HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese PA company Fantasies Show & Light selected Allen & Heath’s iLive digital mixing system for a recent tour visiting 10 cities in Vietnam called Rock Storm. Masaaki Azuma, the tour’s show sound director, has also handled sound control for Madonna, Oasis, Under World, Metallica, and Fuji Rock Festival.
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CHADRON, NE — Chadron State College’s athletic facilities had been limping along with antiquated 40-year old horn systems, which finally got pulled to the sidelines recently. For the school’s Softball Field and Don Beebe Stadium at Elliot Field, they were replaced with Community R-Series loudspeakers.
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NEWARK, NJ — "Big Mick" Hughes' tenure as front-of-house (FOH) engineer for legendary heavy metal phenomenon Metallica is almost as long as the band's existence. "This is my 25th year. I was 25 or 26 when I started with the guys, and I'm going on 51 in a minute," said Hughes, pictured here, left, with Gary Boss and Paul Owen.
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WASHINGTON, DC — An orator’s message is ultimately only as effective as the audio gear conveying it, and for 18 minutes, the live sound industry helped Barack Obama deliver an inaugural address to listening audience of truly epic proportions, with well over a million gathered at the National Mall. “To the best of my knowledge, this was the largest amplified event in human history,” said Robert Goldstein, president of Maryland Sound International (MSI), which handled the audio, with Clair Global providing delay speakers.
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KISSIMMEE, FL — For any sound crew, outdoor music programs are tough enough, as they require extra care to avoid wind, condensation and the unavoidable issue of something being dropped at the most inopportune time—usually when changing the setups between the opening and main acts. But Ted Morgan, pictured here, and his crew were able to run the show smoothly, and his gear, including products from Lectrosonics, survived some serious abuse.
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SHENZHEN, China — Shure Inc. said it had worked closely with Chinese authorities on its bust last month of a wholesale supply of more than 8,500 counterfeit earphones. An investigation initiated by Shure led to a raid by the Shenzhen Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) on a wholesale shop, Sanze Electronics, and another at an associated warehouse.
Read More »NINGBO, China — Soundking Group Co. Ltd. announced that it had acquired the assets, trademark and intellectual property of Cadac Electronics plc, effective immediately. Bob Thomas has been appointed as general manager of the new operating company, Cadac Holdings Ltd. Soundking said all 25 current Cadac employees were being retained, with R&D and production continuing in the U.K.
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ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL — After having to make do with a sound reinforcement system that was under capacity for the size of its sanctuary, the management of Christ Fellowship Church, Royal Palm Campus decided the time had come to act upon the matter. The church selected a line array system from WorxAudio Technologies.
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ORLANDO — LMG Systems Integration recently hired Jeff Cameron as a sales engineer in the firm’s Orlando headquarters. Cameron’s duties will include developing new business, maintaining client communication, and advising clients on the optimal equipment to meet design and budget needs.
Read More »BATON ROUGE, LA — PreSonus named Eric Boyer to the position of director of marketing. Boyer will be responsible for directing all aspects of PreSonus marketing, including advertising, promotions, trade shows, artist relations, and public relations.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Newly-inaugurated as the 44th American president, Barack Obama faced one of the largest crowds to ever assemble in the nation’s capital, and… Read More »An 18-Minute Speech, A World of Listeners
Read More »TORONTO — Holophone, a maker of surround microphones, has moved its headquarters to a 150 year-old farmhouse in Schomberg, in the township of King, Ontario.… Read More »Holophone Moves HQ to Farmhouse
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