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New Night Club In Tianjin, China Using EAW Gear

New Night Club In Tianjin, China Using EAW Gear

TIANJIN, China– Eastern Acoustic Works Avalon loudspeakers played a key role in the success of the new S.Muse nightclub, located in the Binhai New Area in Tianjin, China. The two level night club features a main PA that consists of four Avalon CLUB.two full range loudspeakers mounted 4 meters high and firing down on the dance floor while four Avalon Sub.two subwoofers drive the low end of the club system. Four compact CLUB.four loudspeakers are used as near-field monitors for the DJ booth. Fourteen EAW JF59 and 10 EAW LA128ZR loudspeakers deliver music to the lounge areas on the first and second floor.

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Rock Band Squint Records Album With Harman’s AKG Microphones and Headphones

AUSTIN, Texas – Alternative rock band Squint took a break from their relentless touring to record a new album. In the studio, they used an AKG WMS4000 wireless system with a D5 microphone for coals, while the rest of the band used the C414 and the D40 microphones for guitars, the C451E microphone for the overhead drums and the D12 microphone for the bass drum. “Ten years ago, I didn’t consider myself a rock star, but when I reached out to AKG, they listened. No matter how far I was from home, I’ve been well taken care of,” said Dane Adrian, lead vocalist. “It was clear that AKG was a brand that I would like to be loyal to, in the same way our fans have been loyal to us throughout the entire process. Just like our fans, AKG cares about the connection with artists, and the music they want to make.”

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Harman Hosts Empire PRO Dealers with Open House Event Sept. 18

NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman has invited Empire PRO dealers to its facilities here for an open house event set for Thursday, September 18. The event will include a full day of training, covering system design, best practices, products, special tools and tips for making the best use of various JBL, Crown, Soundcraft, AKG, dbx audio components. Information on Harman’s Martin Professional lighting products will also be available.

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Professional Wireless Systems Supports Telemundo’s Premios Tu Mundo

MIAMI — Professional Wireless Systems provided RF equipment and on-site expertise for the third annual Premios Tu Mundo awards show. For the live broadcast, PWS provided Shure Axient systems, Shure PSM 1000s, Shure UHFRs, Sennheiser 5200s, Telex BTR 800 wireless intercoms and COMTEK and Lectrosonics IFBs, as well as a range of PWS’ Domed and Helical Antennas. Additionally, PWS worked with Acoutech, which provided the show with PA and monitor systems, microphones and in-ear monitors. Throughout the duration of the live broadcast, PWS worked with Schroeder to monitor the event, continuously searching for unregistered wireless devices that posed the potential of frequency interference.

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Jim Bailey joins Renkus-Heinz

Jim Bailey Joins Renkus-Heinz

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — Renkus-Heinz named industry veteran Jim Bailey to a newly created product marketing position. Bailey previously served as general manager of Aphex. His lengthy career in pro audio has included product management positions at Avid and TASCAM, playing a major role in the development of award-winning products at both companies. His years as a successful recording engineer/studio owner served as his launch pad into manufacturing, applying that experience in the development of new audio products.

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Glendale Community College vocal jazz ensemble

Hollywood Sound Provides Shure ULXD4Q, Beta 58A Handhelds for Vocal Jazz Ensemble

GLENDALE, CA — Featuring up to 16 vocalists, a rhythm section and student sound engineers, Glendale Community College’s vocal jazz ensemble has long faced obstacles using wired mics, which created unnecessary complications. Bryon Delto, associate professor of music at Glendale Community College, wanted the freedom of wireless without any complexities, along with a high channel count, managed frequency deployment, digital audio networking and intelligent battery operation.

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Roscoe Anthony with Harro Heinz

Roscoe Anthony Named President of Renkus-Heinz

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — Renkus-Heinz named industry veteran Roscoe Anthony president. Anthony (pictured here, left) will work closely with company founder and chairman Harro Heinz (pictured right). He joins the company after 12 years as president of Califone. Prior to Califone, Anthony held senior management positions for TASCAM, JBL Professional, SKB and also ad agency Reeds & Farris. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine University.

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2014 Hometown Hero Sound Company Votes Are In!

2014 Hometown Hero Sound Company Votes Are In!

LAS VEGAS — FRONT OF HOUSE readers have chosen the six regional winners of the 2014 Hometown Hero Award competition.  These top vote getters from each of five U.S. regions plus all of Canada will be automatically entered on the Parnelli Awards ballot. FOH readers will then get a chance to vote on which regional company will be awarded the coveted honor of Parnelli Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year.

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PreSonus StudioLive Rackmount Digital Mixer

PreSonus StudioLive Rackmount Digital Mixers

Based on the StudioLive AI-series engine and controlled with battle-ready UC Surface software for Mac, Windows and iOS, the StudioLive RM16AI and RM32AI 32x16x3 rack-mount Active Integration digital mixers are scalable, compact and 100 percent recallable. PreSonus’ new UC Surface control software was specifically designed for live mixing and supports iPad and Windows 8 touchscreens.

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Electric Zoo Cut Short Again, This Time from Bad Weather

NEW YORK – The last day of the three-day Electric Zoo Festival 2013 on Randall’s Island here was canceled after two attendees who had used a party drug died. This year, precautions against drug use were ramped up and there were no reported fatalities. But severe weather moved in, forcing an evacuation.

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DPA Microphones Helps Ivan Rutherford Bring Sound of Broadway to Hong Kong

DPA Microphones Helps Ivan Rutherford Bring Sound of Broadway to Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Actor and singer Ivan Rutherford, who has performed the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables over 2,000 times on Broadway, sang a series of Broadway hit tunes for a recent one-off show staged at the Academic Community Hall here recently. The show, titled A Taste of Broadway, got an assist from DPA Microphones and its Hong Kong distributor, Digital Media Technology. Rutherford performed with DPA’s d:facto vocal mic, and the company’s d:dicate 4011A Cardioid and d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones were used for a piano that accompanied Rutherford’s voice.

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OutKast has been performing with DiGiCo SD10s at FOH, Monitors. Pictured here, from left, is FOH engineer Darcy Khan, FOH tech Chad Fuller and monitor engineer Kevin Brown. They are at Lollapalooza’s Samsung main stage in Chicago, where OutKast performed before some 70,000 fans.

Outkast Touring with DiGiCo SD10s at FOH, Monitors

CHICAGO — Outkast, the hip-hop duo consisting of André “André 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, is touring with DiGiCo SD10s at both FOH and Monitors positions. The consoles are looked after by Darcy Khan and Kevin Brown, respectively. Pictured here, as the duo was getting ready to perform before 70,000 fans at at Lollapalooza’s Samsung main stage in Chicago, are, from left, Darcy Khan, FOH tech Chad Fuller and Kevin Brown.

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