KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Harman Professional promoted Thomas Marcher to director of sales of its Asia regional sales office. Marcher, a four-year Harman Professional veteran with extensive pro AV experience with other brands in the region, is responsible for sales, support and channel coordination reporting to Scott Robbins, Harman’s senior director, global sales.
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LOS ANGELES — Mike “Spagoo” Sprague of Sound Image and Laurie Quigley, Lenny Kravitz’s production/FOH engineer, crafted an elaborate touring rig to support the artist’s first tour in nearly five years. The gear list includes dual mirrored systems of DiGiCo SD7s at FOH and monitors (for larger venues) and SD11s (for smaller fly dates).
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BREA, CA — Altinex named Philadelphia-based Almo Professional A/V distributor of its computer video interfaces, distribution amplifiers, switchers, matrix switchers, software, and furniture connectivity products.
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OXFORD, GA — When the old analog mixing console in The Church At Covington went out last January, pastor David Payne and head sound engineer Glen Clark knew it was time for a change. “We knew it was time to go digital,” says Clark, “so we looked at everything that was out there. After consulting with Armando Fullwood and Ron Cochran from the worship integration specialists at Wave Group in nearby Atlanta, the church selected the Allen & Heath iLive T-112 mixing console with iDR-48 MixRack.
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GREENWOOD, SC — The First Presbyterian Church recently installed two Tannoy QFlex 16 digitally steerable, multi-channel, array loudspeakers as part of a complete renovation of the church sound system. Hames Pro, located in nearby Greenville, South Carolina led the design and installation project.
Read More »REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — RCF SpA’s Audio Academy is collaborating with the local Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia’s Faculty of Engineering to produce a University course in Sound Engineering.
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BEIJING – Chinese rental company LAB, the country’s first-ever L-Acoustics Rental Network Agent, has purchased a K1 WST line source system from exclusive Chinese distributor Rightway Audio Consultants. LAB’s first use of its new K1 system was for pop singer Jane Zhang at Beijing’s MasterCard Center, part of her Personal Look tour of China.
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SAN DIEGO — Paul Tisa of Frontrunner Productions hired Sacramento Production Services (SPS) for the past two years running to provide a system for the 2011 California Democratic Convention along with a number of other political events in past years; including appearances by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. SPS’ Keith Wackford cited “the quality and smoothness of our sound systems” — which includes Lab.gruppen gear — as a key reason why.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Hilton Concord kept the environment in mind with the recent renovation for its 30-year-old property. The project included recycled carpet, LED lighting, low-VOC paints, an efficient HVAC system and the use of Ashly KLR Series amplifiers, also touted for their efficient use of energy. AV integrator JK Sound designed the new sound reinforcement system for the hotel’s ballroom/meeting areas.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Auckland’s College Hill Productions Ltd., which supports concerts by major international artists as well as indoor and outdoor music events, TV and radio broadcasts and corporate events, recently added two Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 32 digital live sound consoles to its equipment roster.
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HIGH POINT, NC — The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival (NCShakes) and its affiliate, Festival Stage of Winston Salem, are utilizing Clear-Com HME DX210 digital wireless intercoms to coordinate their productions.
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PORTLAND, OR — Christ the King Church recently completed an overhaul of its sound system, awarding the installation contract to Clarity Media Group, also based in Portland. Clarity outfitted the 1,500-seat church with a 20-box NEXO GEO S12 line array.
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