University of Alabama PAC Installs Meyer Sound Lyon System

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The University of Alabama at Birmingham has made a long-term investment in the self-powered Meyer Sound LYON linear sound reinforcement system. Installed in the 1,330-seat Jemison Concert Hall at the school’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center (ASC), LYON has been credited for providing clarity and headroom for lectures and concerts ranging from classical and jazz to pop, rock, gospel, and reggae.

EDISON, NJ – Quest Marketing, RCF USA manufacturer representative for the Southeast region of the United States, was recently presented with the Arturo Vicari Award of Excellence as Rep of the Year. Pictured here, from left, are RCF’s Tarik Solangi; Quest Marketing’s Jerry Sehi, Jim Greene and John Saviano; and RCF’s Roni Nevo and Arturo Vicari.

LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announced that production/tour manager Chris Lamb will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award. “I’m very honored by this award, and honored to join the list of previous winners, all of whom have in some way mentored my life,” Lamb said, “especially my retired partner, Gerry Stickells.”

INDIO, CA — Gavin McComb is FOH engineer for the solo tour for Philip Selway, best known as the drummer for Radiohead. For Selway’s performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which featured the IEM-equipped artist on vocals and keyboards rather than drums, McComb used an Allen & Heath’s iLive-T112 surface, an iDR48 and a ME-U with five ME-1s.

LEXINGTON, KY — DPA Microphones was front and center at the 2015 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 10, when  artists such as Montgomery Gentry and members of the Backstreet Boys performed. Tony Cottrill, the event’s FOH engineer and Director of Live Sound for the Blackbird Academy in Nashville (pictured here) used supercardioid d:vote 4099D Drum Mics and cardioid d:dicate 2011C Recording Microphones for the drum kit.

BALTIMORE, MD – All Time Low production manager and monitor engineer Daniel Nickleski, pictured here, is supporting the band on its latest tour in support of its album, Future Hearts. He discussed the band’s strict “no speaker cabinets on stage” rule and its reliance on Sensaphonics IEMs.

NORTH PORT, FL – GC Pro worked with Event Resource Group on a sound reinforcement system for at South Biscayne Church. The system includes D.A.S. Event 208A 3-way active line arrays, Event 218A dual 18-inch powered subwoofers, Action M12A 2-way powered stage monitors and a DSP-26 stereo / mono processor for loudspeaker management. The gear was chosen for its solid throw, wide horizontal dispersion and vocal and music clarity.

VALPARAISO, IN — Natalie Cole headlined Valparaiso University’s 30th annual Jazz Fest, staged mid-April in the Athletics–Recreation Center of the Indiana school’s campus. Sound Works Productions, Inc. (Frankfort, IL) provided a 20-box NEXO GEO S12 line array, four PS10s used for side fills, and eight RS18 Ray Subs, all powered by NEXO 4×4 amplifiers. The soundco also supplied a Yamaha PM5D for monitors.

NEW YORK – The Visit opened at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre on April 23 after being staged as part of the Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, MA. Sound designer Dan Moses Schreier collaborated with Masque Sound on the musical’s custom audio equipment package for both productions.