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A Strike Out

In early November, a few days after Local One of the technical and stagehand union IATSE had gone out on strike against Broadway shows, I was standing at the FOH position in the Hilton Theatre on West 43rd Street, a half block from Times Square. The Hilton is home to the musical version of Mel Brook’s film, Young Frankenstein, and was one of the few shows still running, as the Hilton Theatre’s union contract had been established separately from most of the others.

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Where Is Your Bread Buttered?

Brian: It seems like only yesterday we were ringing in 2007, and here it is 2008 already.  And the New Year brings a couple of cold, slow months in the event business.  All the holiday shows have come and gone, and yes, they all paid in cash, but I still have to keep the heat on until business picks up when the snow melts.  Maybe you’ve got it easy out there in Vegas, but what can I do to keep the money flowing?

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QSC Venue Manager V3.0

Providing system-wide design, control and monitoring functions within a feature set built for the QSControl.net platform, QSC’s Venue Manager V3.0 will be make its first official industry appearance at this year’s InfoComm.

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Oklahoma Centennial Spectacular Celebrates with JBL

OKLAHOMA CITY – In a high-profile event that reinforces the reliable performance and easy setup of JBL Professional VERTEC line arrays, staging production company Alford Media Services recently provided the audio and video systems for the Oklahoma Centennial Spectacular at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Oklahoma’s statehood, the event featured performances by many legendary Oklahomans including Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and the Flaming Lips.

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Times Square Rings in 2008 with Maryland Sound

NEW YORK – When it comes to daunting audio gigs, few can match the challenges presented by the annual New Year's Eve Show in New York City's Times Square. With a live audience in the hundreds of thousands and a TV audience in the 10’s of millions, this is one of those gigs where the whole world really is watching. Long-time audio provider Maryland Sound International (MSI) pulls off the seemingly impossible every year, but the most recent show was made better and easier with the addition of Studer and Soundcraft digital mixing technology.

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Aerosmith Rocks India with Meyer Sound

BANGALORE, INDIA – It’s been more than three decades since Aerosmith released their self-titled debut in 1973, and the “Bad Boys from Boston” continue to deliver exciting new material, most recently on a new blues album due out in this month. On their world tour, the band delivered a high-energy show in India for the first time ever, performing at the open-air grounds of the historic Bangalore Palace. To ensure every dB of power reached fans with ample clarity and presence, Bangalore-based Reynolds Sound and Lighting Services supplied a massive system based on Meyer Sound MILO-family high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers.

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Landmark Church of Christ Upgrades Decade-Old System with Danley Sound Labs

MONTGOMERY, AL – Like many churches around the country, Landmark Church of Christ in Montgomery, Ala., is undergoing a slow shift from services that are completely a cappella with no supplemental media, to services that are driven by instrumental music with support by CDs and other media. When church members began noticing that their decade-old sound system wasn’t as ready for the change as they were, the church contacted commercial sound designer Chad Edwardson at All Pro Sound in Pensacola, Fla., to explore ways that they could bring their sound system up to speed with their ambitions.

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Led Zeppelin Performs for Sold-Out Crowd with Meyer Sound

LONDON – Eighteen thousand fans packed London’s O2 Arena for the most anticipated concert in recent history.  John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jason Bonham (son of original band member, John Bonham) and Jimmy Page played a two-hour, 16-song set through a Meyer Sound MILO system provided by UK-based sound rental company, Major Tom Ltd. At front of house, Big Mick mixed the band, while Roy Williams handled Plant’s vocal.

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