MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems named Doug Carnell chief operating officer. Carnell has more than 28 years of experience in the AV/integration business, most recently as executive vice president of operations at AVI-SPL, where he has served for the last 11 years. He will oversee daily operations and identify development opportunities for all Full Compass business channels.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – One of the longest running folk festivals in the world, the Cambridge Folk Festival recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, drawing an audience of approximately 10,000 people. Taking advantage of this historical occasion, SSE Hire provided HARMAN Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles for the main and second stage, while also using the Soundcraft Realtime Rack on the second stage.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – For British metal legends Judas Priest’s world tour, FOH engineer and production manager Martin Walker has selected LEO-M and LYON linear line array loudspeakers from Meyer Sound’s growing LEO Family of products. With the power and linear response of both products, the crew can easily adapt the system for a wide range of venues, which includes casino showrooms, arenas, large theatres, outdoor amphitheaters, and festivals.
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NEW YORK, NY – Masque Sound recently donated a custom audio equipment package to The Hills NYC, formerly known as the famous Don Hill’s rock club, for Celebrating Don Hill – A Night of Live Music to benefit Road Recovery. The New York-based Road Recovery is a non-profit dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises and now wish to share their experience, knowledge and resources.
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LAS VEGAS – The Wave, an audio production, rental and sales company based in Las Vegas, recently acquired a dozen of Martin Audio’s WS218X subwoofers, which were quickly deployed at Drai’s Nightclub at the Cromwell Las Vegas and Casino for a country-music themed concert catering to the throngs of visitors in town for the National Finals Rodeo in early December. The concert featured Texas artist Pat Green as headliner and opening act The Dirty River Boys.
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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL – The University of Missouri-St. Louis granted an honorary Doctor of Music and Technology to Bob Heil during its Dec. 20 commencement ceremony. Heil was recognized by the university for his contributions to the world of broadcast, live and studio sound, and innovations to the Amateur Radio industry. In addition to receiving the honor, Heil spoke at the commencement.
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DANVILLE, VA — The Virginia International Raceway (VIR) turned to Choice AVTech with an assist for an audio system upgrade that included JBL AWC Series Loudspeakers from Harman Professional. The new system includes 13 JBL AWC129 compact all-weather loudspeakers and 17 AWC82 all-weather loudspeakers, driven by a Crown CDi 6000 and two Crown CDi4000 amplifiers.
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FORT WORTH, TX ― The School of Church Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) is once again getting into the holiday spirit with DPA Microphones for its third annual Keyboards and Carols at Christmas event. With 13 Steinway grand pianos, one organ and a choir of more than 180 adults and children, student and professional musicians performed holiday songs for the packed house at the 3,500-seat venue. In addition to using a stereo pair of d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones on each of the pianos, the school also utilized four wireless d:facto Vocal Microphones for the event’s soloists.
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CHICAGO, IL – Symphony Center is home to the Grammy Award-winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Orchestra Hall. Although the CSO traditionally performs acoustically, when visiting jazz and pop artists stop by for shows using amplified music, the venue now has a new mixing tool at its disposal – DiGiCo’s SD9. Pictured here with the console, from left, are Kenny Check, The Sound Co-Op Owner; CSO Stagehands Todd Snick and Patrick Reynolds; and Tim “Buzz” Shust, The Sound Co-Op Mixer.
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems named Alex Kalejs regional manager, Northwest North America. Kalejs will be responsible for strategic sales and support encompassing the entire Biamp product line. He will also support the company’s partners with customer service.
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Audinate, inventor of Dante, announced new releases to its Dante Virtual Soundcard (Release 3.7) as well as Dante Controller. Both releases support the latest Apple Mac OS X10.10 Yosemite and Microsoft Windows 8 operating systems.
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Sommer Cable’s HICON HI-J63M14 is a new type of jack connector that promises to pull the plug on crackling plug-in and plug-off noises. Designed to prevent unwanted noises associated with on-the-fly changes between instruments, the noiseless plug system is designed for use on live stages. The product is made with a metal shell and gold plated tip with an integrated clamping strain relief design to ensure durability for long-term use. The product is also available in an angled version.
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