ATHENS, Greece — The first Red Bull Soundclash in Greece recently was supported by a TTL+ active line array system from RCF — provided as part of a complete sound, lighting and visual package across two identical stages by Greek production company, Kariotis Meletios Events Productions.
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FORT MYERS, FL — Jet Blue Park, spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, features Community WET and R-Series weather-resistant loudspeakers. The new audio system was designed by WJHW’s Gary White and installed by Jupiter, FL-based Peerson Audio.
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LONDON — Florence + The Machine is touring with gear provided by Britannia Row, with the lead singer using a customized Sennheiser SKM 5200 microphone with an MD 5235 head, and musicians and backing vocalists using Sennheiser’s 2000 Series in-ear monitoring.
Read More »The latest software release for Harman’s Studer Vista digital consoles brings 30-band graphic EQ functionality to all channels on the desk, whether they are inputs, buses or outputs, in addition to the existing full 4-band parametric equalization. Users assign and select the graphic EQ via the Vistonics touch screen, and the control of the frequency bands is then placed on the channel faders, or via the rotary controls in the Vistonics section.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Prince’s band, The Revolution, which marked the one-year anniversary of drummer “Bobby Z” Rivkin’s survival of a near-fatal heart attack with a performance in February, also using the occasion to raise awareness and money for MyPurpleHeart.org and the American Heart Organization. The event, which drew 1,500 to First Avenue in Minneapolis, was also supported by longtime crew members including FOH engineer Rob “Cubby” Colby, who mixed the benefit show on a DiGiCo SD7.
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WARMINSTER, PA — Working with Metropolitan Acoustics, Starlite Productions upgraded the audio system at William Tennent High School’s 2,000-seat auditorium here as part of a building-wide renovation. The system was engineered to provide high-intelligibility for presentations and rich, encompassing sound for live concerts and theatrical productions. The client, the Centennial School District, also wanted to complete the project in 90 days.
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SPOKANE, WA — The church leaders at South Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church here had been satisfied with their older, center cluster sound system for years. Used primarily for the spoken word, church members found it adequate for their services. But that all changed when Summit Ridge Christian Fellowship, also in Spokane, brought in their portable system for the services they hold at South Hill. Featuring Fulcrum Audio loudspeakers powered by Powersoft amplifiers, the portable church system helped the church leaders hear what they had been missing.
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ODENSE, Denmark — The Odense Teater, which had its origins back in 1796, recently upgraded to a Meyer Sound surround system based on the MINA line array and miniature MM-4XP loudspeakers. Kastrup, Denmark-based integrator Stouenborg was contracted to install the gear to meet a variety of objectives, including flexibility and coherence.
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WICHITA, KS — Event Systems, based here, an L-Acoustics certified partner, recently designed and installed a KIVA-KILO system at Sebits Auditorium on the campus of Friends University, a private Christian liberal arts school also in Wichita.
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Furman announced that it is shipping its first two Contractor Series products: the CN-1800S (15 amp capacity) and CN-2400S (20 amp capacity) SmartSequencers. Designed for commercial A/V installers, the units combine AC power distribution, protection, filtration, sequential system power on/off, and optional compatibility with Panamax/Furman’s BlueBOLT hosted remote power and energy management platform.
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COLUMBIA, MD — eventEQ has bolstered its inventory of audio and lighting gear and launched a new staging division, to be headed by Alan Randall, a 15-year staging and scenic industry veteran. The new gear includes a Soundcraft vi6 large format audio mixing console, several new Allen & Heath iLive i80 and i112 mixing consoles and additions to the company’s already-extensive d&b speaker systems offerings.
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PUNE, India – On March 10, at the modern planned community of Amanora Park Town, the second installment of this year’s Eristoff Invasion Festival took place. Sound & Light Professionals (SNL Pro) of Mumbai supported the event, headlined by DJ David Guetta, with Aero and Aero Series 2 loudspeakers from D.A.S. Audio.
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