It was hard trying to catch up with father and son Mario and Carmen Educate to discuss On Stage Audio’s past 30 years — they were both busy working on the next 30. “We stay in this business because we have a passion for it,” Mario says. “Yes the investments get larger, and competition gets tougher, but the main thing is we keep the right people working with us. Our employees have a passion for what we do.”
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Somewhere between a university course study and a fantasy camp for audio pros lies the educational territory occupied by the Blackbird Academy. Located at Blackbird Studio, this institute of specialized learning is nestled into what seems to be an unassuming residential neighborhood in Nashville’s Berry Hill area. However, in these few blocks, more than 40 recording studios are hidden within the walls of wood frame structures that were originally constructed years ago as military housing. Even Blackbird’s street address, Azalea Place, conjures an image of the Old South. While there’s a definite sense of history here, it is not about events that have been recorded in textbooks, romanticized in novels, recreated in movies or captured in songs. The history of this small region has instead been stored on magnetic tape, vinyl, CDs and hard drives.
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My Apple AirBook cost $1,500, but it is orders of magnitude above the computation power of bulkier computers costing more than twice that much a decade or so ago. My iPhone, which cost $650, could have landed Apollo 11 on the moon and had number-crunching horsepower to spare. Examples of Moore’s Law abound. I found another example of this recently in the middle of Iowa.
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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO – Loto Audio Installs Funktion-One Sound System At Mamitas Beach Club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Ro. Mexico. The system comprises of four Funktion-One Resolution 4 speakers and two F221 double-21in bass enclosures for the main beachfront area of Mamitas, and pair of F1201 speakers. The installation was handled by local installer, Plug In Audiovisual, and all cabling was supplied and managed by Sound Logic Cable.
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The new RSP-2318 Smartpanel offers features and capabilities that will enrich the user experience and change the way broadcasters and AV professionals communicate.
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ANAHEIM, CA — DPA Microphones continues to expand its line of d:vote Instrument Microphones with the addition of three new mount options — a Clamp Mount with an especially strong grip that allows it to anchor to every instrument possible, a Microphone Stand Mount and an Accordion Clip. The d:vote line allows one microphone to be utilized across various classifications of instruments, with a simple switch of the mount. The complete d:vote product line will be on display at the 2016 NAMM Show (Hall A, Booth 6013).
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NEW YORK – For the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, staged Nov. 10 at the 69th Regiment Armory, ADI:Audible Difference Inc. specified a large L-Acoustics K2 system. The main system included six hangs of eight K2 enclosures each, with 36 Kara enclosures as a surround setup covering the far sides of the Armory. Solotech supplied the gear for the event, which included performances by Ellie Goulding, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd. The live show was taped for later broadcast Dec. 8 and 15 on CBS.
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DEER PARK, WA – Located about 20 minutes north of Spokane in eastern Washington, Deer Park High School offers a broad curriculum of college prep and career studies for its 675 students. The school has an attractive, 350-seat live theater which supports Deer Park’s active broadcasting technology educational programs. The theater is well equipped with a certified full-fly rigging system, modern digitally-controlled theatrical lighting, a video recording and presentation system and a high-performance audio system with an Allen & Heath Qu-32 digital mixer.
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OLYMPIA, WA – CCI Solutions, a national leader in systems integration and professional audio, lighting and video equipment, and acoustical consulting, welcomes Laura Lawrence to the company as Marketing Director. Laura’s in depth experience will help to strategically align the company’s presence both as an online retailer as well as in the systems integration arena. Lawrence’s extensive marketing knowledge has spanned a number of industries over the past 19 years. Prior to joining CCI Solutions Lawrence ran her own full service marketing agency and worked for national retailer, Full Compass, as its Marketing Manager.
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CADLive 4000 and 3000 wireless systems, set to debut at Winter NAMM 2016, promise high RF performance, audio quality and operational flexibility. The systems are part of the kickoff for the company’s celebration of its 85th year in business. The CADLive 4000 product family is pictured here.
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LONDON – Capital Sound GM Paul Timmins announced a substantial investment in Outline GTO long-throw high-SPL line array cabinets. The total system includes 48 GTO C-12 large format line arrays, four GTO-DF (downfills), 24 GTO-SUB (subwoofers), eight GTO-FF (frontfills) and a package of 24 Powersoft X8 Dante, Series amplifiers. Timmons noted that the system’s performance during a demo at London’s O2 Arena last October clinched top management’s decision to invest in the gear.
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