COLUMBUS, OH — Jeff Dunham’s 2009 comedy tour may be called “Spark of Insanity,” but Live! Technologies, which is handling audio, lighting, video and staging for the Comedy Central standout is all about keeping things sane — and audible. To ensure the audio system reaches the last row, Live! Technologies is using EV XLine speakers, pictured here.
SALT LAKE CITY—Housed in a historic church, Salt Lake Acting Company premieres original plays with bold themes. When it came time to buy a new mixing console, in-house sound maven Cynthia L. Kehr Rees chose the Yamaha IM8-32, an analog board with a straightforward layout and feature set.
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PERTH, Australia — After taking delivery of a Soundcraft Vi6 digital live console, Jands Production Services (JPS) whisked it out the door and onto a tour for Australian singer/songwriter Delta Goodrem’s tour, where Ben Shapiro, the tour’s monitor engineer, gave it high marks. Shapiro, pictured with the console here, echoed that praise for the support provided by JPS itself.
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ROSEMONT, IL — Steve Shaw, left, and Nigel Paul, right, are FOH engineers, respectively, for Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold, whose tour last fall was extended through the winter of 2009. Shaw and Paul give part of the credit for the tour’s success to the new PRO6 digital mixing console from Midas.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Turbosound announced the appointment of Bingen-based Mega Audio GmbH as its distributor in Germany. Pictured here, from left, are Mega Audio’s Burkhard Elsner and Chris Hinds and Martin Reid from Turbosound.
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WACO, TX — Highland Baptist Church’s multi-purpose Life Center has been equipped with a new sound system that includes an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system. “It’s not a typical sanctuary,” said Tim Cates, audio-visual director for the church, “it’s a multipurpose facility where we also host concerts and banquets in addition to two full size basketball courts. So we needed something with lots of flexibility and, of course, we had a budget.”
Read More »MEMPHIS, TN — The Mississippi Delta is considered “ground zero” of the blues-music movement. The town of Clarksdale in particular — where U.S. Highways 61 and 49 intersect at the Crossroads — holds a mystique with music fans who come from around the world to experience the art form where it began.
Read More »HOLLYWOOD, CA — American Idol drummer Teddy Campbell is using Future Sonics’ Atrio professional earphones for his performances, recordings and personal listening.
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PORTLAND, OR — The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is among the nation’s most eco-friendly and technically advanced, with fiber optics connecting the OCC’s one million square feet of space, using digital signal processing to divide the audio system into a nearly endless series of configurations for a multitude of different events.
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NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand — Audio rental system provider Above Productions, based in Hamilton, New Zealand, deployed its recently-purchased Vertec portable system for the TSB Bank Fireworks Spectacular, held at the TSB Bowl here.
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LEXINGTON, KY — The Lexington Opera House, which opened in grand style in 1887, then fell into disrepair, was saved from the wrecking ball in 1976 and purchased by the city. Even so, after more than three decades, it was due for an audio upgrade. The venue’s technical coordination team chose a new L-Acoustics Kudo line source array system for the 944-seat venue.
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The Earthworks FlexWand Series combine a 30kHz HD microphone, boom and stand as a single unit for choir or musical instruments. It allows the microphone head to be positioned as high as 7 feet and as low as 1.5 feet from the floor. There are no visible wires or cables above floor level. Instead of having to find a mic, attach the mic clip to the stand and then dress the cable around the stand, users can just pick up the FlexWand, position it and plug the mic cable into the base. Along with a large flex section near the center of the stand that couples the stand and the wand, there is a mini-gooseneck between the end of the wand and the microphone head.
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