LAS VEGAS – The regional winners of FOH's 2010 Hometown Hero voting competition have just been announced: Canada: Wall Sound and Lighting, Ottawa, Ontario; Northeast: Concert Quality Sound, Egg Harbor City, NJ; Southeast: Beachsound, Miami Gardens, FL; Midwest: Harvest Productions, Kansas City, MO; Southwest: Richter Scale Productions, Denver CO (and Phoenix); Northwest: Sound On Stage, Hayward, CA.
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MADISON, AL – American Audio, Inc. used Sennheiser wireless gear to help the 3,500-congregation Asbury United Methodist Church overcome white space issues. The gear, including Sennheiser's ew 365 G2 and ew 300 series microphones, supports two services conducted simultaneously in dedicated sanctuaries.
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NEW YORK – Jay-Z's recent summer appearances in the U.S. and Europe were supported by a Midas XL8 live production system at FOH provided by Clair Brothers. At the controls: Kenyatta "Kelo" Saunders, the rap artist's longtime sound engineer and Grammy-award winner, who's also worked with artists including D'Angelo, Eminem, The Roots, Joss Stone and Erykah Badu.
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COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL – Sound of Authority provided the Country Club Hills Theater, an outdoor venue in this Chicago suburb, with a new sound system for the summer that includes components from D.A.S. Audio's Aero Series 2. The venue is being used this year for performers ranging from Toni Braxton, Al Jarreau, Eric Benet, Bobby Brown, David Sanborn and Smokey Robinson.
Read More »BELLINGHAM, WA – Roland Systems Group U.S. (RSG) named Quantum Sales and Technology to help represent the company's products aimed at resellers, systems integrators, contractors, architects, engineers, designers and consultants based in southern California and southern Nevada.
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DETROIT – The Fountain of Truth Church recently created a place where young people can participate in activities that are physically, intellectually and spiritually engaging. Sound Planning Communications provided a new sound system using Symetrix' easy-to-set-up Jupiter series of DSP units, optimizing the modest system's processing power.
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NASHVILLE,TN – More than 475 audio professionals braved the high heat and humidity in Nashville to attend the first Audioversity event held by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS).
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IOWA CITY, IA – The Union Bar, which has been called the "biggest bar in the Big Ten Conference," hosts parties featuring DJs who fly in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York City. Owner/operator George Wittgraf credited the new Danley loudspeakers for improved fidelity and pattern control, which helps direct sound away from the bar itself, making it easy for bartenders to hear drink orders.
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ATLANTA, GA and CHARLOTTE, NC – New Birth Missionary Baptist Church recently renovated its $50 million, 7,500-seat sanctuary and opened a sister church in Charlotte, N.C. Both locations have been equipped with EAW loudspeakers.
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GUANGZHOU, China – The Guangzhou Opera House has become one of China's three biggest theatres and includes an 1,800-seat theatre and a 400-seat venue. Both have been equipped with L-Acoustics sound gear supplied by Chinese distributor Rightway Audio Consultants and installed by Leifull Light and Sound Enterprises.
Read More »MUSKEGON, MI – The next Worship Arts Technology Summit (WATS), set for Sept. 13-15, is open to all church technicians, musicians and vocalists seeking the worship arts and technology training. The event is sponsored by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Yamaha Corporation of America, Shure, Elation Lighting, and Media Shout.
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NORTH JAKARTA, Indonesia – A new performance space at Indonesia's University of Bunda Mulia (UBM) has been equipped with a Midas PRO6. Chossy Pratama, a musician and recording engineer, oversaw the install of the console, provided through local Midas distributor PT Gracia Auvindo.
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