HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Huntington Beach, California-based Pacific Coast Entertainment (PCE) has added 16 Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Redline loudspeakers to their production inventory. PCE is a full service production company providing rental, sales, audio, lighting, video and installation services throughout the country. Pictured here is Ryan Steidinger, CEO, Pacific Coast Entertainment with new EAW Redline loudspeakers.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Morris is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members to its Integration division and two new team members to its Light & Sound division. The Integration division has named Steve Land (pictured here), CTS, as Director of Business Development & Sales and Wade Russell as Relationship Manager. In the Light & Sound division, Chris Malmgren will serve as Audio Department Manager and Frank Heinrich as Operations Manager.
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ATLANTA, GA – Russell Gray, who was noted for mixing FOH for Eddie Rabbit, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the evening of February 23, 2016. He was 61. Gray was born in Richmond, CA in 1955 and during his 40-plus year career, worked closely with countless artists including Fleetwood Mac, Metallica and Bowie during the 1980’s and 90’s. After Rabbit’s passing in 1998, Gray went on to lead a less road-heavy life as an audio engineer, working mostly in and around the Atlanta area with Atlanta Sound and Lighting, Entertainment Design Group and Seriously Sound Inc.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Yamaha Music Europe and DPA Microphones A/S will join forces at the 2016 Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound shows in Frankfurt to demonstrate their latest technologies and products. Yamaha’s live performance stages will be equipped with DPA d:vote Instrument and d:dicate Recording Microphones, while the DPA booth will be equipped with Yamaha band and orchestra instruments for a number of demos and workshops. Pictured here is DPA’s d:vote 4099 instrument microphone on a baritone saxophone.
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MINNEAPOLIS – DiGiCo’s S21 console promised to add to the number of venues that could now afford to “go DiGiCo.” The Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota (UMN) in Minneapolis is one such venue. The Union hosts everything from concerts to keynotes to movie nights, and recently replaced an analog system in its multipurpose, 1,000-capacity Great Hall with a DiGiCo S21 desk supplied by Eden Prairie-based Audio Logic Systems. Pictured here is the venue’s console along with UMN Student Unions & Activities Event Services Director Joe Thoen and full-time AV Techs Mike Kabeya Kazdi and Jeff Sundheimer.
Read More »BOSTON and NEW YORK – Powersoft will demonstrate its M-Force linear motor technology during exclusive listening sessions and product presentations in Boston and New York, on March 22 and 24, respectively. Each event will feature presentations by Powersoft personnel who will demonstrate practical applications of M-Force linear motor technology, in addition to discussing its conversion efficiency and sound quality in the lower frequency range.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — Martin Audio named Dom Harter as its Managing Director. Harter comes to Martin Audio after holding senior level positions with Turbosound and Harman’s Mixer Group. “The combination of his engineering and industry background together with his proven business acumen brings a powerful skill to fulfill the full potential of the Martin Audio brand,” said Mark Graham, CEO of Loud Technologies.
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SANTIAGO, Chile — Iron Maiden’s Boeing 747 was grounded after the plane’s connection with towing vehicles failed and it collided with the support vehicles. The accident happened early on March 12. Band, crew and gear were not aboard the plane during the accident. Two airport employees were injured.
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