REDDITCH, UK— SSE Hire now offers and supports an inventory of HARMAN’s JBL VTX V25-II line array elements and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. Then rental firm offers 24 VTX V25-II line array elements, 24 JBL VTX V20 line array elements and Crown I-Tech HD systems.
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PRATT, KS — Builders for Christ, a non-profit that brings volunteers to construct church buildings for needy congregations, helped the 800-member First Southern Baptist Church in Pratt, KS expand with a new church building. Also providing an assist was Brent Handy, designer and sales consultant at Advanced Sound & Communication (Kansas City, MO). Along with much of the expanded church’s AV systems, he helped with a wireless solution that included Audio-Technica’s System 10 PRO Rack-Mount digital wireless system, which works in the 2.4 GHz range.
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NASHVILLE – Morris’ 2016 Integration Roadshow, targeting AVL professionals in the House of Worship market, will be making three stops in the Southeast this spring and summer: Birmingham, AL; Memphis, TN; and Jackson, MS. The Roadshow is free to attend and offers participants a day-long class featuring hands-on learning opportunities, a roundtable discussion, Morris’ preferred brands and a condensed version of one of Morris’ most popular courses, “Art and Science of Mixing,” taught by John Mills, Morris Education and Development Manager.
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DETROIT, MI – CeeLo Green recently completed an 11-city “Love Train” tour in support of his Nov. 2015 album release, Heart Blanche. Art Merriweather, CeeLo’s FOH and Monitor Engineer (pictured here) used an Allen & Heath dLive system for control. While smaller in scale than CeeLo’s previous treks – the artist toured with just a sax and flute player, a percussionist and a DJ, instead of a full acoustic orchestra – the simplicity of CeeLo’s stage masked a complex production, with music ranging from hip-hop to jazz. Merriweather’s audio setup included an Allen & Heath dLive S5000 mixer and DM48 MixRack.
Read More »GLASGOW, Scotland — A woman attending the March 25 Adele concert at the 13,000-capacity SSE Hydro arena in Scotland was hit and injured by a length of chain that dropped from above during the show. The injured attendee was taken to the hospital “as a precaution,” according to a spokesperson for the venue. The chain that dropped appeared to be still hanging from the rigging after the accident, according to Facebook photos. Adele, who kept performing her two-hour set, unaware of the accident, found out about the mishap after the show.
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PÉCS, HUNGARY—Studer by HARMAN announced a significant investment in manufacturing and technology with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Pécs, Hungary. The custom-built plant was designed to consolidate production and streamline operations while providing the latest technologies to take Studer’s broadcast offerings to the next level.
Read More »BRUSSELS, Belgium — Mariah Carey’s current tour through the U.K. and Europe included a March 27 show — on Easter Sunday, and the artist’s birthday — at the Forest National Arena in Brussels, Belgium. There had been speculation that the Brussels show would be canceled after the March 22 bombings that killed 31 and injured more than 300. On Friday, March 25, with the Belgian capital still reeling from the tragedy and the city still on heightened alert — continuing raids and arrests on Friday included a man with explosives in a backpack who was shot and apprehended by police while waiting at a light rail stop — the not-so-surprising cancellation became official.
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