Shure Acquires Informationsteknik
NILES, IL and COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Shure Inc. acquired Informationsteknik, a provider of discussion systems and AV communication solutions.
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TC Group Joins AVnu Alliance
From left, Morten Lave, Lee Minich and Anders Fauerskov
AARHUS, Denmark – TC Group, parent company of TC Electronic, Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Lake and TC Helicon, is to become part of the AVnu Alliance, the industry forum dedicated to the establishment and promotion of the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) open network standard.
Read More »Sennheiser Canada Live Mixing Workshop Coming to Toronto
TORONTO – Sennheiser Canada is hosting a three-day live mixing workshop Feb. 21, 22 and 23, from 10am to 5pm each day, at the Warehouse Event Venue in downtown Toronto. The workshop is designed to provide audio engineers with a complete overview on how to set up and run a live event.
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Guangzhou Opera House Equipped with Midas Digital Systems
Mr Zhou Xucun, FOH engineer at the Guangzhou Opera House, with the Midas XL8 live performance system
PEARL RIVER, China – The new the Guangzhou Opera House includes an 1,800-seat and a 400-seat theatre, both of which have been installed with Midas digital systems and analog consoles, and also with Klark Teknik signal processing.
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NAMM’s Wanna Play? Stage Covered by Community
ANAHEIM, CA – NAMM's Wanna Play? Stage outside the Anaheim Convention Center at the John Lennon Plaza once again drew crowds with well-known and up-and-coming artists during Winter NAMM's four day run. The stage is named for NAMM's "Wanna Play?" campaign, a public awareness initiative designed to encourage more people to play musical instruments.
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Meridian’s First Baptist Church Upgrades with Dual Iconyx IC24-R Systems
MERIDIAN, MS – The First Baptist Church here recently upgraded its sound system with dual Iconyx IC24-R systems, acting on the recommendation made by William Roland, principal at Gracenote Consulting.
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AVS Production Group Provides Yamaha PM5D-EX System for Marc Anthony Tour
NEW YORK – For Marc Anthony's recently-completed U.S. leg of his Iconos tour, which began in New York City at Madison Square Garden and wrapped up in Chicago at the Allstate Arena, AVS Production Group provided a Yamaha PM5D-EX digital mixing system for monitors.
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Kings of Leon Go Global with Midas XL8
Midas XL8 with (L tor R) Brent Rawlings (FOH); Mark Brnich (PA tech, Eighth Day Sound); Saul Skoutarides (monitors); Adam Smith (monitor tech); Josh Lloyd (FOH tech, Britannia Row Productions)
LOS ANGELES – 2010 was a busy year for Kings Of Leon, who have been touring since summer in support of their new album, Come Around Sundown, with Midas XL8 live performance systems at FOH and monitors. The tour continues into 2011 with dates in Australia and South Africa before returning to Europe later in the year for more festival dates.
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LOUD Appoints New Pro-Audio Leadership
WOODINVILLE, WA – LOUD Technologies Inc. named Jeff Rocha vice president and general manager, EAW and Anthony Taylor vice president and managing director, Martin Audio. In these newly expanded roles, Rocha and Taylor will assume P&L responsibility for their respective brand, as well as manage all engineering, product development, marketing, manufacturing and sales efforts. In addition, Rocha will lead the EAW design and manufacturing facility in Whitinsville, USA, while Taylor will lead the Martin Audio design and manufacturing facility in High Wycombe, U.K.
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Sound Pioneer Bruce Jackson Killed in Plane Crash
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Legendary sound pioneer and Parnelli Audio Innovator Award honoree Bruce Jackson was killed after his Mooney M020 single engine piston prop engine plane crashed Jan. 29 near Furnace Creek, CA, in Death Valley National Park. The Federal Aviation Association is investigating the cause of the crash and currently lists it as "unknown circumstances." Jackson was alone, flying at 11 p.m. He was 62.
Read More »Odyssey Awarded $2 Million in Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
SAN GABRIEL, CA – Odyssey Innovative Designs, a manufacturer of cases and accessories for the audio market, won an infringement lawsuit against another accessories manufacturer, Rack in the Cases Limited, its affiliates and distributors.
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Old Wisconsin Churches Get New SLS Audio Line Arrays
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Two older churches here – St. Gabriel's and St. John's – shared a common problem. They both had large, reverberant spaces, which caused intelligibility issues, and both hired Lifeline Audio Video Technologies for a solution, which came in the form of SLS Audio's LS6593V2 column line arrays.
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