LOS ANGELES — Riedel RockNet provided all of the audio distribution for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree at the Grove in Los Angeles. Goodman Audio, a leading live sound reinforcement company, handled the audio at the event.
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LONDON — Monitor engineer Nahuel Gutierrez has been using a Midas PRO6 live audio system for the Noisettes’ U.K. tour. Having previously spent 15 months with its big brother the XL8 on the final Oasis world tour, Gutierrez found the transition to the PRO6 an easy one.
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BRESCIA, Italy — To mix the sound on Italian singer/songwriter Gianluca Grignani’s latest tour, rental firm Idea Musica Service (Latina, Italy) fielded a DiGiCo system conceived by AudioProgetti (Cavenago Brianza, Italy, near Milan).
Read More »AGOURA HILLS, CA — American Music & Sound (AM&S) has been appointed U.S. distributor for beyerdynamic Pro Audio Products, including the company's wired and wireless microphones, headphones and broadcast related products, effective Jan. 1, 2010.
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SANTA BARBARA, CA — The UC Santa Barbara Events Center, a 5,600-seat, indoor multi-purpose stadium also known as The Thunderdome, recently upgraded its sound system with Powersoft amplifiers. The venue’s physical and electrical restrictions were a factor in the decision made by the design company for the project, Acoustic Dimensions.
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LOS ANGELES —Audio mixer Larry Reed used an array of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones for the variety of competitors appearing on the fourth season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and for the guest artists and panel judges as well.
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ADELAIDE, Australia — The Adelaide Convention Centre has recently added a Meyer Sound M’elodie line array loudspeaker system.
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BREA, CA – Stagelight Family Productions, a non-profit theatre organization, uses large casts for musicals with non-professional actors drawn from the community. Projecting a performer’s voice is an ongoing challenge, so the group recently invested in a new wireless microphone setup from Lectrosonics.
Read More »NEW YORK — Independent rock group Jump The Gun has been using Aviom's Personal Mixers for shows ranging from CBGB's in New York to the 8×10 in Baltimore.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse may be gritty, not air-conditioned, and outfitted with bleachers instead of seats. But with an 80-year history, Hinkle is well-loved among Hoosier sports fans, and the fieldhouse was the architectural inspiration for both Conseco Fieldhouse (Indiana Pacers) and Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis Colts).
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LONDON — The 15-date Snow Patrol Reworked tour of the U.K. and Ireland recreated songs from the band’s 15-year career with a dual Midas XL8 system at front of house and monitors, provided by Britannia Row. As the shows featured six band members, 10 musicians and special guests, all 96 channels of each desk were full to capacity.
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BERKELEY, CA — Sound designer Brian Ronan helped bring Green Day’s American Idiot album to a live stage at Berkeley Repertory Theatre — not far from where the Meyer Sound gear he used was manufactured. “The staff at Meyer offered their abundant talent, technical expertise, and onsite support every step of the way,” Ronan noted.
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