LONDON – Florence and the Machine used a combined iLive FOH and monitor system on its European tour this fall, which included dates in the U.K., Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and Austria.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Along with U.S. president Barack Obama and over 100 VIPs including heads of state and various ministers of different nations addressing climate change issues, a total of more than 30,000 people attended the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) at the 77,000-square-meter Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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OMAHA, NE – When the band Vertical Horizon went out on tour this year, they tapped industry veteran Jay Phebus as their FOH engineer and tour manager. The group is best known for "Everything You Want" from the 1999 album of the same name. This year, founding members Matt Scannell and Keith Kane decided to hit the road to promote the group's new album, Burning the Days.
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LOS ANGELES – Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails recently completed a world tour throughout the United States, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Rim, playing venues ranging in capacity from 5,000 to 25,000.
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RIMINI, Italy – Eros Ramazzotti recently embarked on the first European leg of his "Ali e Radici" (Wings and Roots) world tour, a 10-truck production with stops at indoor arenas in 23 European countries before it travels for some South American dates, a series of European open-air summer shows, then off to the U.S. and Australia.
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LOS ANGELES – The American Music Awards included performances by Sennheiser artists Shakira, Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Eminem, 50 Cent and Nelly Furtado. ATK Audiotek provided audio for the show, broadcast on ABC from the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live.
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VIENNA, Austria – AKG recently updated its System Architect plug-in for the HUB 4000 Q to version 3.5 with the introduction of the Harman System Architect 2.1 release, fully integrating the digital wireless microphone system DMS 700 into System Architect.
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LONDON – Sound engineer Randy Meullier, who is using a Soundcraft Vi6 for the U.K. and European legs of Alice Cooper's Theater of Death tour, credited Pete Russell at SSE Audio Group for giving him access to his first-choice console.
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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – In mid-1981, the parishioners of Saint Brendan Church dedicated their sanctuary with pride. The building featured ornate architecture, color schemes and high ceilings.
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LONDON – The Hot Rats, a side project of British Indie band Supergrass, recently embarked on tour with a compact Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to manage various live performances and media appearances.
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PALESTINE, TX – As they were moving towards a blended worship service, Southside Baptist Church members found that their old sound system in their 1,250 seat main worship center was a poor match for the demands of contemporary music.
BREA, CA – The Cause Community Church got its start in 2005 as an expansion of the Faith Community Church mega-church in West Covina. Members started meeting at a supportive Brea, Calif.-based movie complex.