PONTIAC MI – As many as 10 workers setting up for A R Rahman's Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour in the Silverdome sustained minor injuries June 19 from a stage collapse. The structural failure forced the show to be cancelled. A performance set for June 20 in Toronto also needed to be rescheduled.
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Avid's new VENUE MADI Option Card, introduced at InfoComm10, has been designed to open up new workflows to VENUE users and make it easier to integrate VENUE into any existing MADI environment using the industry-standard MADI protocol.
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LAS VEGAS – Viva ELVIS, the seventh resident production by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, combines Elvis, Broadway-style production numbers and Cirque-robatics, with audio elements including an eight-piece on-stage band, four female singers, the voice of Elvis and sound effects.
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LAKE MINNETONKA, MN- With a long history of mixing for major artists and events ranging from Prince and Phil Collins to Juanes and Shakira, Rob "Cubby" Colby has seen touring sound gear evolve, and remains open to new ideas.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional named Ankush Agarwal marketing & communications manager, part of Harman's expansion in India. Agarwal previously served as marketing manager for Sennheiser India and for Hyundai Electronics.
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Read More »WASHINGTON, DC – June 12 was the big day when the FCC decreed that we all had to vacate the 700 MHz band that so many pro systems use for wireless mics and IEMs. And there is still mondo confusion as to how everything will work under the new system and how much more spectrum we can expect to lose.
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LONDON – Adlib supplied audio equipment and crew to the recent Flight of The Conchords U.K. tour, ensuring that "formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo" – and now mega-U.S. TV phenomenon – had the very best sonic treatment for their first U.K. tour.
Read More »APOPKA, FL – JH Audio has retained the services of Guesthouse Projects, Inc to handle artist relations and PR for its professional line of in-ear monitors. Established in 2009, JH Audio has headquarters in Apopka, Fla. with a branch office in North Hollywood, Calif.
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BENSALEM, PA – In a fixed installation using AKG's wireless microphone systems, PTC Group, Inc. recently designed a multi-unit WMS4500 system to drive nightly live performances in Parx Casino's bustling 360 Ultra Lounge. System designer Nathan Powell, president of PTC Group, credited the AKG gear for performance, versatility and efficiency.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – As Oasis of the Seas sailed out of a Finnish shipyard, the flagship of Royal Caribbean International went straight into the record books as the largest and most expensive passenger vessel ever built-weighing more than 225,000 gross registered tons and costing $1.5 billion.
Read More »NASHVILLE – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced Audioversity, a series of regional expos. The first event will take place at Soundcheck Nashville (740 Cowan Street), Aug. 11-12.
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