Powersoft Unveils New Ottocanali Series
Powersoft announces the expansion of the Ottocanali Series, with the addition of three new high-performance 8-channel power amplifiers — under the series Ottocanali DSP+D.
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Solotech Acquires Assets of P.A. Plus in Toronto
TORONTO — Montreal-based Solotech recently acquired P.A. Plus Productions, which provides pro audio services, installations, and rentals in the Toronto area. Solotech noted that this acquisition follows on the heels of its recent purchase of Midnite Hour Productions and represents its growing presence in the Toronto market.
Read More »PSAV Buys AAVC
SCHAUMBURG, IL — PSAV recently acquired Scottsdale, AZ-based American Audio Visual Center (AAVC), an in-house production company currently operating in more than 65 hotels and resorts. AAVC also operates a full-service production division.
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Eminence Names Dan Ryterski Cabinet/Systems Sales and Design Engineer
EMINENCE, KY — Eminence is proud to announce the appointment of Dan Ryterski to the role of Cabinet/Systems Sales and Design Engineer. Ryterski, who has served as a systems design engineer for the company since 2007, has played a key role supporting enhancing Eminence’s position as a OEM/ODM supplier of loudspeaker systems and musical instrument amplifiers. Prior to joining Eminence, he served as a design engineer for St. Louis Music.
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Product Hits From NAMM 2015
ANAHEIM, CA – Like clockwork, the sunny skies of the Winter NAMM show in southern California always coincide with the horrible weather, heavy snowfall and ice storms that seem to grip the East Coast and central states around the third week of the New Year. And the situation was no different from Jan. 22-25 for Winter NAMM 2015 as a record 99,342 attendees (including 13,208 international registrants) made the annual pilgrimage to enjoy short-sleeve weather, check out the latest in music and audio products — and maybe even do some business.
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GC Pro Helps Outfit St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church with Upgraded Lighting and Panasonic Projection Systems
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, in Newport Beach, California, obviously aims for its members “seeing the light” as a primary goal. However, on account of the space’s terrarium roof, the church’s sanctuary is often filled with bright natural light all day long. That created a problem for viewing the church’s video content that plays during services. Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, came to the rescue.
Read More »In Memoriam: David Gibson Swain, 54
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – David Gibson Swain, 54, died Jan. 28 in an accidental fall at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Swain had served as technical director at the PAC, which adjoins the North Charleston Coliseum and Charleston Area Convention Center since the facility opened in 1999.
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TC Showtechnik Provides Electro-Voice Gear for Ski Jumping Event in Germany
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – The New Year’s Ski-Jumping of the Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the first sporting highlight of the year. This year, more than 20,000 fans lined the landing area while millions more followed the TV broadcast. For the 17th time TC Showtechnik was responsible for the sound reinforcement system – and opted for main and supplementary systems from Electro-Voice. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the XLC and XLVC line arrays, Xsubs, TG amps and N8000 controllers performed flawlessly.
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German Cathedral Installs Dynacord Vertical Array System
VERDEN/STRAUBING, Germany – For the Cathedral of Verden, which dates from the 13th century, Axel Hartig replaced a 40-year-old sound reinforcement system with a new eight-zone system centering on Dynacord vertical arrays.
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Las Vegas-based H.A.S. Productions Partners with VUE Audiotechnik
ESCONDIDO, CA -With more than 100 VUE Audiotechnik loudspeaker boxes added to their rental stock, Las Vegas based H.A.S. Productions has embarked on a partnership with VUE, which brings the largest all-VUE system to date to the World’s live entertainment capital. This makes H.A.S. Productions the backbone of VUE’s Southwestern rental network.
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Mertens AVR Adds SSL Live Console to Inventory
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands – Mertens AVR, which has long been an important player in the Dutch live sound rental and production services market, has purchased an SSL Live. L500 console to serve as the premier mixing solution for its clients. Currently in use for a four-month-long national comedy tour, Mertens’ Live console has also been reserved for an extensive project list of classical music concerts that takes them well into the spring. The console was supplied to Mertens by SSL Live Distributor for the Netherlands, Audio Electronics Mattijsen.
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