LAKE FOREST, IL—When TC Furlong started his company as the sole proprietor back in 1973 after graduating high school, he and best friend Tom Danley (as in Danley Labs) developed the Steamer loudspeaker, which is still in use today.
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EDISON, NJ — The new Sigma Series of loudspeakers from dB Technologies represents the latest technology in the summation of sound with a system approach. Musicians and DJs who provide their own backline are looking for high performance, reliable, high SPL, portable systems that set up quickly and can be easily tweaked without a lot of fuss. The Sigma Series provides just that.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Classic rock band Journey recently completed a series of concerts with Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays, powered by Crown I-Tech HD 12000 amplifiers. The VTX system was deployed for five performances, including two with Rascal Flatts (with a system provided by Sound Image) and other dates in Lake Tahoe, Aspen and San Francisco.
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ATLANTA, GA — When Tony award-winner John Shivers, along with David Patridge were personally selected by Barry Manilow and theater veteran Bruce Sussman to create the sound design for the legendary singer’s highly anticipated new musical, Harmony – A New Musical, they turned to Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, to provide a custom audio equipment package.
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NEW YORK, NY — Located in New York’s West Village, film postproduction facility Goldcrest Post has recently launched Mix Theatre Q, its newest mixing room that marks a key component of the company’s growth plans. With the goal to attract new clients to Goldcrest Post, Mix Theatre Q has installed a Dolby-certified Meyer Sound cinema monitoring system.
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SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Jane’s Addiction FOH engineer Jamie Rephann picked two new Telefunken microphones for the triumphant national tour of the band that launched the perennial alternative Lollapalooza rock festival. He chose the new M82 and the M81-SH mics for drummer Stephen Perkins’ drum kit.
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ZWAAG, NETHERLANDS — Since the start of the 2013 season, the State Theatre in Salzburg, Austria, operates with a sound system from Dutch manufacturer Alcons Audio. The new acquisition was made because the existing sound system was not able meet the increased demands on the in-house sound system.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Drawing approximately 600,000 fans over seven days, Rock in Rio was once again a rousing success, taking place at the City of Rock, a specially built venue on the site where the Olympic Village will be located for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Gabisom Audio Equipment, a longtime Harman JBL customer, deployed JBL VTX line arrays powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers for this year’s festival, marking the first time it has used VTX and I-Tech HD at the Rock in Rio festival.
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LONGMONT, CO – Mick “Big Mick” Hughes, front-of-house sound engineer for the heavy metal band Metallica, is using DPA Microphones’ d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones for drummer Lars Ulrich’s cymbals and toms during the band’s live performances. The mics were also used to capture sound for the 3D film, Metallica Through the Never, which premiered worldwide Oct. 4.
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ONTARIO, CANADA – Located in Kingstree, South Carolina, the Williamsburg County Courthouse has undergone a number of renovations since the first cornerstone was laid almost 200 years ago. County officials hired Spectrum Sound, from nearby Summerville, to design and install the new system. Shortly thereafter Joe Bennett, owner of Spectrum Sound, specified a system built around Tannoy VLS loudspeakers.
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Costa Mesa, CA — QSC Audio Products, LLC., is pleased to announce that online training for the Q-Sys networked audio platform is now available in Spanish. Presented by native speaking QSC employees Hernan Rame and Ruben Szachniewicz, the Spanish language Q-Sys training consists of nine non-linear modules that are delivered in entertaining, five-minute video segments. Participants who successfully complete the Q-Sys training can also earn 2.5 Infocomm RU credits towards CTS credential renewal.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, the jury for the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Michael Jackson against promoters AEG Live returned a verdict Oct. 2 that found that AEG Live was not financially liable for the singer’s death.
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