MIAMI — The Ultra Music Festival drew 70,000 to Miami’s Bicentennial Park to hear electronic music from Moby, Paul van Dyk, Cut Copy, Tiesto, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas and Rabbit in the Moon, among others, and the main stage went deep with BASSMAXX’s new SP218 subwoofer, a.k.a. the “Dub-ill 18.”
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, launched its Waves Hybrid line, a series of plug-ins for its console/processor models (SSL 4000 Collection, V-Series, The API Collection, The JJP Collection).
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LONDON — Aviom has named Nick Williams international marketing and sales director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Most recently EMEA sales director for Harman Pro, Williams has also served as the European sales manager for Tascam and as managing director/co-owner of Music Connections Hertfordshire.
Read More »MARCOUSSIS, France — L-Acoustics has launched the Rental Network, an international platform to serve the community of line source array owners. The new network replaces the V-DOSC Partnership, which had been in use since 1993.
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CINCINNATI — Live production company Loud & Clear, Inc. has expanded its L-Acoustics inventory with the recent purchase of 16 KUDO™ line source array enclosures, several SB28 subs, and 20 new LA Series amplified controllers.
Read More »MERIDIAN, MS — Peavey Electronics Corporation has begun a company-wide “lean” initiative intended to maximize efficiency among its 33 facilities and strengthen the organization’s position in the global marketplace, according to Courtland Gray, COO.
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HONOLULU — President Barack Obama’s alma mater, Punahou School, recently installed a new Electro-Voice XLE super-compact line array sound system in the school’s theater with the help from Audissey, a Honolulu-based AV and control technologies provider.
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SAN MATEO, CA—With strong support from the parent’s Boosters organization, San Mateo High School’s award-winning drama program presents three mainstage productions each year while educating scores of dedicated students in all aspects of stagecraft. When the Boosters recently decided to invest in wireless microphone technology, they purchased a sizeable system drawn from components in the Lectrosonics catalog.
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NEW YORK — A bilingual production of West Side Story recently opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway with a Studer Vista 5 digital console mixing the show. The iconic production makes its return to Broadway after a 29-year absence, and sound designer Dan Moses Schreier and his associates selected the Vista 5 for its capabilities and audio quality.
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BANGALORE, India — Although V&P Sound PVT. Ltd. has stepped into the digital age with a Soundcraft Vi6™console for recent events, many of the independent engineers mixing for performers at the annual Rock Ethos festival here last month haven’t. So V&P Sound provided Soundcraft MH2 and MH3 analog consoles for their benefit.
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CLEVELAND, OH — The 24th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honored Jeff Beck, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby Womack, Run DMC and Metallica, among others, and Firehouse Productions, Red Hook, N.Y., made sure the Public Auditorium was well-stocked with gear.
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LAKEWOOD, NJ — Neutrik AG named Pete Milbery as managing director of Neutrik USA Inc. Milbery had been western regional sales manager of Neutrik USA Inc. before the promotion. He joined Neutrik in 2005 after a 15-year career in sales and management.
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