Levitt Pavilions Serves Up an Eclectic Mix with Peavey

ARLINGTON, Texas — With a 50-concert season, the Levitt Pavilion serves up an eclectic mix of high-quality entertainment productions, from dance to live music to performance art. With new productions for every show, the 2,000-capacity Levitt project demanded a sound system that could adapt quickly to an ever-changing schedule. Cornerstone Media president Kent Morris, a veteran audio contractor and installer, recognized the unique challenges of the project and specified the Peavey Versarray 212 line-array system as the main audio component. 

Crown Audio has debuted the newly extended XLS Series amplifiers that elevate the performance threshold of portable PA amplifiers, comprising the XLS 202, XLS 402, XLS 602, XLS 802 and the new XLS 5000. The XLS Series has now been extended with the addition of the new XLS 5000 ($1,399 U.S. street price), delivering 1,800 watts per channel in 4-ohm stereo mode and 5,000 watts in 4-ohm bridge-mono mode.

LAS VEGAS — The 2008 Parnelli Awards may have all been presented. The winners have flown home and they’re already working on gigs that may be considered for next year’s awards. The audio gear for the 2008 show has long been packed up and taken away. But the event lives on, available on FOH-TV (www.fohonline.com/tv), with highlights from the presentation of the Audio Innovator Award to Roy and Gene Clair, the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dennis Sheehan, and an honorary introduction to this year’s emcee, Alice Cooper.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Ace Audio provided the sound reinforcement system for the Guitar Under The Stars event, an outdoor concert held at the Riverfront Recapture in Harford, Conn. Guitar Under The Stars has become a yearly tradition that draws thousands to the Hartford riverfront for a full day of music. Crown I-Tech 4000’s and 8000’s were used for front-of-house and monitors while XTi 4000s amplifiers powered the fill speakers.