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Parnelli Voting Closes; Registration for Gala, Golf Still Open

2014 Parnelli Awards Nov 22 2014, reserve your spot today

Parnelli Voting Closes; Registration for Gala, Golf Still Open

LAS VEGAS — The 2014 U.S. midterm elections were drawing to a close as this edition of the FRONT of HOUSE newsletter was heading out the door. Within minutes, or at the most hours, the nation’s voting machines will become as inaccessible as the blank web page that replaced the 2014 Awards Ballot after Parnelli voting ended Oct. 31. Visitors to parnelliawards.com can still register for either the Parnelli gala (Nov. 22) at the MGM Grand or the Parnelli Classic Golf Tournament (Nov. 20) at Siena Golf Club in Las Vegas. But the “November surge” is on, and the window of opportunity is closing fast. If you haven’t yet reserved your spot (or table, or foursome) now is the time to snap up the few remaining tickets.

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New Off-Broadway Musical, Found, Gets Masque Sound Support. Photo by Kevin Thomas Garcia

New Off-Broadway Musical, “Found,” Gets Masque Sound Support

NEW YORK — When the new musical Found opened at the Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater Oct. 14, sound designer Ken Travis turned to Masque Sound for a custom audio equipment package centered d&b audiotechnik’s Q-Series components with Sennheiser wireless, Sennheiser and DPA microphones and an Avid VENUE SC48 digital console for control. The system also includes a Meyer Sound LCS LX-300 delay matrix.

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Aggressive Sound Deploys D.A.S. Audio Gear for Tours, Summer Shows. Pictured here, the setup for River Rock at the Amp.

Aggressive Sound Deploys D.A.S. Audio Gear for Tours, Summer Shows

KENT, OH – Aggressive Audio, based here, has been relying upon D.A.S. Audio gear to support the audio needs of tours for bands including Straight No Chaser and Manowar and also for seasonal performances that are part of River Rock at the Amp in Warren, OH and Rockin’ on the River in Cuyahoga Falls. Pictured here is the setup for River Rock at the Amp.

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Audinate, Bose Plan AV Networking Roadshow Event in NYC Nov. 19

NEW YORK — Audinate and Bose Professional announced that the next in a series of AV Networking Roadshow events, which got launched at InfoComm MEA in Dubai in mid-October, will take place Nov. 19 at the Holiday Inn Midtown’s Embassy Ballroom in New York City. Attero Tech, Audio-Technica and Digital Audio Labs are also supporting the one-day event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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From left, Musicians Institute audio engineering program chair Jonathan Newkirk and incoming student Danica Renee Garcia, who was selected for the second annual Hosa Technology Audio Engineering Program Scholarship based on a 500-word essay that she submitted.

Musicians Institute Scholarship Offered by Hosa Technology Now in Second Year

LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Newkirk, audio engineering program chair at Musicians Institute (MI), based here, recently posed for this photo with Danica Renee Garcia of Santa Paula, CA, the recipient of the 2014 Hosa Technology Audio Engineering Program Scholarship. Garcia was chosen among other incoming MI students who had submitted a 500-word essay on why they should be considered for the scholarship, which defrays the cost of tuition by $1,000 and also provides a $250 voucher toward the purchase of Hosa Technology gear. The scholarship program is now in its second year.

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Nebraska Memorial Stadium Installs Meyer Sound SB-3F Speakers

Nebraska Memorial Stadium Installs Meyer Sound SB-3F Speakers

LINCOLN, NE — Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon, & Williams audio consultant Mark Graham designed an upgrade for 87,000-capacity Memorial Stadium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln here that includes 16 Meyer Sound SB-3F sound field synthesis loudspeakers. All Meyer Sound components were supplied by BNY Productions of Sioux City, Iowa, with installation by Lincoln-based Electronic Contracting Company.

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The OCA Alliance maintained a booth at AES in Los Angeles that featured live product demonstrations.

OCA Alliance Touts Open Control Architecture at AES

LOS ANGELES — At the 137th AES Convention held here last month, the OCA Alliance touted the benefits of its proposed Open Control Architecture (OCA), a standards-based control and monitoring architecture for networked audio devices employing any media transport protocol. Alliance members provided show attendees and AES committee members with product demos showing OCA’s advantages.

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Guitar Center’s Bill Wrightson with one of the Allen & Heath Qu-32 mixing consoles.

Allen & Heath Qu-32 Consoles Featured at 100 Guitar Center Stores Across U.S.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Guitar Center, based here, and Allen & Heath are pleased to announce the arrival of the Qu-32, the new flagship mixer in Allen & Heaths Qu series. The Qu-32s are now on display in 100 Guitar Center stores across the United States and are connected to PA speakers, with trained staff on hand to demonstrate the features of these next generation digital mixers. This is the first time that so many of the world’s largest musical instrument retailer’s outlets have showcased Allen & Heath digital consoles. Pictured here is Guitar Center’s Bill Wrightson with one of the Allen & Heath Qu-32 mixing consoles.

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Sennheiser Encourages Mic Owners to Petition to the FCC by Nov. 12 on Planned UHF Spectrum Auction

OLD LYME, CT — Sennheiser, based in Wedemark, Germany with a U.S. subsidiary here, has petitioned the FCC regarding the UHF spectrum auction now planned for 2016, and is encouraging other mic owners to do the same. The FCC has set Nov. 12, 2014 as the initial reply deadline for its Incentive Auction Ruling on the spectrum repacking measures that are expected to take place in early 2016.

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