LONDON — Karl Brazil, drummer of choice for Robbie Williams’ “Swings Both Ways” tour, will be using his Porter & Davies BC2 drum throne LF monitoring system as he plays to millions this summer. The 40-date European arena tour kicks off this week in Hungary and moves to Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the U.K., continuing in September across Australia.
Read More »MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems has announced a 2014 sponsorship agreement with Media Communications Association-International, an organization of media professionals with a mission of providing opportunities for networking, forums for education and resources for information.
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COSTA MESA, CA — QSC Audio Products, LLC promoted Ray van Straten to vice president of QSC Professional, the newly formed Business Unit which will serve customers in the retail, rental, production and distribution (box sales) segments. In his new role, van Straten will be responsible for guiding the direction of the business unit, utilizing his experience in sales, marketing, product management, channel management and strategy to support the QSC brand in the business segments served.
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CHESTER, PA — Community Professional Loudspeakers named Millar Electronics as the company’s new sales representative for the Southeast U.S., including NC, SC, GA, TN, MS and AL. Millar, based in Raleigh, NC, has a branch office in Nashville, TN. Millar staff is pictured at a recent training session here at Community Professional’s factory.
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BEIJING — For CD Blues, a bar beneath the Ravioli Factory restaurant in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, Sennheiser China provided a K-array setup that includes KR402 on both sides of the stage, two flown KRM33 as front-fills, four KF12 as monitors speakers for the musicians and six Kobra KK50 on both sides of the back of the room for surround. Upstairs in the restaurant, there are eight compact Tornados around the room, supported by two Piccolo Subwoofers for the lower frequencies. The whole installation is managed by one Piccolo Amplifier. Sennheiser China distributes K-array gear in China.
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PORT PERRY, Ontario — Adamson Systems has announced the promotion of David Dohrmann to Technical Director, Asia Pacific. Previously Dohrmann had been a senior applications engineer based out of Adamson’s European headquarters.
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ISKANDAR Malaysia — CSA Marketing specified FBT and Mipro professional audio equipment for a shared lecture theatre in the Multi-Varsity Complex (MVC) of EduCity here. The FBT and Mipro products were supplied by Tashi Electronics Sdn Bhd and installed by M/s CSA Marketing, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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TACOMA, WA — Audio Video Electronics specified Danley synergy horn loudspeakers and DBH subwoofers to upgrade the sound within the 750-seat sanctuary at Fellowship Bible Church here. Three Danley SH-50s comprise a center cluster with a pair of Danley SM-60s providing side fill. A pair of Danley DBH-218 subwoofers generates ample deep bass.
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Grund Audio Design announced updates to its GA-2021 Line Array System that include revamped flyware, surface finish, and a new transport case.
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NASHVILLE — Devin Malone, a multi-instrumentalist currently touring as a guitarist with country artist Hunter Hayes, has a pedalboard full of Radial gear, including the company’s PZ-DI, ProRMP, Twin-City ABY and JDI Duplex.
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BOSTON — Created by a production team led by producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan of Riverdance, Heartbeat of Home fuses Irish, Latin and Afro-Cuban dance styles of dancing. Production RF Engineer Amir Carmel, who manages the production’s wireless needs, has been relying upon Shure wireless mics and in-ear monitors. The touring production has been using 49 channels of UHF-R bodypacks and 16 channels of PSM1000 in-ears.
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