ANDOVER, MA — To mark 35 years, Fishman is teaming up with its OEM partners on a yearlong social media campaign. Fishman aims to showcase the products, build brand awareness and reinforce bonds with end users. A sample of the branding appears here. The 35th Anniversary Giveaway campaign began Jan. 1, 2016 and runs all year.
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NEW YORK — The Blizzard of 2016 brought more than 26 inches of snow to Central Park and shut down live productions planned for NYC’s Broadway and Lincoln Center venues. It also forced the postponement of big concert events including Bruce Springsteen’s tour stop at Madison Square Garden and two Garth Brooks shows at Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena. The storm also played havoc with hundreds of travelers to the NAMM show in Anaheim, many of whom were unable to return home to East Coast destinations or make international connections through JFK.
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LIVERPOOL – Adlib has supplied a Coda TiRAY sound system for Liverpool Philharmonic’s new venue, Music Room, a flexible space accommodating between 160 to 250 people depending on a cabaret, theatre or standing configuration. The venue, which opened in October 2015, has been built as part of the £14.5 million refurbishment of the 1939 Grade II listed Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.
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WARNER ROBINS, GA – MABE Production and Installation specified and installed a complete Dante-networked sound reinforcement system, including Ashly Audio Dante-equipped ne4800 and ne8800 Protea digital matrix processors, for The Assembly, a church based in Warner Robins, GA.
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PRIMM, NV – EAW will give demonstrations of the ADAPTive Systems family of products and offer ADAPTive Systems Level 1 Training Program which provides an ADAPTive Systems Technician Certification upon completion. The training will be located at Buffalo Bill’s Arena at the Primm Valley Resort Casino near Las Vegas.
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dbx featured expanded offerings for its DriveRack VENU360 loudspeaker management system at Winter NAMM 2016. Dante and BLU link enabled versions of the VENU360 promise to extend the versatility of the VENU360 product family. Pictured here is the dbx Driverack VENU360B.
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Radial Engineering recently launched the Jensen Twin-Servo 500 series preamplifier.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — VER has acquired the business of DPS Inc., a production services company. In a sale ordered by the bankruptcy court, VER acquired more than half of the company’s lighting and film equipment, nearly all of its audio, video, and rigging equipment, its 70,000-square-foot facility near Burbank, CA and retained nearly half of the company’s employees. PRG acquired a substantial portion of DPS’ lighting assets as well.
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LONDON – Kevin Madigan, audio engineer for Crosby, Stills and Nash and others, has recently been using Neumann’s KH 120, KH 310 monitors and KH 810 sub for the band, both at FOH in his live work and in the studio. Pictured here are a pair of Neumann KH 120s at the FOH position, Royal Albert Hall in London.
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LONDON — Following last year’s launch of White Light’s audio department, the company will continue adding to its audio expertise and inventory throughout 2016. Its latest investment in DPA d:screet 4080 and DPA d:vote 4099 microphones. The 4080 model is pictured here.
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JBL VTX M Series stage monitors feature a low profile along with JBL’s Neodymium Differential Drive woofers and D2 Dual Diaphragm high frequency drivers. The stage monitors also feature a new high frequency Image Control Waveguide for control and gain before feedback. There are two models: the VTX M20 and VTX M22. The M20 features dual 10-inch woofers and a 3-inch D2 compression driver. The VTX M22 features dual 12-inch woofers in addition to the 3-inch D2 compression driver.
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SYRACUSE, NY — USITT launched eSET, a new proficiency program for entry level technicians. The program includes online skills and safety tests in three disciplines — Lighting & Electrics, Rigging, and Costuming — as well as the basic Terms & Safety Test required for any eSET exam.
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