LONDON — Joao Caetano, percussionist for jazz funk band Incognito, took along his own selection of DPA microphones including four d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones and a stereo pair of d:dicate 4011A Cardioid Microphones for a performance at Shepherd’s Bush Empire here. The band, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, recorded a live concert DVD at the venue.
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MILWAUKEE, WI — As it marks 25 years, Studio Gear of Milwaukee finds itself supporting the audio needs of more large scale events. The company is meeting the needs of its big-event clients with the addition of Harman Professional’s JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers and Crown I-Tech HD Series amplifiers. Pictured here, from left, are Dan Burns, Sound Marketing; Collin Donohue, Studio Gear; and Joe Holdman, Studio Gear.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia — In support of Carlos Vives’ recent back-to-back concerts here and in Bogotá, C. Vilar provided separate P.A. systems, both centering on Adamson Systems gear. C. Vilar used its full Adamson Systems inventory, in fact, to support the needs of the two shows, held at Macal Stadium in Villavicencio and Simón Bolívar Park in Bogotá.
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DARESBURY, U.K. — Creamfields 2014 drew more than 60,000 EDM fans during its Aug. 22-24, 2014 run. The main North and South Stages both featured large-scale PA systems, supplied by Britannia Row Productions, Ltd., with SSL Live consoles at front of house. Wayne “Rabbit” Sargeant, FOH engineer for Avicii, used an SSL Live L500 console for the headliner’s performance.
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IBIZA, Spain — For a seasonal send-off dubbed the Space Closing Fiesta, the Space Ibiza nightclub welcomed more than 30 DJs and thousands of guests on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, who bid farewell to the iconic venue for another year. The musical beat was once again heard via a Funktion-One sound system.
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems, based here, announced recently that three members of its sales team, Steve Kawasaki (pictured here), Chris Chandler and Jake Corlett (pictured below) have been promoted. Steve Kawasaki is the new sales development director for Western North America; Chris Chandler was named sales development director for South Central North America and Southern Americas; and Jake Corlett assumes the role of regional manager for North Central North America.
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ATLANTA — FOH engineer Darcy Khan credited Meyer Sound’s LEO speaker systems for proving themselves up to the task of covering the 20,000+ crowds drawn to hip hop duo OutKast’s 2014 summer touring finale — three sellout hometown shows in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park. VER provided the gear.
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LOS ANGELES — Audio Rents Inc., based here, became the first U.S. company to take delivery of JoeCo‘s BlackBox BBR1MP Recorder. Two systems were delivered in early October and went out the next day to provide a 48-channel recording system with integrated microphone preamps for live recording at the Whisky A Go-Go club in Hollywood, CA. Pictured along with the gear (inset, click image to enlarge) are Leonardo Contreras (FOH, left) and Luis Cardenas (production manager, right) at Whisky a Go-Go.
Read More »SEONGNAM, South Korea — As a crowd of about 700 gathered Oct. 17 near an outdoor stage featuring different K-pop bands, some spectators hopped over a short wall to stand on a ventilation grate. The grate and 27 spectators fell more than 60 feet to an underground parking area. Fourteen died on site; two others succumbed from injuries later. The remaining 11 were severely injured.
Read More »PHOENIX — Clearwing Productions will be hosting a vendor showcase at its Phoenix office Oct. 21. The event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature demos of LEX, GLP, Avid, Harman, Elation, American DJ, Chauvet, Altman, Yamaha, Martin Audio, Clear-Com, and Point Source Audio products. The office is located at 5640 S. 40th Street, Suite 1, Phoenix, AZ 85040.
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LITITZ, PA – Scott Nacheman and Charlie Fisher will be featured speakers at the Event Safety Alliance’s first Event Safety Summit, set to take place here in early December. They will offer their perspectives on the mechanical and operational failures that were implicated in the 2011 structure collapse at the Indiana State Fair, which killed seven and injured 58.
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LONDON – After reviewing of their playback systems, and to meet a need for higher capacity MADI streams, the National Theatre on London’s South Bank purchased six Optocore DD4MR-FX converters from HD Pro Audio. These have been deployed as MADI interfaces for the venue’s DiGiCo SD7T and SD10T consoles. Project engineer Tim Middleton and senior sound technician Alex Caplen worked on the upgrade. Pictured here is Caplen with the Optocore rack in the Dorfman Theatre.
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