Cleveland, OH – For the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland, audio intelligibility was the paramount technical consideration. ATK Audiotek, which has been handling convention audio for more than two decades, chose Powersoft amplifiers to carry the political messages throughout the Quicken Loans Arena.
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MIAMI – Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena, home to the NBA’s Miami Heat, recently completed an entire audio-visual upgrade using Audinate’s Dante Audio-over-IP networking solution for low-latency, multichannel audio routing and distribution. The HEAT Group, the marketing and booking group within the AmericanAirlines Arena, has spent the last 15 years renovating and expanding areas of the arena. This latest technology upgrade not only included the arena bowl, but also a recently built exterior performance area.
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PORT PERRY, Ontario, Canada – Adamson expanded its management team at its global headquarters. The company promoted Benoit Cabot to director of R&D and hired Marc Weber, who joins in a director capacity to launch a new product and brand management division. Pictured here, from left, are Adamson company director James Oliver, Benoit Cabot, company founder Brock Adamson and Marc Weber.
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COMPIEGNE, France – SSL and Amadeus speakers offered listeners a hi-fi sound experience at Palais en Jazz, a two-day jazz celebration at Compiegne’s Imperial Palace in northern France. This fifth annual event, held the last weekend in June, aims to blend different time periods and cultures in an effort to create one synonymous jazz sound.
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SAUGATUCK, MI – Stewart Independent Production (SIP) has added the new RCF TTL6A loudspeakers to its inventory. SIP is an independent production company made up of a team of experienced concert touring professionals which designs, builds, manages and supports concert productions.
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NIAGARA FALLS, NY – AV Solutions installed One Systems Direct Weather loudspeakers on Maid of the Mists boats to bring the sounds of the falls to the forefront of the viewing experience. Each Maid of the Mist tour includes four pre-recorded audio segments that provide visitors with background about the area and falls during the tour. The audio system is also used for public address/safety announcements from the captain. Sound clarity as well as ability to withstand water were some key reasons for the selection.
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CHARLOTTE, N — JHE Production deployed JBL VTX V20 arrays at a recent two-night music festival held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. As the festival took place in the middle of the city, it was important for JHE Production to deploy and configure the system quickly. The system also needed to be compact and lightweight to meet the size and weight restrictions of the mobile stage. VTX V20 is equipped with a new suspension system that provides efficient transport, fast setup and precise configuration, enabling JHE Production to get the system up and running fast.
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CHICAGO – As a drummer for the past 15 years, Jeff Snider welcomed the prize he won a year ago: a pair of 2X-S custom in-ear monitors and dB Check in-ear sound level analyzer from Sensaphonics. He suffers a bit of tinnitus and some high-end hearing loss, and says the Sensaphonics 2X-S silicone IEMs have helped him monitor more clearly at safer levels.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC —Special Event Services (SES) of Winston-Salem, NC deployed its new Yamaha PM10 digital audio console on tour with one of the company’s oldest clients, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Monitor engineer David Baker has used the Yamaha PM1D for years, and was interested in the Rivage PM10. “Couple the sound with great ergonomic layout and capabilities, and you have a desk that is easy to operate and capable of handling the most demanding mixing tasks,” Baker says.
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VECHTA, Germany – Audio vendor Acoustic Sound deployed its new RCF systems for the recent electro fest, “Aunt Mia’s Dance.” With a mainstage designed to look like a supersized portable radio, the May 5 event drew more than 10,000 attendees for a star-studded lineup.
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ISTANBUL – Community Professional Loudspeakers appoints Atempo as its distributor for Turkey. Atempo has been established for more than 30 years and is one of the leading distributors of professional audio and lighting in Turkey, with a portfolio of brands that includes Shure, DiGiCo, Robe and ETC.
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NEW YORK CITY — The AES has released the list of winning candidates in the 2016 Audio Engineering Society international elections. Among the newly-elected, David Scheirman takes on the role as the new President-Elect. He will first serve on the AES Board of Governors and Executive Committee as President-Elect, fully assuming the presidency in October 2017 for a one-year term.
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