The MSC Poesia shipped out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. recently for ShipRocked, a five-day cruise and rock festival pairing Queensrÿche, Tesla, Ratt, Skid Row and half a dozen other bands with nearly 1,500 fans. Gear from L-Acoustics, supplied by Cincinnati-based Loud & Clear, went along for the ride.
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Communication Electronic Systems (CES) replaced the decade-old loudspeakers clamped to the rafters of the gymnasium at El Dorado High School with a new system featuring… Read More »Las Vegas High School Gym Equipped with Danley Loudspeakers
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TIRANA, Albania – Prosound Shpk, EAW's Albanian distributor, designed and installed the sound system for a 600-capacity nightclub that reopened recently. Catering to the needs of DJs and live bands, the club, Mumja, has been equipped with eight EAW JFL210 Compact Line Array Modules and four EAW LA400 Subwoofers.
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Depeche Mode's Tour of the Universe is now back in Europe, having traveled the globe since last April with a dual Midas XL8 live performance system for front of house and monitors, playing to audiences of up to 85,000.
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Paradiso first opened its doors on March 30, 1968. The 1,500-capacity venue is a converted church building located on Weteringschans in the heart of Amsterdam and dates back to 1879.
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Built in 1844, St. Malachy's is the third oldest Roman Catholic church in Belfast, Northern Ireland. When the uniquely detailed church reopened after 15-month, $6 million restoration to its interior and exterior, parishioners marveled at the restored brickwork, plasterwork, marble altar, mosaic floor and "wedding cake" fan-vaulted ceiling.
Read More »To download a PDF of the March 2010 FOH Buyers Guide, CLICK HERE. I happen to be a fan of the powered speaker concept, but… Read More »Powered Subwoofers
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Midas PRO6, what can I say about you? You are one classy dame. You have all the right pieces in all the right places. The first time I laid eyes on you I had that feeling you get as a freshman when you see the hot senior walk past you in the hall. I was scared.
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Most know Blue to be a manufacturer of high quality studio microphones. Their creative, intuitive and distinctive designs have caught attention from many engineers over the years. I remember a couple of years ago thinking to myself "I wish they would come out with a live microphone, I bet it would be awesome." So needless to say, when I found out I was going to be reviewing two of these mics, I was a happy guy!
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It's kind of funny that this review is running in the same issue as the Midas PRO6 because, while they could not seem more different on the surface, they share a common thread. Both are very apt demonstrations of the relentless march towards digital in our little live event audio world.
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Hard to believe that it was just a year ago when FOH was running news stories about problems at LOUD Technologies just about every issue-delisting from the NASDAQ, manufacturing partners in Asia shutting down and disrupting supply chains for both Mackie and EAW products and finally rumors of impending bankruptcy.
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At the historic Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Calif., Duncan Sheik's musical, Whisper House recently completed its successful premiere run. Sheik's follow-up to Spring Awakening ran from January 13 to February 21 and received critical acclaim for its haunting score, unconventional structure and Dan Moses Schreier's sound design.
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