HOLLYWOOD, CA – The 87th Academy Awards, held Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre, marked the first year with Neil Patrick Harris as the host, but hardly the first with ATK Audiotek providing the live sound reinforcement system. The system included Harman’s JBL VerTec VT4889 line arrays and VT4886 subwoofers.
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NEW YORK, NY The recently opened Adoro Lei is a sophisticated lounge, restaurant, and pizzeria in the SoHo neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. NYC foodies will recognize its veteran owners and chef, who have gone to great lengths to give Adoro Lei – which means “I adore her” in Italian – a killer combination of irresistible food and a hip, but comfortable, vibe that will have customers bursting to tell friends how great the place is.
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NEW YORK, NY — Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn recently hosted the NBA All-Star Weekend, a celebration of the most talented professional basketball players in the world.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — During more than a decade as a U.K.-based sound recordist Bal Rayat has frequently labored under punishing conditions, from desert to dense forest, but even those extremes could not have prepared him for his latest project, capturing the sounds of a Jaguar.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – At SoundBox, the Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system plays a keystone element in the San Francisco Symphony’s radical new strategy for attracting younger audiences to diverse live music. The brainchild of symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas, SoundBox has reshaped music discovery by removing the constraints of many typical classical music venues, including the acoustics.
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MIAMI, FL — When Univision presented its 27th annual star-studded spectacular, Premio Lo Nuestro, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) was on-hand to deliver its expert frequency management services to this year’s Latin music awards show. In total, PWS coordinated and managed close to 200 frequencies for the entertainment program, including the red carpet festivities and main event.
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FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Fine Arts Theater at Seminole State College of Florida’s Sanford/Lake Mary campus isn’t huge — the performing arts center holds 160 on a raked seating array — but it’s the centerpiece of the school’s respected theater and music programs and is regarded as one of central Florida’s finest cultural arts centers. But what the Fine Arts Theater lacks in size it more than makes up for with its newly installed sound system consisting of RoomMatch® loudspeakers from Bose® Professional.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems is pleased to announce Michelle Grabel-Komar has accepted the leadership role of Vice President of Sales, and will be overseeing the company’s vertical sales channels. Michelle will take advantage of her years of knowledge both within Full Compass and in her industry experience by heading up the Sales Department along with our new Sales Management team.
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DUBAI – Solid State Logic is pleased to announce the appointment of Set Square as its Live Console partner in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company, owned and operated by Dave Lee, who has worked in the Dubai live industry for over 15 years, has purchased an SSL Live. L300 for rentals and will handle distribution of both the L300 and L500 throughout the UAE.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Since it was founded in 1930, Temple Beth Israel (TBI) has been shaping Jewish life in Melbourne, and from a technological perspective has become the first synagogue in Australia to stream Shabbat services online.
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CHICAGO, IL – When Mango Audio began their research to add a new line array solution to their production arsenal, all roads lead them to the RCF TT+ Series.
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