run the gamut from B.B. King to the Oakland East Bay Symphony to a series of lectures by legendary film figures such as Robert Redford and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, but while the acts booked have been strictly A-list, one recurrent complaint has dogged the theatre in recent years: mediocre sound.

Production Intercom, Inc is lukewarm about the addition of Dave Johnson to their marketing department, and Sibbelina appreciates the extra time she has gained by shirking her responsibilities onto me. Just yesterday we talked for four hours about how nice it was to have an extra three hours a day to get her work done. She is especially grateful to give me the responsibility of generating press releases that end up in your trash (sorry, recycle) bin.

MIAMI, FL — Cirque du Soleil took the field during Super Bowl XLI's pre-game festivities, accented by the visual art of Miami artist Romero Britto, and behind the scenes at Dolphin Stadium, Professional Wireless Systems founder James Stoffo returned for his 11th Super Bowl to choreograph an RF blueprint using 14 channels of Shure UHF-R wireless, as well as a supporting cast of PSM 700 PM systems.

VILLA SAN MARTINO, ITALY — When Motorola decided to host a special event to cement relationships with several hundred clients in Villa San Martino on the island of Elba, off the coast of Italy, they decided it fitting to engage live entertainment with pop singer Diana Ross, who was heard through a system of Meyer Sound M'elodie compact curvilinear array loudspeakers.