WATERLOO, ONTARIO — Martin Audio’s MLA (Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array) system changed the sonic landscape around the globe this summer—providing an acoustic experience and uniting the audience at premier festivals, concerts and outdoor events, and permanent installations as never before.
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NASHVILLE, TN – John and Martina McBride are opening The Blackbird Academy Studio Engineering Program on September 30, and beginning January 2014 the Academy will launch its Live Sound Engineering Program, which will incorporate HARMAN’s Soundcraft Si Expression and Si Performer mixing consoles connected via MADI to the Soundcraft Compact Stagebox into their curriculum.
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NILES, IL — Messiah College’s Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts serves as a space for lectures, theatrical productions, concerts, distinguished guest lecturers, and visiting performing artists, the High Center has quickly become one of the region’s leading performance venues—from an acoustic and aesthetic standpoint, utilizing Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless Systems.
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Led by Bishop Samuel L Carruth, The Holy Light Church Of Deliverance has opened its doors for nearly 50 years for the St. Portsmouth, Virginia community. With an aging sound reinforcement system installed in the early ‘90s, Vicom was tasked with designing and supplying the house of worship with a complete Harman system, including AKG WMS4500 Wireless mics, Soundcraft Si Performer 3 digital console, JBL VRX932 loudspeakers, CRX918 subwoofers, and XTi 4002 and 6002 amplifiers to ensure the upbeat services were clearly heard among the crowd of devout attendees.
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SEATTLE, WA – Symetrix, manufacturer of professional DSP products and accessories, announces the appointment of East Coast-based Cardone & Solomon & Associates (CS&A) as their rep in the critical Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
Read More »ELKHART, IN — Crown Audio today announced that it now offers an online certification program for its I-Tech HD Series amplifiers. The program is free of charge and provides two levels of certification: Basic, which trains users on basic features of the amplifiers, and Advanced, which enables power users to get the most out of their I-Tech HD purchase.
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CLEVELAND, OH – On July 29th at the Tri-C Eastern Campus Theatre, The Who’s Tommy musical came to life once again—serving as a one night only benefit for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. The performance was a resounding success and contributing to the show’s first-rate sound reinforcement attributes was none other than Digital Hybrid Wireless microphone technology from Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics.
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BALTIMORE, MD – A recent studio shoot held at BlueRock Productions in Baltimore for an online peer exchange among a community of oncologists consisted of five doctors who were actively engaged in a constructive and lively discussion about the current state of cancer pharmacology. The ability to ensure clean, clear dialog was essential on this project and, to meet this requirement, EMW Omnidirectional Lavalier microphones from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates were placed into service.
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CHICAGO, IL – With its majestic Doric-style columns, intricately carved molding and beautifully detailed 20-foot recessed ceiling, the 700-seat James Simpson Theater at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History is popular among Fortune 500 companies and other organizations as a prime venue for corporate events. Recently, production design firm Frost Chicago enhanced the nearly 100-year-old space with a very modern addition – a full L-Acoustics surround sound system to complement a new 3D/HD digital cinema projector installed by D3D Cinema.
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RISSKOV, DENMARK — TC Group appoints Owen Xing as Managing Director of its Chinese division, TC Group China. Owen Xing, 34, has held managing positions in the music and audio industries for more than a decade, which makes him a perfect match for TC Group China that operates out of Beijing in the MI, Install, Touring, Broadcast and Production markets.
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FLERO, ITALY — Around one hundred international guests recently attended a series of open days, product demonstrations and technical workshops hosted jointly by Outline s.r.l. and Cadac in Brescia, near Lake Garda in northern Italy.
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HEBDEN BRIDGE, U.K. — Longtime Calrec customer Maryland Public Television (MPT) has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Audio from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its mix of “America’s Veterans: A Musical Tribute,” an hour-long concert that was broadcast live on Maryland Public Television in Fall 2012. In order to mix the award-winning production, MPT used both of its Alpha 40-fader consoles, with two operators per console.
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