JOHANNESBURG – Soccer fans watched screens set up at four official FIFA Fan Fest venues in South Africa and heard the World Cup action via EAW speaker systems provided by Surgesound, EAW's South African distributor.
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LONDON – Britannia Row has chosen XL8s and PRO6s to cover their major outdoor events this summer, including Hard Rock Calling, Wireless and T in the Park.
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MOSCOW – The curators for a war memorial and museum complex located at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow wanted to replace their PA system before this year's celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the victory of the Allied Forces over the Nazis in Europe. Avallon Ltd. of Moscow used One Systems direct weather loudspeakers for the job.
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Audio-Technica expands its SpectraPulse Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless microphone system with the rcu104 Receiver Coordinator Unit, which allows for an expanded SpectraPulse coverage area and strengthens the UWB signal through the use of multiple drm141 Digital Receiver Modules.
Read More »WILLICH, Germany – The Music Group has announced a restructuring of their European and U.S. sales programs for the Behringer and Bugera brands, saying the shift toward a more factory-direct sales model will help streamline distribution and logistics.
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ALAMEDA, CA – Clear-Com named of Bob Boster vice president of worldwide sales. Boster, who joined Clear-Com as a regional sales manager in 2006 and was named director of sales for Americas and Asia-Pacific in 2008, will now oversee the sales activities for all of Clear-Com, both domestic and international, while further developing the company's relationships with its customers and channel partners.
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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – The early summer edition of the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival, which took place May 29 at Mamitas Beach Club near Cancun, featured Brian McKnight and his FOH engineer of about three years, Omatali Beckett, who got his first real chance to work with DiGiCo's SD8 console.
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CHICAGO – The recent Convocation Ceremony of the University of Chicago was held, for the first time in 90 years, as a single ceremony for all campus locations. Frost Lighting, an event services company, was the lead contractor for the event, and EDGE ShowTek supplied audio reinforcement using a NEXO/Yamaha design for the 25,000 attendees.
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NOVEGRO, Italy – The Maximal 2010 Italian Electronic Music Festival near Milan featured 40 international DJs on five different stages, all equipped with RCF TT+ Touring and Theatre systems for the thousands of fans who attended.
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CHICAGO – The alt-rock band Pavement, which broke up in 1999, has gotten back together for a reunion tour this year, which includes longtime FOH engineer Remko Schouten and a new supply of Shure microphones.
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HARRISON, NJ – New York's Major League Soccer team, the New York Red Bulls, have a new home stadium, the new Red Bull Arena, which was equipped by P.A. system designer Acoustic Dimensions with EAW AX and MK series speakers before opening earlier this year.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – From July 10-19, high school students from across the U.S. were set to participate in the Grammy Foundation's sixth annual Grammy Camp-a 10-day residential summer camp hosted by the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.
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