CHICAGO — IATSE Local 2 took aim at JAM Productions on Oct. 22, saying that “just as Local Two was about to file its petition” to the NRLB on behalf of stagehands hoping to organize, the local promoter/music venue operator “fired the entire stage crew at the Riviera, totaling over 30 employees.”
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NEW YORK CITY — The annual Audio Engineering Society show comes to New York’s City’s Javits Convention Center from October 29 through Nov. 1, with three days of technology exhibits (Oct 30-31 and Nov 1st) featuring hundreds of exhibitors, and more. Best of all, FRONT of HOUSE offers you a free VIP Exhibits-Plus badge to get in to check out the action, but the absolute final deadline for the FREE online registration is midnight, Monday, October 26.
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Read More »NEW YORK — The audio setup for the Immersive Theater at AES will include a JBL 7 Series Master Reference Monitor system from Harman.
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BOSTON — Independent artist Louie Bello uses two Bose L1 Model II sound systems to fill the Abby Lane restaurant in Boston’s Theater District every Wednesday night. He’s pictured here performing with his band.
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MONTREAL — Powersoft named CM Tech Group, a group including BG Media Solutions, MM Technologie and Connect West Marketing, as its distribution partner in Canada. The new distribution arrangement takes effect Nov. 1, 2015. Pictured here, from left, are Bryan Guidolin of BG Media Solutions, Michel Morrow of MM Technologie and Mike Upright of Connect West Marketing
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SINGAPORE — E&E supplied an Allen & Heath Qu-16 rackmount digital mixer to manage the live audio and broadcast feeds at the recent Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore. Pictured here is Abel Yap, systems applications engineer at E&E with the Qu-16.
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LUTON, U.K. — Cadac named Richard “Fez” Ferriday director of sales and marketing. The company also noted that its CDC six medium format live sound console will be featured at the upcoming AES show in its U.S. debut.
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SPOKANE, WA — The Garland Theater’s recent AV system upgrade includes a Furman SmartSequencer, which is designed to not only power but protect the installed AV components. It has also been credited for simplifying and streamlining AV operations within the venue.
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OCEAN CITY, MD — Seacrets, a waterfront nightclub, bar, restaurant and concert venue that rocks to a reggae beat, turned to Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) for a multi-faceted audio system upgrade. AV Manager Jason Cruz equipped the Beach, Old Main Bar and Pier stages with GC Pro-supplied components, along with some lighting gear as well.
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LOS ANGELES — Cory Wells, one of the founders of the seminal rock band Three Dog Night and host of the 2012 Parnelli Awards, died Oct. 21. He was 73.
Read More »GURGAON, India — After a 23-year-old woman collapsed and died on the way to the hospital following an Oct. 11 Skrillex concert near New Delhi, India, organizers have been cited by authorities for not doing enough to restrict entry to the event.
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