PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Big A Productions supported the audio needs at a post-race party at the Pullman Hotel here. Audio engineer Anthony Noel Yap deployed a system including KR402, KMT21 subs and KP102 (Python) components for complete coverage.
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HAMPSHIRE, U.K. — While noting that China distributor HX Audio will continue to look after Audient’s console sales in the Hong Kong and Chinese territories, Audient named Digime as the new distributor for its compact product range in China, including the USB interface, iD22 and the 8-channel mic pre and ADC, ASP880. Pictured here are Audient’s Simon Blackwood (center) flanked by Digime’s COO Lenlo Zhu (left) and CEO KK Chen (right). Audient also recently named Kinoton Korea as its distributor in that country for the company’s full range of products.
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ANOKA, MN — For Zion Lutheran Church here, which recently expanded its sanctuary and upgraded its audio system, EMI Audio installed an Allen & Heath GLD digital system. EMI Audio’s Jeff Geisler noted several advantages of the Allen & Heath GLD-80, including ease of setup.
Read More »NILES, IL — Shure Inc. named Henry W Philips Company Incorporated (a.k.a. HWPco) of Flowery Branch, GA, as its new sales representative for the Southeastern region of the U.S. HWPco will sell Shure’s pro audio gear to dealers and systems integrators in North Carolina; South Carolina; Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; and Eastern Tennessee.
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DiGiCo’s recently-released V685, the latest software upgrade for its range of digital mixing consoles, promises both the power of the company’s Stealth Digital Processing along with a wealth of new features for live, broadcast and theatre applications. It will be featured at InfoComm booth C11336.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman named of Erik Tarkiainen vice president of Global Marketing. Tarkiainen, based at Harman’s offices here, will lead global marketing strategy and execution across the company’s Professional Division. He reports to Ralph Santana, Harman’s chief marketing officer, and Blake Augsburger, president, Harman Professional Division.
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LOS ANGELES — For EightyTwo, a new 4,000-square-foot classic video arcade and pinball bar that recently opened in L.A.’s Downtown Arts District, co-owners Scott Davids and Noah Sutcliffe turned to Gridworks for an audio system that includes QSC K Series and AcousticDesign Series loudspeakers. The idea is to bring patrons back to 1982, hence the name.
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LAS VEGAS — L-Acoustics announced that its new line source with horizontal steering, the K2 loudspeaker system, will be making its official North American debut at the InfoComm show here this month, at stand #C11908.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — Scott Bradford, technical director of the Fellowship Church here is one of a growing number of audio pros now using plugins from Waves Audio in house-of-worship environments. The church is equipped with two Waves-enabled DiGiCo SD8 consoles — one for FOH and one for monitors.
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ATLANTA — CTS Audio installed a Bose RoomMatch system to meet the needs of Church of the Apostles, a mega-church in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. CTS director of AVL integration, Neal Watson, worked with the church’s media and communications director, Kevin Knox, who admitted being reluctant at first to take the RoomMatch route. The installation included a rush order for the first six RMS218 units off the Bose production line.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The stadium hosting the FIFA World Cup 2014 finals competition features an Electro-Voice sound system and a Dante network card-enhanced Allen & Heath GLD-80 mixer. The mixer controls audio distribution around the entire stadium through fiber optic cables. Pictured here with the GLD-80 mixer is Carlos Eduardo Melo Ramires (Kadu) from A&H’s Brazilian distributor, AudioPremier, at the stadium.
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SAVANNAH, GA — After a 14-year, $14 million restoration, the historic Lucas Theatre here reopened in 2000 as the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. The most recent improvement has been an Alcons Audio system, provided last year by Jon Maslansky of Summit Systems with the approval of theatre manager David Harris.
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