ANAHEIM, CA — The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced a record-setting 95,709 registered attendees for its 110-year-old show, a six percent increase from last year. International registration rose 15 percent from last year, to 11,981. The association previously reported an increase in exhibitor numbers as well, with 1,441 exhibitors at this year’s show, including 236 new exhibitors.
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ANAHEIM, CA — At NAMM, the big news from Yamaha included the company’s new MGP Mixers, DXR Loudspeakers and DXS Subs. The new MGP12X and 16X analog mixers, pictured here, feature proprietary DSP providing Ducker, Leveler, and Stereo Image functions and are targeted for use with commercial installations including school auditoriums, small churches and corporate applications.
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HOUSTON — Now settled into its new purpose-built theatre, the Improv Comedy Club stands as one of the country’s premier showcases for uproarious talent. A fan-shaped room with raked seating ensures that everyone gets a clear view of both the stage and the 16-foot-wide projection surface by Stewart Filmscreen, while a Meyer Sound system delivers all the punch lines with crisp intelligibility to all 510 seats.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — New Hope Baptist Church, which first opened in 1941, needed a new speaker system but was limited to a very tight budget. The contemporary-style house of worship, which seats 250, called upon ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.). ACIR’s Bobby Harper recommended Yamaha DSR112CA powered speakers, to be followed this year by the installation of DSR118s subs.
Read More »KNOXVILLE, TN — Waves Audio recently noted that DiGiCo’s U.S. distributor, Group One Limited, confirmed that almost all DiGiCo SD Series consoles in the U.S. are now being specified with Waves SoundGrid.
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ARNHEM, The Netherlands — TM Audio has completed a major audio upgrade at the GelreDome arena, replacing the original amplification and control network. Nearly 70 Powersoft 3904 two-channel 1U amplifiers now drive the GelreDome’s main audio system, with a new MediaMatrix NION system in control.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – QAV recently added an L-Acoustics Kiva Kilo line array system to its rental stock. The AV company works with clients in the U.K., Europe and beyond, primarily in the corporate events and conferences market, with audiences ranging from 100 to 2000 attendees.
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DECATUR, AL — Sometimes an unforeseen delay yields better-than-expected results. Such was the case with First Baptist Church (FBC) in Decatur, Ala., which had planned to replace its aging and inadequate sound system several years ago. Due to changing priorities and a fragile economy, the church stalled its plans. But the timing proved advantageous, allowing the church to be equipped with Meyer Sound’s MINA line array loudspeaker.
Read More »RASTATT, Germany – Innovason named Imlight LLC as its new distributor in Russia. Headquartered in Kirov, in north-eastern Russia, with offices in Moscow, Imlight is one of Russia’s premier manufacturers and distributors of professional sound, lighting and staging equipment. They also have a large systems contracting division as well as a major rental division that handles some of the biggest tours and events throughout Russia.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems promoted Kyle Kjensrud from product specialist to assistant product manager – Publications & e-Commerce. Kjensrud will now be playing a key role in merchandising initiatives, selecting products for print publications and assisting with stock recommendations. In addition, he will be working closely with the Marketing department to enhance the Full Compass web site. Kjensrud will also continue to develop and maintain vendor relationships.
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ANAHEIM, CA — The production teams behind tours for Robert Plant, Adele, Roger Waters and also Inception and Saturday Night Live were among those honored at the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards. The gala, held concurrently with the 2012 Winter NAMM show, also paid tribute to gear manufacturers including Avid, Eventide, Lab.gruppen, Meyer Sound Labs, Radial Engineering, Shure and Solid State Logic.
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PORTLAND, OR — Audinate named Dave Anderson director of sales. Anderson comes to Audinate from Avid, where he spent 18 years working on behalf of Pro Tools and other audio, video, storage, and asset management technology products.
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