NAPLES, FL – Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church recently turned to Chicago, IL-based Kirkegaard Associates for an audio upgrade that included Lectrosonics’ Aspen Series signal processing. Scientific Sound handled the installation.
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SAN BENITO, TX — For Valley International Christian Center (VICC)’s new 2,000-capacity sanctuary here, Supernatural Designz’ Simon Estrada Jr., who also serves as VICC’s campus sound engineer and the church’s Praise and Worship leader, installed D.A.S. Aero 12A, LX-218CA subwoofers, Road 12A floor monitors and Artec 508A point source loudspeakers.
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SAN PIERO a SIEVE, Italy — K-array, based here in Italy’s Tuscany region for 24 years, has been inviting its business partners to visit for its annual meeting. The most recent GDM event was attended by 26 distributors representing the brand in close to 100 different nations. K-array honored them for their innovative efforts to keep the brand growing.
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SAN DIEGO — Nevin Steinberg, sound designer for Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s new musical, Bright Star, turned to Masque Sound for an audio assist for the production, staged at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre through Nov. 2. To meet the bluegrass music-infused production’s needs, Steinberg chose a system that includes gear from Alcons Audio.
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UPLAND, IN — Taylor University, an evangelical Christian college based here, turned once again to Shure products to meet its on-campus audio needs. Michael Fletcher, media services lead analyst, got together with Sinewave Audio and obtained a Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless System for the school’s student-run projects and theatrical performances.
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OXFORD, CT — Noted acoustical consultant/designer Tom Young, the owner and principal consultant at Connecticut-based Electroacoustic Design Services (EDS), passed away on October 12 of an apparent heart attack. He was 62. His company, EDS specialized in sound reinforcement system design, loudspeaker system measurement and optimization, acoustic design and noise reduction. (Note: He was NOT related to Tom Young, the noted FOH mixer for Tony Bennett.)
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ATLANTA — As a resource for system integrators, consultants and front-of-house engineers, Bose Professional will host one-on-one demo sessions of its RoomMatch Progressive Directivity Array loudspeakers at Wild Bills, metro Atlanta’s premier concert venue, from Tuesday, October 28 to Friday, October 30, 2014. The Wild Bills sessions offer attendees plenty of time to mix live multi-tracks on an installed RoomMatch system. And attendees will have a chance to have discussions with Bose Professional Systems engineers. Snacks and refreshments will be available.
Read More »LONDON — The industry stepped up at PLASA 2014 to care for its own by supporting Behind the Scenes UK, the new charity that will provide financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals in need due to serious illness or injury. Through its raffle and other charitable donations, the charity received close to £40,000. Pictured here is White Light’s John Simpson, who also serves as chair of the Behind the Scenes UK Board of Trustees, with Amber Etra, winner of the Third Prize, a £500 hotel voucher. The Second Prize (£1,000 Amazon gift card) went to Phil Hurley of Stage Sound Services Ltd in Cardiff. The First Prize was won by an American – Jerome Dunn of StageLight in Texas.
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WOODINVILLE, WA — Mackie launched the DL32R, a 32-channel digital live mixer with iPad control from Mackie’s Master Fader app. The DL32R offers complete wireless control over everything, including fully-loaded DSP and multi-track recording/playback. The Mackie DL32R features a mix of flexible, professional I/O in an ultra-compact 3U rackmount design. Each of the 32 inputs (24 XLR, 8 XLR/TRS combo) feature Mackie’s all-new Onyx+ recallable mic preamps, with remote control over preamp gain and phantom power. The new Onyx+ preamps outperform the industry-proven Onyx design, which has garnered rave reviews for its boutique-quality sound and performance.
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Considered the largest religious building in Brazil, The Solomon Temple has a custom audio system from K-Array.
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CHICAGO –– Technotrix recently purchased an MLA System 24, which consists of 14 MLA and 2 MLD (downfill) enclosures and 8 MLX subwoofers. “Apart from all of the control that you have over the volume and level of sound throughout the listening area is the area beyond that. With MLA, you can be sitting on a hillside beyond the audience area and the experience is much better than any other system we’ve ever heard,” noted Kevin Kiefer, senior account executive.
