INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is the staged musical collaboration between author Stephen King, singer/songwriter John Mellencamp and composer and producer T Bone Burnett. Drummer Dane Clark is touring with Auralex Acoustics’ HoverMat and HoverDeck Isolation Riser.
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EGHAM, UK – The Student Union at the Royal Holloway University of London host a variety of events at a multifunctional venue, which include live music, clubs, conferences, theaters, trade shows, etc. Its technical crew is responsible for approximately 10 different productions a week, and recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Vi1 in order to train more students in front of house (FOH) audio mixing.
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FRANKLIN, TN — Eddie Mapp, front of house engineer with eclectic alt-rock/pop band Paramore, is using three sE Electronics Voodoo VR1 Ribbon Microphones and a pair of patented IRF2 Instrument Reflexion Filters with the band on tour. Paramore is currently on an arena tour of Latin America before heading to Europe for a month in support of its self-titled fourth album, which made its debut at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in April.
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LANSING, MI — The 18-screen multiplex NCG Eastwood Cinemas in Lansing, Mich. has selected a Meyer Sound cinema loudspeaker system for its premium “Xtreme” screening room. The installation comprises three Acheron 100 and three Acheron LF screen channel loudspeakers, 10 X-800C cinema subwoofers and 26 HMS-10 cinema surround loudspeakers. The system is driven and optimized by a Galileo loudspeaker management system with three Galileo 616 processors.
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MADISON, WI – In time for the football season, Daktronics recently redesigned the video board and audio system at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium. Home to the Wisconsin Badgers football team, the stadium seats 80,321 people and is the 41st largest stadium in the world. To match the intensity of some of college football’s most dedicated fans, Daktronics selected Harman’s JBL VLA Series line array loudspeakers for the new audio system.
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ROSTOV, Russia – For a restoration of the Rostov Cathedral, MixArt worked with sound designer Oleg Sherbakov on a sound system upgrade that included the use of K-array gear. K-array was informed of some of the details of that development at its GDM (Global Distributor Meeting) held in Tuscany, Italy and shared the news in a press release.
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Riedel’s MN-ST-AL-2 MediorNet expansion card has two ports, each with redundant interfaces, for connecting Studer mixing consoles via the Studer A-Link protocol. In this way, the consoles become an integrated part of the signal distribution infrastructure.
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Riedel’s CPX-AVB expansion card for Riedel Artist 1100 series control panels is designed to serve as the next generation of AVB interfacing for Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom control panels.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Grundorf Corporation, based here, launched two new websites—one for the division that sells cases and accessories (Grundorf) and the other for the division that sells loudspeakers, audio processors, and related equipment (Grund Audio Design).
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LAS VEGAS — With an extra hour courtesy of Daylight Saving Time, there’s more than enough extra time this week for anyone who hasn’t yet reserved their seat at the 2013 Parnelli Awards dinner, set for the Mirage in Las Vegas Nov. 23, to do so. But hurry — when all the seats are taken, it will be difficult to persuade anyone to let you sit on their lap for the duration of the show.
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HOUSTON, TX — Ulf Lueders, Terminal Services group manager of the Houston Airport System (HAS), credited the self-powered 48 V Meyer Sound loudspeaker system chosen for in the south concourse for the new Terminal B at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) for raising the bar for audio fidelity and flexibility.
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MADISON, WI – The Madison chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) honored Full Compass owners Susan and Jonathan Lipp, pictured here, with their 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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