LAS VEGAS — Meeting Services, Inc. technical director Ken Freeman credited a combination of “great sound, reliable performance, and easy array configurability” for the company’s selection of VerTec line arrays at the AARP’s Vegas@50+ convention held recently at the Sands Expo Convention Center.
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EVANSTON, IL — John Legend recently performed for an audience of 5,500 at the Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. Gand Concert Sound provided audio for the event, produced by A&O Productions. SCS Productions provided lighting and staging.
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LEICESTER, MA — Compared to the age of its campus, which dates back to 1784, Becker College/Leicester’s gym is a youngster — it’s only been around for about 37 years. Even so, its 37-year-old sound system was overdue for an upgrade. The new system installed by Wavelengths Pro Audio included an Ashly ne24.24M matrix processor with Ashly remote control units.
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LONDON — The Star Wars saga is looming large via Star Wars: In Concert, where a live symphony orchestra and chorus performs John Williams’ film score beneath HD projections from the six Star Wars films on a 60-by-30-foot screen. FOH mixer Steve Colby is using Studer’s Vista 5 SR digital live mixing console for the tour.
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WOODRUFF, SC — For a city of less than 5,000 people, Woodruff, S.C. looms large in terms of its success with football. From the mid-1960s through the 1990s, Woodruff High School coach Willie Varner led the team to a total of 10 state championships, with hometown standouts including Notre Dame quarterback Tony Rice.
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PERRYSBURG, OH — Thunder Audio recently installed sound systems at three Cedar Creek Church locations in Ohio beginning with the Perrysburg campus followed by the Whitehouse and Toledo satellite locations. Thunder Audio also received an install “assist”’ from Prodigy Music at the Perrysburg and Toledo sites.
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VIENNA, Austria — Bamboo flute prodigy Pravin Godkhindi has been performing since he was six years old. Now, with his own band, he uses the AKG WMS 450 wireless microphone system and IVM 4 PM system.
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TILBURG, The Netherlands — Rent-All has provided DiGiCo SD8 and SD7 consoles for FOH and monitors for Guus Meeuwis’ current tour through the Netherlands.
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The new E12X-SUB has been added to d&b audiotechnik’s compact E-Series line of subwoofers. It is a bass-reflex subwoofer fitted with a 12-inch long excursion neodymium driver.
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Peavey Electronics’ IPR DSP Series power amplifiers will use Waves’ MX5010 semiconductor, which features MaxxBass Bass Extension, MaxxTreble High Frequency Enhancement, 7-Band Paragraphic MaxxEQ, MaxxStereo, MaxxVolume Level Control and more.
Read More »GAINESVILLE, GA —Danley Sound Labs announced the addition of two new distributors. Mitek Canada will distribute Danley loudspeakers for houses of worship, commercial installations, and live venues to all points north of the continental U.S., while Sound Mission will do the same for Poland, Germany, and other European Union countries.
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BEDFORDSHIRE, U.K. — Cadac Holdings, Ltd. announced the death of Mark Ray, 49, on Nov. 9 during a visit to New York. Ray, who had fronted Cadac's sales and marketing activity around the world for nine years, died from a heart attack.
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