NANTES, France – UrbanVoices has been held in the French city of Nantes each July for the past six years and features a 1,000-strong choir of Nantes singers from seven to 89 years old. This year the audience experience was further enhanced with the use of L-ISA Live, the latest sound reinforcement concept introduced by L-Acoustics founder Christian Heil.
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LONDON – As part of the last leg of Ellie Goulding’s European Tour, she performed at London’s O2 Arena. To support the tour, the decision was made to upgrade the keyboard and playback rigs with the latest technology from Ferrofish and RME—both distributed by global audio distributor Synthax Inc. Will Sanderson, MIDI, playback and keyboards technician, played a major role in designing the new system.
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RALEIGH, NC – When Raleigh’s Cornerstone Tavern bought the historic house next door, their newly doubled space needed attention. They turned to A/V integration firm Avant Systems Integration to design and install a sound system to unite the two houses. The solution included Ashly audio processing, amplification and new free customizable iPhone app.
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FLORENCE, AL – Sweet Tree Productions was able to easily outfit the needs of the 10-day W.C. Handy Music Festival with the nearly 100 RCF cabinets in their inventory. Activities were held in many different locations during the July 22-31 fest, at venues including hotels, outdoor stages, rodeos and elsewhere, requiring daily set-ups and tear-downs of stages and equipment.
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Neu-Anspach/Straubing, GERMANY – The German city of Straubing celebrated the 700th anniversary of its city tower with a large festival. Gravity stands, a new brand of the Adam Hall Group, were used on the event’s two stages. With the interchangeable color-ring concept, the Gravity stands can be personalized. In Straubing, the stage crew assigned a certain color to the vocal microphones and a different one for the drum stands.
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VANCOUVER, BC — Delicate Productions provided sound reinforcement for the four-day Pemberton Music Festival. The company, in its first year with the fest, provided Martin Audio and L-Acoustics gear across the three stages.
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BERKELEY, CA — Two acoustically challenged worship spaces are benefiting from new installations of Meyer Sound CAL column array loudspeakers. Mother of God Catholic Church in Covington, KY (pictured here), and the Redemptor Hominis Chapel in Washington, DC, underwent the updates.
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, OH – Eighth Day Sound has added an additional 120 Adamson E-Series and 72 S-Series loudspeakers to its inventory. The global company provides sound reinforcement for top tours and festivals worldwide. Their continuous support of Adamson is indicative of the direction they see the live sound market headed.
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BEAVERTON, OR – Small Town Productions provided an RCF TT+ Series solution to Beaverton Fourquare. The services are contemporary, typically running 87-92 dB. While not rock-and-roll, there are times service segments can run upward over 100 dB. The new system achieves that and with less equipment clutter.
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LAS VEGAS — When one door closes, another opens. But for the first week in August, FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN readers will have one last opportunity to vote for their favorite Hometown Hero sound and lighting companies AND be able to nominate other companies, individuals and products for a 2016 Parnelli Award. That’s right, even though the voting for the Hometown Hero Awards won’t slam shut until Aug. 8, the door for Parnelli Awards nominations is now wide open, until Aug. 24. And if you haven’t done so, you can also nominate a product for an Indispensable Technologies “IT” Award as well.
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Amplifier manufacturer Powersoft Audio’s latest software release for its Armonia Pro Audio Suite, Armonia v2.8 brings substantial enhancements for fixed installation customers looking to remotely manage and monitor a networked audio system intuitively and dynamically. Armonia v2.8 adds a further set of features including Operator View, which brings to the user’s fingertips the ability to customize a new window tab depending on needs. The user can choose from a range of pre-configured objects with the following functionalities: Mute, Gain, Delay, Scene Recall, Magnifier to EQ Window, VU Meter of a selected channel, Status LED, Background Image and Notes.
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BassBoss VS21 “Rum Punch” subwoofer is targeted for music of all genres. The VS21’s dimensions (36” x 24” x 36”) allow for easy integration into existing speaker cubbyholes, allowing venues to upgrade the low-end performance of their systems without a ‘rip and replace’ renovation.
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