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Jon Sword Gets a Feeling for Cadac CDC Six

Jon Sword, FOH engineer for The Feeling with CDC six at O2 Arena.

Jon Sword Gets a Feeling for Cadac CDC Six

LUTON, UK – The Feeling FOH engineer Jon Sword has had been touring the band with a Cadac CDC six console on the recent Jeff Lynne’s ELO arena support slot. The tour has seen both engineer and band fall in love with the compact Cadac. “I’ve been using the desk in 300 capacity venues and then on our arena shows with 14 mixes, either way it’s an absolute breeze,” says Sword. “I’ve had zero issues with the desk for the whole tour, and given that I’m walking into the arenas as a support engineer, it’s been great to know I’m in a reliably consistent situation.”

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Mark Meding, On the Road Marketing principal; Philip Cajka, Audio-Technica president/CEO; Tim Chamberlain, On the Road Marketing senior account mgr., Upstate New York; and Andrew Pernetti, Audio-Technica territory manager, professional markets. Photo: Corey Walthall, Clyne Media.

Audio-Technica Honors On the Road Marketing

LAS VEGAS — Audio-Technica has recognized On the Road Marketing with its Samurai Award for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The A-T Samurai Award recipient was congratulated during InfoComm 2016 for outstanding sales performance in the Upstate New York area, and bestowed with Audio-Technica’s beloved Samurai doll.

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Ascend Amphitheater.

Morris Reduces Noise with d&b at CMA Music Fest

NASHVILLE – Morris uses its new d&b audiotechnik NoizCalc solution during the recent CMA Music Festival June 9-12. It helped maintain a high quality of sound for the attendees but minimized the sound spread in surrounding areas, and also fell below sound levels set by the Nashville city government for outdoor events. Morris will use NoizCalc again in Nashville’s upcoming 4th of July celebration, “Let Freedom Sing,” which takes place at an outdoor stage in the middle of the downtown core.

 

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Andrew Werdean

Dynaudio Appoints Andrew Werdean VP Sales for North America

GLENVIEW, IL — Danish loudspeaker specialist Dynaudio has appointed Andrew Werdean as vice president of sales for North America. Werdean will lead the sales effort – in addition to supporting marketing and product management – with a focus on growing Dynaudio’s integration business. He previously served as Western U.S. sales manager for control system manufacturer Remote Technologies, Inc. (RTI).

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EDC 2016

Pyro Accident Reported during Electric Daisy Carnival’s Second Night in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — An intensifying heat wave in the U.S. Southwest posed some concerns, but Insomniac Production’s 2016 Electric Daisy Carnival event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway went relatively smoothly. One crew member looking after the Bass Pod stage sustained minor burn-related injuries in a pyro accident on the second night of the three-night event, however. The glitch damaged set elements and speakers, but performances resumed at the Bass Pod area later that night.

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Adele in concert. Photo: Ralph Larmann

TiMax Moves Adele

LONDON – A TiMax SoundHub-S32 audio showcontrol matrix, specified by system engineer Ulf Oeckel and purchased by sound provider Black Box Music, was employed for the fundamentally simple but vital task of carrying Adele’s strong vocal range across two stages on her Adele Live 2016 tour – her first in four years. FOH engineer Dave Bracey points out one of the benefits of the TiMax system: “Fading time delay is something that’s not readily available in audio processing, but that’s the wonderful thing that it does!”

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Event Safety Alliance

ESA Protocols Emerge for Active Shooter Situations

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Although the 2011 collapse of the Indiana State Fair’s stage structure in high winds served as a catalyst for the emergence of the Event Safety Alliance, the group has never limited its safety mission to hazards arising from nature. In the aftermath of the June 12, 2016 mass murder at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where Omar Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 before being killed himself by police, ESA has issued protocols for active shooter situations in public venues.

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IT Awards Nominations Open

Nominations Open for 2016 Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards

LAS VEGAS — For the seventh time, FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN readers will have the opportunity to nominate audio, lighting, video and staging technologies worthy of an Indispensable Technology “IT” Award. The awards competition recognizes technologies that have advanced the state of the art in each of those categories within the previous year. The recognition process starts with nominations from readers of each magazine. Top nominated products make it onto the Parnelli Awards ballot for a final vote.

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al-12 without the grille

VUE Audiotechnik al-12

VUE Audiotechnik’s al-12 is the newest and largest addition to the company’s al-Class of Scalable Line Array Systems. Designed for large-scale applications, the al-12 is designed for higher efficiency, increased power handling and reduced power compression. The al-12 expands VUE’s sonic quality to larger applications in the global touring and permanent installation markets. It will also attract companies looking to expand their business or upgrade their aging and lower-performing 12- or 15-inch Line Array systems.

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Nicky Jam with DPA mic in hand.

DPA Mics Tour with Nicky Jam

MIAMI – FOH sound engineer Gabriel Fajardo has chosen DPA Microphone’s d:facto handheld mic not only to provide clear, natural sound for his artist Nicky Jam on his worldwide shows, but also for its help in eliminating ambient noise. Fajardo first started working with DPA’s products four years ago and has relied on them since.

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Monitor mixer Brad Galvin (right) with Josh Osmond, FOH engineer.

Lumineers Make All the Right Noises with DiGiCo

DENVER – On tour with The Lumineers, Monitor Mixer Brad Galvin’s console of choice is a DiGiCo SD5, provided by Sound Image in the US and SSE in Europe. “My last console did a job for me, but when it comes to input count and scalability as far as I/O or outputs go, DiGiCo has to be my go-to,” he reveals. “You can also get DiGiCo boards anywhere around the world…”

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