ROGERS, Ark. — With a regular series of webcasts, podcasts and broadcasts via the Daystar Television Network, the services at the Church at Pinnacle Hills are heard and seen by viewers across the country. On stage in the church’s sanctuary, the performers rely on Community M12 monitors. The M12 monitor system was part of the church’s recently updated sound system.
Read More »ENGLAND — Adlib recently supplied audio for German rockers The Scorpions' UK tour. ADLIB's Hassane Essiahi and Otto Kroyman babysat the band FOH and monitor engineers Achim Schulze and Glen Schmeling, ensuring their JBL VerTec system rocked to the required extremes.
Read More »WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Mix magazine has ended its sponsorship of the Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards, just shy of its 25th year of support.
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LOS ANGELES — Home of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, the LA Coliseum recently received its first major upgrade since hosting the 1984 Olympics Games. The LA Coliseum was upgraded with a Meyer Sound point-source system featuring the first permanent installation of the groundbreaking SB-3F sound field synthesis loudspeaker.
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In a move that is sure to deepen the iPhone envy among live audio guys, SoundBroker.com has put its entire service into an application for the iPhone. No, this is not just a link to the company's Web site. This is a way to access and search new and used gear listings via an interface made for the phone. SoundBroker.com provides a "link” between buyers and sellers of gear, protecting the interests of both parties in ways that an open auction site like eBay is not equipped to do.
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Sound production company Serpro Producciones of Monterrey, Mexico, recently provided Electro-Voice sound reinforcement for the first Zero-Fest music festival, which attracted a crowd of nearly 30,000 to Parque Fundidora in Monterrey.
Read More »TORONTO — For the world premiere performance of the new Allen Cole musical The Miracle Man, the sound quality of the wireless microphone system that would be deployed was a major concern. Peter McBoyle, the Stratford, Ontario-based theatrical sound designer and consultant tasked with ensuring the audio quality for the new Canadian musical, always felt the audio fidelity was compromised by typical RF microphone systems. Determined not to let this be a hindrance, he searched for a better solution and found it—with wireless equipment from Lectrosonics.
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AUSTRALIA — Victoria-based Intavent Technical Services provided all the AV requirements for this year’s Melbourne Cup in Australia, basing the audio system around two Allen & Heath WZ312M mixers.
RENNES, France — Audiolite has completed the installation of a permanent system for the Football Stadium of Lorient with 42 Adamson Metrix W enclosures. Lorient is located in Rennes, Brittany on the Atlantic Ocean.
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — One of the only non-profit dedicated to fostering success for women and girls in the music industry, the Institute for Musical Arts (IMA) provides summer rock ‘n’ roll programs for girls at its rural Massachusetts location that focus on performance and recording. Recognizing the importance of IMA’s work, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation has provided MD 421 and MD 441 microphones to fill in some of the voids in IMA’s equipment list.
Read More »NEW YORK — Back for its second year at New York's Madison Square Garden WaMu Theater, Wintuk brings its inimitable touch to a child's world, injecting stunning visuals and powerful music into a holiday-themed presentation. The complex technical demands of the Cirque du Soleil production are once again entrusted to Montreal-based Solotech, providing multimedia support that includes a Meyer Sound-based surround system created by award-winning sound designer Jonathan Deans.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — With the end of the year upon us, as well as changes in wireless technology, a number of companies have announced rebate programs on pro audio and wireless products. The list of companies includes Sennheiser, Shure, AKG, Lectrosonics, QSC, Allen & Heath, Mackie, Digidesign, Lab.gruppen, dbx, Carvin and Crown. To view the individual rebate offerings, read more.
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