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Allen & Heath GLD Tours with Opera Star

Erwin Schrott performing with Jose Feliciano and Cuba Amiga at the Munich State Opera

Allen & Heath GLD Tours with Opera Star

MUNICH, Germany — Global opera star, Erwin Schrott, is touring with a dual GLD mixing system to manage FOH and monitors. Purchased by the singer’s head of sound, Martin Laumann, the system comprises a GLD-112 at FOH and the new Chrome GLD-80 on monitors, connected via Dante, with an additional AR2412 and two AR0804 remote IO racks. There is also the option of live recording using Pro Tools via the Dante network. The photo shows Schrott performing with Jose Feliciano and Cuba Amiga at the Munich State Opera.

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Main Stage and Fatboy Slim’s Smile High Club stage at SW4

Martin Audio MLA Pumps the Crowds at SW4 Festival

LONDON –– The South West Four Festival (SW4) on Clapham Common’s south side is the latest in a long line of events that has called on the expertise of Capital Sound and the advanced controllability of its flagship Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker array. This time it was needed to contain the high-octane energy delivered by a host of world famous DJs and dance music specialists, on a site closely surrounded by residential buildings.

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VER acquires Aurora Lighting Hire

VER Acquires Aurora Lighting Hire Ltd

LOS ANGELES — VER, a leading global provider of production equipment and engineering support, announced that it completed its acquisition of Aurora Lighting Hire Ltd (“Aurora”), UK lighting rental specialist for the TV, broadcast and entertainment media production industries. The acquisition represents the latest step in VER’s strategic plan to expand its industry-leading lighting capabilities and equipment inventory throughout the UK and Europe.

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Parnelli Voting Begins

Parnelli Voting, Ticket Sales Tracking at Record Pace

LAS VEGAS — The 2015 Parnelli Awards gala, hosted by Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman and honoring Chris Lamb, David Cunningham and Pat Quilter, is once again trending toward a complete sellout. As of Sept. 14, just one week after the Parnelli Awards ballot was finalized and made available online, the voting has been fast and furious, with reservations for the Oct. 24 event continuing apace. Voting from readers of FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN magazines will continue until Sept. 30, 2015.

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Sam Berkow

Sam Berkow Assists eTown

BOULDER, CO — eTown, the non-profit organization that hosts the eTown Radio show and operates the eTown Hall venue in Boulder, CO, announces that noted acoustician/designer Sam Berkow has accepted an advisory position on the organization’s board of directors. Berkow, also known as the inventor of SMAART software, adds this to his regular slate of duties at SIA Acoustics.

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Audinate Marks Milestone: 500+ Dante-Enabled Products

AMSTERDAM — Audinate, creator of media networking solution Dante, noted that more than 500 Dante-enabled products are now available from licensed manufacturers worldwide. The number of Dante-enabled products now available represents a 60 percent increase from the number of Dante-enabled products that were available just 12 months ago, the company added.

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