HAYWARD, CA – Founded in 1973, Sound on Stage has been a driving force in live events in the San Francisco Bay area for decades. A training camp for some live sound engineers and a proving ground for several generations of audio gear, SOS was one of the first companies to gear up with an Avid VENUE live sound system and now has a VENUE D-Show system, two Profile systems, and three SC48 consoles.
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MEMPHIS, TN – World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church recently installed an Allen & Heath iLive-T system that includes two T112 control surfaces and an iDR-48 MixRack. It fulfilled the need, in the view of Andre Monie, director of sound & audio for the church, to move from analog to digital mixing consoles.
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CHATILLON-SUR-INDRE, France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy addressed more than 1,000 health workers in the gymnasium of the local hospital here Jan. 20, and SLJ Sonorisation, Eclairage, Vidéo provided audio support, including the Soundcraft Vi1 Digital Console used for the occasion.
Read More »BEAVERTON, OR and WUPPERTAL, Germany – Riedel Communications announced that it has become a promoting member of the AVnu Alliance, the industry group dedicated to the advancement of professional-quality audio/video networking by promoting the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) standards over various networking link-layers.
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NEW YORK – The 111-year-old Victory Theater, one of seven historic theaters adopted by The New 42nd St. Inc., underwent a $11.4 million renovation in 1995 and now offers family-oriented shows with ticket prices in the $9 to $38 range. Masque Sound recently updated the venue once more with new gear from d&b, Midas, XTA and Shure.
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ANTWERP, Belgium – Martin Audio's new Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) system appears to be holding some promise for Belgian festival promoters and production companies who are concerned with proposed 100dB LAeq (15) and 116dB (C) maximum limits in public areas.
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RIDGELAND, MS – St. Columb's new sanctuary is traditional in appearance, with high ceilings and large, ornate stained glass windows, but also has a few contemporary touches. Along with the new building came a new sound system installed by Josh Sanders from Players Audio Video of Jackson, MS.
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CHICAGO – Chicago State University (CSU) hired concert sound provider and systems integrator Sound Of Authority to install an L-Acoustics KUDO loudspeaker system into its Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, a 5,500-seat multipurpose arena that hosts CSU Cougars basketball games, concerts, conferences and other events.
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ESSEN, Germany – The Aalto-Musiktheater Essen updated its old communications gear for a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system. Systemhaus Giebel Electronic- & Kommunikations GmbH handled the installation on behalf of Gemeinnützige Theaterbaugesellschaft Essen mbH.
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LONDON – A Midas XL8 Live Performance System has once again been used at front of house for the U.K. music industry's annual awards ceremony, the Brit Awards. This year's ceremony was broadcast live from the O2 Arena with an XL8 spec'd by sound designer and live sound coordinator Derrick Zieba, who's been working on the awards ceremony since 1994. Britannia Row Productions supplied the gear.
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LOS ANGELES – JBL Professional loudspeakers were once again used for the Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center Feb. 13. The 53rd annual ceremony was broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network. ATK Audiotek once again provided JBL VerTec line arrays for live sound reinforcement, while JBL LSR studio monitors were used in the critical listening room for the telecast.
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PUEBLO, CO – Unlike many other church installations, Crown of Life Church was a relatively new construction and didn't have the deep reverberation issues that tend to occur with older buildings. However, media director Dave Dauenhauer and pastor Mark Hayes are confirmed audiophiles, so installer Dan Keller of Dan Keller Audio Systems knew that he still needed to outfit the house of worship with a high-end system. He first turned to SLS Loudspeakers.
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