AMSTERDAM – Shortly before the ISE show here, Bosch Communications Systems invited its international distribution partners to a distributors’ meeting held at the the Pakhuis de Zwijger, a center now used for meetings that was originally built as warehouse space.
NEW YORK — Gloria Estafan’s longtime monitor engineer, Craig Melvin, relies on more than 20 DPA instrument microphones for the artist’s orchestra-based performances. The roster includes DPA’s 4023 Compact Cardioid, d:screet 4061 Miniature Omnidirectional, d:vote 4099 Instrument and d:dicate 4011 Cardioid microphones.
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DALLAS, TX — For 10,000-square-foot Club 8, which opened in Nov. 2013, Guitar Center’s GC Pro division installed a sound system that includes D.A.S. Audio gear. The main system centers on Aero 12A elements with LX-218CA for the low end and Convert 12A for delays. Additonal D.A.S. Audio gear is used for monitors and for sound reinforcement beyond the club’s 100-by-65-by-20-foot main room.
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DELHI, India — Local rental company Thukral Productions mixed performances by several folk musicians for a banquet at a members-only club using an Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital mixer. The Jashan-e Diwali banquet and gala took place at Delhi’s members-only Stellar Gymkhana Club.
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BOULDER, CO – Crestview Church worship pastor Greig Hess, a longtime user of PreSonus gear, notes that the church’s recent purchase of a StudioLive 24.4.2 console for the main sanctuary has changed the way the church creates and records music.
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SYDNEY — A March 1 performance by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at the Secret Garden Music Festival here was cut short when a roof element fell to the stage. Reports cited damage from heavy rains that had hit the area prior to the performance as the probable cause. The performance area, one of the festival’s main stages, was shut down.
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AUSTIN – Audio-Technica’s microphones and headphones were used by SXSWfm, the online radio portal of the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival. The station’s DJ’s and content creators have been using the AT2020USB+ Cardioid Condenser USB Microphones, ATH-M50 Professional Studio Monitor Headphones and AT8035 Shotgun Microphones.
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CUMMING, GA — To provide studio-quality coverage for 2,200-seat First Redeemer Church here, Centerline Audio Visual of Hendersonville, TN equipped the space with a pair of Danley Sound Labs Jericho J1-94s along with Danley’s BC-415 subwoofer for the low end. The church offers a range of music including a contemporary rock band, a 200+ voice choir and an orchestra.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – At its biannual rep meeting here in January, RCF USA honored high achievers with manufacturer rep awards. Cowser Marketing received the 2013 RCF USA Rep of the Year award. Jerry Sehi, southern Florida product specialist for Quest Marketing, and Tod White, president of Bob White Associates, received individual rewards. Pictured here, from left, are, from RCF USA, John Krupa (national sales manager) and Roni Nevo (president) and, from Cowser Marketing, Jim Cowser, Greg Labruzzi, John Fedorko and Brandon Bishop.
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FRANKFORT, KY – After trying out seven different line array alternatives, sound engineer Jeff Branham opted for a dB Technologies DVA active line array system. The setup for a recent Delbert McClinton show at the Frankfort Convention Center here included 22 DVA T12 and eight DVA S30N line array elements.
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LOS ANGELES — To isolate the sound of the piano from nearby percussion instruments during the Academy Awards ceremony March 2, the show’s orchestra mixer, Tommy Vicari, and orchestra setup coordinator, Dan Vicari, used DPA Microphones’ d:dicate 4011A Cardioid Microphones and d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones. The Vicari brothers also used a pair of d:dicate 4011E Hanging Microphones for the orchestra’s drum kit.
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NEW YORK – The 75-year-old Diamond Horseshoe reopened recently within the Paramount Hotel here after a $20 million restoration. The venue’s opening show, with booking only through April 13, is Queen of the Night, a multi-room fusion of performance, music, circus, cuisine, design and nightlife. Masque Sound provided a solution that lets sound designers walk into any room with a tablet or computer and be able to adjust the audio levels.
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