LOS ANGELES — AKG wireless audio was used by Kanye West and Neil Diamond they performed at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and at related events in Los Angeles. Soundtronics Wireless coordinated the wireless microphone set-up prior to the Grammys and ATK Audiotek deployed the AKG products at the show.
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PENRYN, U.K. — Allen & Heath shipped the first batch of its new iLive-T digital mixing systems. Launched at NAMM 2009, the British manufacturer said it has been overwhelmed as distributors have placed orders months in advance to cope with demand.
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MILFORD, NH — Earthworks, manufacturer of High Definition Microphones, announced that Michael Hurwitz has been appointed to the position of National Sales Manager. A former sales representative for professional audio manufacturers, Hurwitz has backgrounds in both the sale of professional audio equipment and retail sales.
Read More »HOLLISTER, MO — Blue Planet Lighting has agreed to acquire Sandor Sound Services Group, forming Blue Planet Audio. Ed Sandor, newly appointed president of Blue Planet Audio, will oversee all departments of the company. Sandor will receive a controlling interest as well as creative control over the Blue Planet Audio division.
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SACRAMENTO, CA — Sacramento Production Services (SPS) provided sound production support for a worship event held at the Memorial Auditorium, the Northern California/Nevada Assemblies of God Youth Convention. SPS once again supported the annual event with crew and equipment, including gear from Martin Audio.
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LOS ANGELES — If 2009’s economy had all the energy of the windless air over the Sargasso Sea, the Super Bowl and Grammy Awards can always be relied upon to generate a maelstrom of activity, particularly for ATK Audiotek. The busy soundco provided live audio support for both events, staged thousands of miles and just one week apart in early February.
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DES PLAINES, IL — Gepco International named Rick Thompson, a 15-year Gepco veteran, Central regional sales manager. Thompson joined the company in 1994 as an inside sales consultant.
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TORONTO — The goal for CinequipWhite Inc., the AV sales, rental and design/build firm that was contracted to upgrade the audio capabilities at Toronto’s Young Centre for the Performing Arts, was to provide a wireless microphone system that could move from one presentation space to another.
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FORT WAYNE, IN — When Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold united for their co-headlining world tour, Avenged’s FOH Engineer Nigel Paul and his Buckcherry counterpart Stephen Shaw chose a Meyer Sound system to meet their goal of achieving a combination of power and clarity.
Read More »NEW YORK — Guitar Center Profressional (GC Pro) helped cap the $45 million renovation of the Bohemian National Hall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with the integration of an all-new audio/visual system.
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LONDON — The Ealing Christian Centre (ECC) recently upgraded its sound system and selected several EAW SM Series stage monitors for vocalist and band use. The Centre already had an existing EAW KF600 Series Compact Three-Way VAT System, both ground-stacked and flown. The recent upgrade to the monitor system was accomplished with the help of EAW's U.K. dealer AA Systems.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA — Hollywood United Methodist Church was built in the 1920s with a Gothic architectural design inspired by Westminster Abbey, and it has served as a backdrop for Whoopi Goldberg’s Sister Act and hundreds of scenes in other movies. But while it’s withstood all those movie shoots and California’s earthquakes, its sound system was outdated and underpowered.
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