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Electro-Voice and Dynacord Name James Cooper Field Sales Engineer

Ben Howard Tours UK, Ireland & Europe with Assist from Eighth Day Sound

EUROPE – Ben Howard’s 10th anniversary tour for 2014’s UK N.1 album, ‘I Forget Where We Were,’ visited venues across Europe. Eighth Day Sound provided an L-Acoustics K1/K2 system, with the crew working with house rigs at smaller venues. FOH engineer John Cornfield and monitor engineer Sander Van Laere mixed on Allen & Heath S7000 and DiGiCo Quantum 5 consoles.

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DiGiCo Names Sam North Technical Sales Support Engineer

MANCHESTER, UK – DiGiCo appointed Sam North as technical sales support engineer. North joins DiGiCo following an extensive career in the audio industry. His role at DiGiCo will include a focus on education, developing stronger relationships with engineers and the wider industry through training and support.

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In Memoriam: Vince Edwards, 57

HAYWARD, CA – Vince Edwards, longtime Sound Engineer for Sound Image Productions, died Feb. 6 at age 57. He created and moderated popular Facebook groups ‘The Backstage Pass’ and ‘Death X Load Out,’ and after Covid hit, he launched his YouTube channel, ‘Beyond the Backstage Pass,’ which celebrated unsung heroes in backstage production.

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ISE 2025 Wrap-up Video

ISE 2025 welcomed 85,351 visitors from 168 countries to Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 4-7, 2025. With a closing message of “Mission Accomplished – Connection Restored,” the organizers note that next year’s event will return to Barcelona Feb. 3-6, 2026.

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Automation vs. AI

As Baker Lee notes, while automation executes predefined tasks, AI learns from data, adapts and makes decisions without explicit programming. But not everyone will be eager to accept AI’s helping hand. To read his Feb. 2025 column, “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Get AI,” click the link below.

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FireAid Benefit Concert Proceeds Top $100 Million

INGLEWOOD, CA – More than 30 artists performed in two venues hosting FireAid: A Benefit Concert for Wildfire Relief on Jan. 30, 2025, with total proceeds topping $100 million. Firehouse Productions provided a JBL VTX system for the Intuit Dome artists while the Kia Forum musicians were heard via a d&b KSL system prepped and deployed by Clair Global and ATK Audiotek.

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Boise State Stadium Installs L-Acoustics K2 Arrays

BOISE, ID – Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium, home to the BSU Broncos football team, turned to Poll Sound for a speaker system that would work effectively with the sports venue’s existing video board structure. The new system includes four arrays, each with seven L-Acoustics K2 elements.

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