REXBURG, ID — When the Brigham Young University – Idaho Center was opened, it made the school home to one of the largest production theatres in North America built for the primary purpose of supporting weekly student devotional services.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL — When it came time to move into a new office space, One Firefly, LLC seized the opportunity to turn its workspace into a cutting-edge demonstration of the integrated systems it helps homeowners, commercial clients and electronic system contractors design and install.
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ROME — As many as 750,000 fans packed Rome’s Piazza San Giovanni for the 23rd annual 1st May concert. Limelite, working with the event’s producer, Anyway srl, provided lighting, video and audio support for the eight-hour RAI-televised event, including Outline GTO and Butterfly systems.
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HAMPDEN, ME — Shaken by the arson/suicide of the son of a former pastor that destroyed their church in Winterport, ME in May 2011, the members and leadership of Calvary Apostolic Church are currently meeting for services in a temporary location here, with hopes to eventually rebuild on the original site.
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DELRAY BEACH, FL — Wireless Systems Group specified and installed a new sound system for the amphitheater that’s part of the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center here. Working with the facility’s staff, Craig Downey, Wireless Systems Group president, provided a Turbosound Flex Array paired with an iLive digital mixing desk.
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KUALA LUMPUR — Digital Aid, a.k.a. D8, recently become an L-Acoustics Rental Network Agent with the purchase of a KUDO WST line source system with SB28 subwoofers from local distributor Sennheiser Electronic Asia.
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MEXICO CITY — In support of Vive Latino, a three-day music festival here on three stages, Ruben Alvarez with Representaciones de Audio handled frequency coordination. He credited the new Axient Wireless Microphone System and the PSM 1000 and PSM 900 personal monitoring systems from Shure for helping overcome challenges posed by the various wireless systems used by all the performers and media assembled for the event.
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EVANSTON, IL — For 2012 PhilFest at Northwestern University, Sound Works Productions provided NEXO and Yamaha gear to support performances by Big Daddy Love and Paper Thick Walls.
Read More »THURLES, Ireland — Star Systems deployed an RCF TTL33-A active line array at Thurles Greyhound Stadium to support a concert featuring The Saturdays in early June. It was the largest RCF system ever rigged in Ireland.
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EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands — Story Sound BV, based here and led by Michael Story, is an early adopter of Harman’s JBL VTX line array series. The company recently purchased 24 V25 line array elements and 26 S28 arrayable subwoofers, plus a variety of Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. This is largely to accommodate the increasing amount of theater work the company is now supporting with sound design and reinforcement.
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SEATTLE — Symetrix founder Dane Butcher has taken on the role of chairman after holding the position of CEO since he founded the company in 1976. Paul Roberts, veteran VP of sales & marketing with Symetrix, steps in as the company’s new CEO. The company noted that, because Butcher and Roberts have worked together for so many years, the transition is expected to take place with a “high degree of continuity.”
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MIDDLETOWN, MD — Although fire had caused some damage to the sanctuary at the United Church of Christ here, the damage was limited in scope, and the repairs mostly included the need for new wiring. The church leadership called in Audio-Video Group of Frederick, Maryland to redesign and upgrade their sound system as part of the renovation.
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