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In Memoriam: Mo Morrison, 61

Mo Morrison, the inaugural inductee in the Parnelli Hall of Fame, receiving the honor for lifetime achievement on Nov. 23, 2013.

In Memoriam: Mo Morrison, 61

LOS ANGELES — Concert touring pro Mo Morrison, 61, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here, succumbed to the disease April 7, 2014. He is pictured here on Nov. 23, 2013, accepting the inaugural Parnelli Hall of Fame lifetime achievement honor.

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Eternity Playhouse, the new home for the Darlington Theatre Company, is housed within the renovated Burton Street Tabernacle. The theatre company opted to install gear from JBL’s VP (Venue Performance) Series to optimize the sound within the space. The venue has also been equipped with a Soundcraft Si Expression 2 digital mixer for FOH mixing. Jands’ account manager Rod McKinnon led Jands’ technical resource team on the project.

Jands Installs Harman Gear for Darlington Theatre Company’s Eternity Playhouse

SYDNEY — Eternity Playhouse, the new home for the Darlington Theatre Company, is housed within the renovated Burton Street Tabernacle. The theatre company opted to install gear from JBL’s VP (Venue Performance) Series to optimize the sound within the space. The venue has also been equipped with a Soundcraft Si Expression 2 digital mixer for FOH mixing. Jands’ account manager Rod McKinnon led Jands’ technical resource team on the project.

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Founded in 2006, Montreal’s Osheaga has developed into the number one festival in Canada.

The Time of the (Festival) Season

Okay, I don’t quite get it. It’s April. Up here in San Francisco, it’s pouring rain. Yet the festival season starts in just a couple weeks, with the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicking off for two fun (and work) packed weekends from April 11 to 13 and 18 to 20. It might be springtime, but I guess the chances of warm weather are better in the desert/Coachella Valley town of Indio, Calif. than up here in the fog belt.

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The crew, from left: JD Brumback, Ettore “ET” Dedivitiis, Satoshi “Son” Nishimura, Adam O’Toole, Matt Kornick, Brendon McNichol. Photo by Steve Jennings

Jason Mraz and Raining Jane

Seemingly having far more fun than should be legally allowable, Jason Mraz spent March stopping at 1,500 to 3,000 seat rooms along the West Coast and performing with indie folk/rock quartet Raining Jane. Prior to this foray, the two musical parties have been collaborating here and there since 2007, and they are now about to push a full studio album out the door.

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Hosa’s Sho Sato and Mayumi Martinez (in center) and the company’s longest-standing dealers and sales reps strike an historic pose during the 2014 Winter NAMM show.

Milestones: 30 Years of Hosa Technology

We spend our days working in a technology-driven and fairly young industry, where if a startup company can make it through its first five or ten years, that’s considered an accomplishment. So if a company reaches the 30-year mark — nearly a third of a century, as in the case of Hosa Technology — that accomplishment is quite impressive indeed.

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