RIO DE JANEIRO – Community loudspeakers have been installed in the three adjoining Carioca Arenas, newly built for the international events in Rio de Janeiro, and located in the heart of the Barra Olympic Park. The main contractor, Honeywell do Brasil, appointed Soundvision Engenharia de Audio e Video to provide the AV for all three arenas.
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DALLAS – Colorwave installed the new sound system at Stereo Live Dallas, deploying gear from DAS Audio for the 1,500-capacity northwest Dallas club. “Being a concert venue for DJ and electronica music artists, it was vitally important that the sound be big and full throughout the venue,” says Erik Johnson of Colorwave.
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PLATTSBURG, MO – Until this year, users had to bring their own sound reinforcement systems to their events at the historic Community Courtyard event space. Kansas City A/V integration firm Advanced Sound & Communication upgraded the center with a system centered on Ashly Audio gear. “They needed a system that would sound great, but that would require absolutely no technical ability on the part of the user,” says Brent Handy, consultant, designer and engineer.
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LOS ANGELES – DiGiCo SD7 mixing consoles are at the FOH and monitor positions for the “Adele Live 2016” tour, which just made its way to the US. FOH engineer Dave Bracey and Systems Engineer Ulf Oeckel designed the audio system. “Adele is pleased with the results and particularly the fact that everyone is telling her how good it sounds, which is what she’s basing her impressions on,” says Bracey.
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LAS VEGAS — Yes, it’s August — and still summertime. But the 2016 Parnelli Awards aren’t some hazy abstraction on the distant horizon. The final awards ballot will be posted online in less than a week. Voting will continue for the month of September. And before you know it, October will be here, and the Parnelli Awards staff will be getting the usual last-minute requests for a seat at this year’s awards gala.
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BATON ROUGE, LA — PSS will provide the audio for the upcoming Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief. The nationally broadcast event will air live on Labor Day, Sept. 5, from 7-9pm CST.
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NEW YORK – When live studio audio mixer and EAG Productions owner Eduardo A. García heads out on tour with urban artists Colombian band Alkilados and the “Queen of Cumbia” Totó La Momposina, he always makes sure to bring along his DPA microphones.
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HERMITAGE, TN — Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, located in the Nashville area, was looking to update the sound system to support contemporary worship services within their 1,600-seat worship space. Georgia-based Diversified offered a solution to overcome acoustic challenges posed by the need to preserve clear sightlines and keep the overall expense of the upgrade to a minimum: a RoomMatch system from Bose Professional.
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BRZEGI, POLAND – The recent World Youth Days required a sound system to deliver the words of worship, clearly and intelligibly, to the 2.5 million pilgrims from all around the globe. Rental company Gigant Sound Letus delivered.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Astro Spatial Audio (ASA) has appointed Masque Sound of East Rutherford, NJ as its first authorized US dealer. ASA holds the exclusive worldwide rights for SpatialSound Wave Software for the live entertainment industry.
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LONDON – Britannia Row Productions has supplied an L-Acoustics audio system for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ tour. FOH Engineer Dan Lewis started using L-Acoustics with Gallgher’s band Beady Eye in 2011 and has spec’d the products ever since.
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