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Panamax/Furman Updates MyBlueBOLT.com Certification, Training, and Partnership Resources

Panamax/Furman Updates MyBlueBOLT.com Certification, Training, and Partnership Resources

PETALUMA, CA — Panamax/Furman updated the certification process and training resources on MyBlueBOLT.com. Users of the BlueBOLT energy management and control platform can take advantage of new additions including the “Maximizing BlueBOLT” video orientation, which now details features such as auto-reboot, “connection lost” notifications, and an assisted setup of budget alerts in the energy management section.

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Aubion X.8

Aubion X.8

The Aubion X.8, developed by Germany-based AFMG and DSpecialists, is an 8-input measurement device that connects via standard Ethernet as an alternative to USB and FireWire.

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Delaware Childrens Theatre with Community Professional Entasys Gear

Delaware Children’s Theatre Using Community Entasys Gear

WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Children’s Theatre, sustained with ticket sales, a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts and by the efforts of volunteers, recently upgraded its sound system with four Entasys column line array loudspeakers provided by Community Professional Loudspeakers. The system was put to use with the theatre’s recent production of Scrooge.

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d&b audiotechnic gear at St Pauls United Methodist Chuch in Cedar Rapids, IA

Audio Logic Uses d&b audiotechnik xA-Series for 97-Year-Old Church

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Audio Logic provided xA-Series loudspeakers from d&b audiotechnik’s White loudspeaker range for St. Paul’s United Methodist Church to address a double challenge: the semi-circular shape of the 97-year-old church’s sanctuary, and the restrictions preventing acoustical treatments from being used at the church, which was designed by architect Louis Sullivan and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The restrictions also led Audio Logic to create suspension systems concealed above the ceiling for the three clusters of gear that they installed.

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The Hanger, Perimeter Church, Atlanta, GA

Perimeter Church Installs Danley Gear in Youth-Oriented Facility

ATLANTA – Steve Simmons, technical director for Perimeter Church, chose a Danley Sound Labs system for The Hanger, a 1,000-seat sanctuary popular with middle and high school students. The setup includes one Danley SH-96 flown wide on each side for left-right coverage, with a paired Danley SH-95 turned on its side for near-wall fill.

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Richard Ruse

Harman’s JBL Professional Names Richard Ruse Senior Director of Global Sales

SALT LAKE CITY — JBL Professional named Richard Ruse, an audio industry veteran, as senior director of global sales. He reports to JBL Professional VP/GM Mark Ureda. Ruse has served JBL as director of marketing, Portable PA and, prior to that, as director of sales, Western Region. Prior to JBL, Ruse held management positions with companies including Alesis, Line 6, KRK and SWR, and also owned a sales and marketing consultancy.

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From left, Jan Alejandro and Todd Morgan

In Memoriam: Todd Morgan, 59

LOS ANGELES — Todd Morgan, one of the founders of Jan-Al Cases, died on Dec. 20, 2011 after a long illness. He was 59. Prior to joining Jan and Muffie Alejandro, Morgan had worked at Studio Instrument Rentals (where he met Jan) and at Almo/Irving, a music publishing firm. The photo here, taken in 1984, a year after the company was founded, shows Jan Alejandro on the left and Todd Morgan on the right.

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Monitor engineer Karrie Keyes with Midas Pro 9 (Pearl Jam)

Rat Sound Relocates, Expands Inventory

CAMARILLO, CA — Rat Sound Systems Inc., which recently purchased a 22,000 square foot facility here, also announced an expansion of its inventory of audio gear. The additional gear includes a Midas XL8, a Midas Pro 9, 32 L-Acoustics SB28 subs, seven L-Acoustics LA Racks and 36 L-Acoustics KARA boxes.

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Appy Holidays and Recycled Resolutions

Wth the New Year approaching, we make lists and promises for the next trip around the sun.

I recently visited the shop of a major sound company where an entire room of top-shelf rider-friendly analog outboard equipment was collecting dust because most mixing now occurs “inside the box” of digital consoles on tours, in venues and at festivals, eliminating outboard gates, compressors, and, to a lesser degree, EQ and effects.

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