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René Harder Named to Stagetec Management Board

Benny Collins Named 2014 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Benny Collins Named 2014 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that Benny Collins, production/tour manager for Michael Jackson and Journey, will receive the live event industry’s highest honor, the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award, at the annual gala ceremony in Las Vegas Nov. 22. Collins has also worked with the likes of David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Madonna and U2, among others.

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Use Ear Trumpet Mics at ACM Awards

LAS VEGAS — When Tim McGraw and Faith Hill performed at the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here April 6, a distinctive pair of mics from Ear Trumpet Labs shared the spotlight. McGraw started out his new song “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” singing solo into an E.T.L. Edwina mic. Hill joined in at the chorus as a surprise guest, using an E.T.L. Chantelle model. The song recalls a more old-fashioned society, and the mics’ vintage look completed the picture. The show aired live on CBS.

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1964 Ears V8

V8 IEM’s from 1964 Ears

The V8 in-ear monitors from 1964 Ears are designed for discerning listeners and tuned with bass lovers in mind. The V8 is handcrafted with eight balanced armature drivers in each earpiece coupled to a three-way crossover that yields excellent sonics. Featuring a Triple Bore design, the V8’s allow for the unit’s high, mid and low frequency sound components to be channeled through separate passages in the sound port.

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Circus Accident Investigators Blame Failed Carabiner

PROVIDENCE, RI — Although an OSHA investigation is ongoing, preliminary reports from safety investigators pointed to the failure of a five-inch steel carabiner in the circus accident that seriously injured nine at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center here May 4. Eight of the nine female performers were injured after falling from a 30-foot height to the floor, the ninth was on the ground when the rigging for the  “hair hang” apparatus used for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Legends tour suddenly failed.

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