CHICAGO, IL – Meyer Sound LYON linear line array system was chosen for the 2015 NFL Draft, held April 30 through May 2 in Chicago. Provided by VER (Video Equipment Rentals), the compact yet powerful system was deployed to cover 3,901 seats inside the vast expanse of the Windy City’s landmark Auditorium Theatre.
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BALTIMORE, MD – All Time Low production manager and monitor engineer Daniel Nickleski, pictured here, is supporting the band on its latest tour in support of its album, Future Hearts. He discussed the band’s strict “no speaker cabinets on stage” rule and its reliance on Sensaphonics IEMs.
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NORTH PORT, FL – GC Pro worked with Event Resource Group on a sound reinforcement system for at South Biscayne Church. The system includes D.A.S. Event 208A 3-way active line arrays, Event 218A dual 18-inch powered subwoofers, Action M12A 2-way powered stage monitors and a DSP-26 stereo / mono processor for loudspeaker management. The gear was chosen for its solid throw, wide horizontal dispersion and vocal and music clarity.
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VALPARAISO, IN — Natalie Cole headlined Valparaiso University’s 30th annual Jazz Fest, staged mid-April in the Athletics–Recreation Center of the Indiana school’s campus. Sound Works Productions, Inc. (Frankfort, IL) provided a 20-box NEXO GEO S12 line array, four PS10s used for side fills, and eight RS18 Ray Subs, all powered by NEXO 4×4 amplifiers. The soundco also supplied a Yamaha PM5D for monitors.
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NEW YORK – The Visit opened at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre on April 23 after being staged as part of the Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, MA. Sound designer Dan Moses Schreier collaborated with Masque Sound on the musical’s custom audio equipment package for both productions.
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NEW YORK — For a revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical, The King and I, at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, Tony Award-winning sound designer Scott Lehrer worked with a custom audio equipment package from Masque Sound that included d&b audiotechnik loudspeakers (C7s for the mains, T10s and E6s for the front and rear balconies, Q1s for the rear orchestra and B4 subwoofers) and a Studer Vista 5 Digital Live Console.
Read More »KATHMANDU, Nepal – Just a Bunch of Roadies (JABOR) and partners Project CURE are monitoring the situation in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, Nepal on April 25, 2015. The quake killed more than 6,300 and also unleashed deadly avalanches on Mount Everest and Langtang Valley.
Read More »GREENSBORO, NC – WorxAudio by PreSonus’ “Best Kept Secret” demo tour is returning for 2015, according to the company’s blog. The free demos are set for Cleveland, OH (May 22), Fort Wayne, IN (May 26), Brentwood, TN (May 28), Nashville, TN (May 29), Oklahoma City (June 1), Plano, TX (June 4-5) and Atlanta, GA (June 8-9).
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MONROE, LA — Lyle Centola, 59, longtime production manager, site coordinator and rigger, died April 29. A key member of the Event Safety Alliance, Centola helped organize and stage major events ranging from Super Bowl halftime shows to a Veterans Day college basketball game held on the deck of an aircraft carrier. His career in live entertainment rigging and management began in the 1970s.
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NEWBURY PARK, CA – American Music & Sound named Chelsea Abels Marketing Media Traffic Coordinator. Abels is the primary liaison between magazine contacts and the AM&S office staff to obtain, organize, and communicate all advertising placement implementations. She will also coordinate product review communication, help execute promotional activity and assist with public relations, when necessary.
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — University of Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center, a 15,000-seat arena that serves as home to the school’s Runnin’ Utes basketball, Utes volleyball and Red Rocks gymnastic teams, recently wrapped up a massive $6M renovation project. When the dust finally settled, U of U’s largest sporting and entertainment venue featured two new grand entrances plus a new floor, drapes, LED lighting system and versatile house sound system comprised of L-Acoustics’ powerful Kara and high-directivity ARCS WiFo enclosures.
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PORTLAND, OR – For the fifth consecutive year, Audinate will be hosting the all-day Dante AV Networking World conference at InfoComm 2015. The event will be held Tuesday, June 16 at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, FL. The free all-day event will feature presentations, training workshops and interactive panel discussions led by industry experts.
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