ALEXANDRIA, VA – Helping with the historic renovation of the Third Baptist Church, AV/COM Integrators of Severn, MD, designed and installed their new audio system based on Community’s E Series loudspeakers.
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MELBOURNE — Adamson Systems Engineering has expanded their APAC team with the addition of James Ritter, who will serve as sales manager for the region. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Ritter will continue building relationships and brand perception in the APAC region.
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HONG KONG – Soraa’s LED lamps have been installed at the Hotel Stage in Kowloon, Hong Kong. More than just a hotel, the facility offers a stage for local artists to showcase their work. “The undeniable benefit for using Soraa LED lamps is that we can render all materials with true color. This was of the upmost importance to us for both the hotel application and to accurately illuminate the artwork,” said Koichi Tanaka, CEO of Lightlinks International Limited.
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NEW YORK — Tony Award-winning Sound Designer Robert Kaplowitz chose a custom audio equipment package from Masque Sound for the New York Theatre Workshop’s hot new folk opera, Hadestown. One of Kaplowitz’s major goals in designing the sound – for the in-the-round production off Broadway – was to transfer the lushness, energy and clarity of the original album into a live setting without sacrificing storytelling. “As I was listening to the album, I realized that one way (record producer) Todd Sickafoose achieved a lot of that was through a remarkably nuanced use of stereo space, so I knew I wanted to create a really detailed surround system to provide that stereo feel.”
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LEICESTER, UK – Leicester City Football Club’s winning performance in the Premier League saw a fitting tribute from home town band Kasabian when they played the club’s own King Power Stadium May 28-29. But who can plan in advance for such a winning celebration? Kasabian’s sound engineer Paul Ramsay saw it all. “I got the call just four weeks before the first stadium show. It was insane; a month of my life passed by in a flash filled with frantic phone calls.” Britannia Row came to the rescue.
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BERKELEY, CA – French rock band Les Insus and Danish pop singer Christopher are diverse in their music, but aligned in their choosing of Meyer Sound’s Leo family systems for their European tours. Says Bob Coke, FOH engineer for Les Insus, “(Leo) has a very coherent and powerful signature in the lower frequencies, and a sweet high end. The generous and precise low-mids translate a potent, physical musical experience to the audience.” Reports Dave Mørup, FOH engineer for Christopher, “It was a great experience.”
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LUTON, UK – The Feeling FOH engineer Jon Sword has had been touring the band with a Cadac CDC six console on the recent Jeff Lynne’s ELO arena support slot. The tour has seen both engineer and band fall in love with the compact Cadac. “I’ve been using the desk in 300 capacity venues and then on our arena shows with 14 mixes, either way it’s an absolute breeze,” says Sword. “I’ve had zero issues with the desk for the whole tour, and given that I’m walking into the arenas as a support engineer, it’s been great to know I’m in a reliably consistent situation.”
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LAS VEGAS — Audio-Technica has recognized On the Road Marketing with its Samurai Award for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The A-T Samurai Award recipient was congratulated during InfoComm 2016 for outstanding sales performance in the Upstate New York area, and bestowed with Audio-Technica’s beloved Samurai doll.
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NASHVILLE – Morris uses its new d&b audiotechnik NoizCalc solution during the recent CMA Music Festival June 9-12. It helped maintain a high quality of sound for the attendees but minimized the sound spread in surrounding areas, and also fell below sound levels set by the Nashville city government for outdoor events. Morris will use NoizCalc again in Nashville’s upcoming 4th of July celebration, “Let Freedom Sing,” which takes place at an outdoor stage in the middle of the downtown core.
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GLENVIEW, IL — Danish loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio has appointed Andrew Werdean as vice president of sales for North America. Werdean will lead the sales effort – in addition to supporting marketing and product management – with a focus on growing Dynaudio’s integration business. He previously served as Western U.S. sales manager for control system manufacturer Remote Technologies, Inc. (RTI).
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LAS VEGAS — An intensifying heat wave in the U.S. Southwest posed some concerns, but Insomniac Production’s 2016 Electric Daisy Carnival event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway went relatively smoothly. One crew member looking after the Bass Pod stage sustained minor burn-related injuries in a pyro accident on the second night of the three-night event, however. The glitch damaged set elements and speakers, but performances resumed at the Bass Pod area later that night.
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